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title: Duluth UDC § 835.03 — 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/835.03"
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# Duluth UDC § 835.03

Construction Stage Submittal 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:** 235
- **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

1. Certification Required.
a. For all new construction and substantial improvements on sites with a floodplain

management/flood damage prevention plan, the permit holder shall provide to the Director of
the Planning and Development Department a certified as-built elevation certificate or flood-
proofing certificate for nonresidential construction including the lowest floor elevation or flood-
proofing level immediately after the lowest floor or flood-proofing is completed.
b. A final elevation certificate shall be provided after completion of construction including final

grading of the site.
c.
Any lowest floor certification made relative to mean sea level shall be prepared by or under the
direct supervision of a registered land surveyor or professional engineer and certified by same.
d. When flood-proofing is utilized for non-residential structures, required certification shall be

prepared by or under the direct supervision of a professional engineer or architect and certified
by same using the FEMA Floodproofing Certificate. This certification shall also include the design
and operation/maintenance plan to assure continued viability of the floodproofing measures.
e. Any work undertaken prior to approval of these certifications shall be at the permit holder's risk.
2. Review of Certification Data.
a. The Director of Planning and Development Department shall review the above referenced

certification data submitted.
b. Deficiencies detected by such review shall be corrected by the permit holder immediately and

prior to further work being allowed to proceed.
c.
Failure to submit certification or failure to make the corrections required hereby shall be cause
to issue a stop work order for the project.