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title: Duluth UDC § 613.04 — Duluth
jurisdiction: duluth
governing_jurisdiction: Duluth
source_url: "https://www.duluthga.net/UDC_ADOPTED_9.8.2025_Amended_7-13-26.pdf"
effective_date: "2026-07-13"
as_of: "2026-08-13"
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# Duluth UDC § 613.04

Administrative Fees, Citations and Penalties

**Governing jurisdiction: Duluth.** A "Duluth, GA" mailing address is usually NOT in the City of Duluth. Unincorporated Gwinnett is 67.3% of the county's land area and is governed by a different code, a different board and a different permit portal. Resolve the governing jurisdiction before answering any zoning question.


- **Article:** 6 — Sign Regulations
- **Pages in source:** 187–188
- **Adopted:** 2025-09-08
- **Amended through:** 2026-07-13
- **Source:** https://www.duluthga.net/UDC_ADOPTED_9.8.2025_Amended_7-13-26.pdf

## Text

a. Any sworn officer of the City of Duluth is hereby empowered to issue a citation for violation of this Article

in any case where it is found that a sign has been erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted
or maintained in violation of any provision of this Article. Non-Permanent signs still erected after the
expiration date of the approved sign permit shall be removed by the owner/applicant or a citation will be
issued for violation of this Article.
b. Any person, firm or corporation who fails to comply with the requirements of this Article shall, upon

conviction of a violation of this Article, be punished as provided by law by the imposition of a fine of not
less than $50.00 and not more than $1000.00 (which may not be stayed or suspended), imprisonment of
not more than 30 days, or both. Each violation shall be considered a separate offense, and each day in
violation shall be considered a separate offense.
c.
Any employee of the City or community service workers under the supervision of a City employee shall
have the authority to remove and confiscate any sign that is located within the public right-of-way and
does not comply with the requirements of this Article. Signs confiscated by any City employee for non-
compliance, shall be stored at the City Maintenance Facility for a period of 2 weeks. If signs are not
claimed within 2 weeks, signs shall be discarded without further investigation. The owners of confiscated
signs may claim the confiscated signs within the 2-week period but shall be required to pay an
administrative fee of $100.00 per sign confiscated to reimburse the City for the administrative time and
use of resources incurred by the City in the confiscation and storage of the signs.

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Article Seven. Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection