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title: Duluth UDC § 914.01 — 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/914.01"
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# Duluth UDC § 914.01

Construction Standards

**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:** 259–260
- **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

258 | P a g e

Article Nine. Project Design and Construction Standards

5. Expansion joints shall be provided where sidewalk ties into a structure, terminates at curb, ramps,
driveways, and at 60 foot intervals. Control joints shall be provided every 10 feet.
6. Disturbed areas resulting from sidewalk construction shall be backfilled, stabilized and grassed.
7. Cross Slope. Sidewalks shall be constructed with a cross slope of ½ inch per foot. Sidewalks shall maintain
this cross slope at driveway crossings or transition the sidewalk to a driveway with ramps and detectable
warnings.
8. Final Stabilization. Disturbed areas resulting from sidewalk construction shall be backfilled, stabilized and
grassed or landscaped.
9. Georgia DOT Controlled Roads. Sidewalks located in the right-of-way of roads under the jurisdiction of the
Georgia DOT shall be constructed in accordance with Georgia DOT design and construction standards.