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title: "Duluth UDC Table 6-B — Duluth"
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# Duluth UDC Table 6-B

Principal Freestanding and Building Signs—Nonresidential Uses

**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:** 6 — Sign Regulations
- **Pages in source:** 172–173
- **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

All Other Nonresidential Properties 8

Property Zoned O-N
(Office-Neighborhood)

One or Two Tenants 9
Three or More Tenants

Principal
Freestanding Signs

Max. number of Principal
Freestanding Signs
1 per property
1 per street frontage
1 per street frontage

1 street frontage:

Max. area of Principal
Freestanding Sign face
24 sq. ft.
50 sq. ft.
1 sq. ft. per linear foot of
frontage, up to a maximum

of 150 sq. ft.

Max. height of sign
8 ft.
8 ft.
15 ft.

2 street frontages:

Each sign: 1 sq. ft. per linear

Max. area of Principal
Freestanding Sign face
24 sq. ft.
100 sq. ft. total for both signs
(max. 1 sign 64 sq. ft.)

foot of frontage, up to a

maximum of 150 sq. ft.

Max. height of signs
8 ft.
12 ft.
15 ft.

Min. setback from street
right-of-way line 10
0 ft.
0 ft.
0 ft.

Monument sign allowed
Yes
Yes
Yes

Hybrid
monument
sign
allowed
Yes
Yes
Yes

Column sign allowed
No
No
No

Pole sign allowed
No
No
No

Changeable
Copy
Sign
allowed on Freestanding Sign
No
Yes, manually activated or

Yes, manually activated or

electronic

electronic

Principal Building

Signs

Max. number of Principal
Building Signs
1
1 per 300 linear feet of
tenant frontage, per façade

1 per tenant frontage, per
façade

8 See Adjustments, below.

9 “Tenant” as defined in this Development Code: A natural person, business or other entity that occupies land or buildings by
ownership, under a lease, through payment of rent, or at will; an occupant, inhabitant, or dweller of a place. Subtenants are
not considered “tenants” for the purposes of this Article.

10 See the Visibility Clearance Area setback requirements.

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Article Six. Sign Regulations

All Other Nonresidential Properties 8

Property Zoned O-N
(Office-Neighborhood)

One or Two Tenants 9
Three or More Tenants

The greater of 2 sq. ft. per

The greater of 2 sq. ft. per

linear foot of tenant
frontage, or 20% of each

linear foot of tenant
frontage, or 20% of each

Max. area of sign face
10 sq. ft.

tenant’s facade

tenant’s facade

Covering no more than 20%

Covering no more than 20%

Max. percent coverage if
placed in Window
Not allowed

of total window and glass

of total window and glass

door area per facade

door area per facade

Changeable
Copy
Sign
allowed on Building

Yes, manually activated only
Yes, manually activated only

Sign Characteristics

Animated
Not allowed
Not allowed
Not allowed

Illumination, internal
Not allowed
Yes, with restrictions 11
Yes, with restrictions 9

Illumination, external
Not allowed
Yes
Yes

Illumination, exposed bulbs or
neon
Not allowed
Not allowed
Not allowed