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title: Duluth UDC § 916 — 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/916"
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# Duluth UDC § 916

Street Cuts

**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:** 266–268
- **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. All utility construction plans within City right-of-way shall be reviewed and approved by the Department
before construction begins. Street cuts shall not be allowed unless deemed absolutely necessary due to
the presence of rock, the need to tap into an existing line beneath the road surface, or other circumstance
which makes boring impossible or infeasible.
2. No City maintained street shall be cut, bored or demolished in any way until a Land Disturbance Permit
FOR STREET CUT ONLY is approved by the Planning and Development Department.

a. The prerequisites for issuing a Land Disturbance Permit as described in the Procedures and

Permits Article of this Development Code shall be eliminated unless land disturbance outside the
public right-of-way is necessary.
b. A Maintenance Bond shall be submitted to the Department prior to issuance of a Land

Disturbance Permit and prior to commencement of work.
c.
Maintenance Bond amounts are as follows:

i. Right-of-Way of street up to 80 feet $500.00
ii. Right-of-Way of street 81 feet or more $1,000.00.

The Maintenance Bond shall be held for a period of six months from the completion date
of the project. The Duluth Department of Public Works shall inspect the street cut prior to
releasing the Maintenance Bond. Said street cut shall not be accepted by the City until the
Maintenance Bond is released in writing.

3. If approved, all trenches shall be backfilled and compacted the same day the trench is opened.
a. Trenches under the paving shall be returned to 95% compaction.
b. Trenches elsewhere shall be returned to 90% compaction.

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Article Nine. Project Design and Construction Standards

c.
See Section 910.01 for trench compaction and test requirements.
d. All trenches under paving shall be concreted with 8" of Class "A" concrete base and 1½ inch of

type 9.5 mm superpave surface course

i. The paving cut shall be widened to a minimum of 9" beyond the edges of the trench.
ii. The edges of the paving cut shall be smooth.
4. All such work shall be coordinated through the Department of Planning and Development, Department of
Public Works prior to construction if pavement to be cut on County or State roads, Gwinnett County or
Georgia DOT, respectively must approve the work in advance. Contact the Duluth Police Department and
the Director of Planning and Development at least 48 hours in advance of closure of traffic lanes.

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Article Ten. Erosion Control and Stormwater Management