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title: Duluth UDC § 902.01 — 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/902.01"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 902.01

Exceptions

**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:** 9 — Project Design and Construction Standards
- **Pages in source:** 243
- **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

The creation of an unbuildable lot in a proposed subdivision for the exclusive purpose of subdivision identification
signage or subdivision entrance landscape features is authorized only under the following circumstances
(modification applications from the circumstances of this exception shall not be accepted):

1. The lot shall be located at an entrance to the subdivision as an “island” in the right-of-way of a local or
minor collector street;
2. A mandatory homeowner’s association shall be required for the subdivision for ownership and
maintenance of the lot as common area;
3. The lot shall meet the requirements of Article 2 and other zoning requirements of this Development Code
or as may be approved by a variance;
4. Right-of-way of a minimum width of 6 feet from back of curb shall be provided adjacent to the perimeter
of the lot; and
5. Landscape plantings within the right-of-way shall not extend more than 3 feet above the street grade.