Duluth UDC § 836
Standards for Development
Governing jurisdiction
Duluth
Land inside these city limits is governed by Duluth's own code and boards. A "Duluth, GA" mailing address is not proof of being inside them — most such addresses fall in unincorporated Gwinnett.
Boundary: US Census TIGERweb (Incorporated Places, ACS 2025 vintage), vintage 2025.
- Article
- 8 — Environmental Protection
- Pages in source
- 235
- Adopted
- 2025-09-08
- Amended through
- 2026-07-13
- Source
- Adopted PDF
Text
836.01. Definition of Floodplain Boundaries.
1. Studied "A" zones, as identified in the FIS, shall be used to establish base flood elevations whenever
available.
2. For all streams with a drainage area of 100 acres or greater, the future-conditions flood elevations shall be
provided by FEMA. If future-conditions elevation data is not available from the Planning and Development
Department, then it shall be determined by a registered professional engineer using a method approved
by FEMA and the Planning and Development Department.