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title: Duluth UDC § 836 — 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/836"
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---

# Duluth UDC § 836

Standards for Development

**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

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.