---
title: Duluth UDC § 804 — 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"
canonical: "https://www.gwindex.net/code/duluth/804"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 804

Special Buffer Regulations and Requirements

**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:** 8 — Environmental Protection
- **Pages in source:** 218
- **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

804.01. Special Provisions
1. In addition to the provisions of this Code Division, the following requirements shall apply. Whichever
provisions are more restrictive or impose higher protective standards for human health or the
environment shall be considered to take precedence.
2. The grandfather provisions and variances sections of this Code Division do not apply to this Section 804.
However, applicable exemptions are given below.