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title: Duluth UDC § 905.08 — 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/905.08"
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# Duluth UDC § 905.08

Substandard Streets

**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:** 249
- **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. In the event that a development has access to a substandard street (i.e., a dirt or gravel road or any street
that does not meet the minimum current construction and improvement standards), the following Project
Access Improvements shall be required: If the abutting substandard street provides the primary means of
access to the development and is dirt or gravel or any street that does not meet the minimum current
construction and improvement standards, the street shall be upgraded to a standard paved roadway from
the project entrance, to the nearest standard paved road along the route of primary access.
2. Off-site Improvements required under (1.) above shall, at a minimum, result in a full-section roadway
meeting the requirements of a Local Residential roadway as defined in Section 905.04. Responsibilities
shall be as follows:

a. The Developer shall design the road and provide the labor, equipment, and materials required

for the necessary roadway improvements and necessary drainage improvements.
b. If the City, County, or State desires the roadway to be improved to a greater standard than that

for a Local Residential roadway, the governmental entity requiring such shall provide or pay the
cost of the additional materials and labor.
c.
All right-of-way required for these off-site improvements shall be acquired by the developer at
no expense to the City, County, or State. If the developer is unable to acquire the right-of-way,
the Department of Planning & Development may initiate acquisition proceedings, at the expense
of the developer, if authorized by the City Council.