Duluth UDC § 905.01
Complete Streets Standards
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
- 9 — Project Design and Construction Standards
- Pages in source
- 245
- Adopted
- 2025-09-08
- Amended through
- 2026-07-13
- Source
- Adopted PDF
Text
1. Requirements. An array of facilities and amenities that are recognized as contributing to Complete
Streets, including, but not limited to: street and sidewalk lighting, pedestrian and bicycle safety
improvements, access improvements for freight; access improvements in accordance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act; and street amenities shall be provided where practical.
a. New roadway projects shall accommodate users of all abilities, including pedestrians, bicyclists,
users of mass transit, people with disabilities, the elderly, motorists, emergency responders, and
adjacent land users.
b. New roadway projects shall make use of the most current design standards, policies, and
guidelines.
c.
Complete Streets solutions shall be developed to fit within the context(s) of the community, and
those solutions shall be flexible so that the needs of the corridor can be met.
2. Exemptions
a. Ordinary maintenance activities designed to keep assets in serviceable condition;
b. Extreme topographic or natural resource constraints;
c.
A reasonable and equivalent alternative already exists for certain users.
3. In areas where bicyclists and pedestrians are prohibited by law from use, efforts shall be made to
accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians elsewhere.