Duluth UDC Table 7-A
Situations Where Buffer Required
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
- 7 — Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection
- Pages in source
- 189
- Adopted
- 2025-09-08
- Amended through
- 2026-07-13
- Source
- Adopted PDF
Verified. Header, column count and page range verified 2026-08-14 against the rendered source page. Cell values transcribed from the rendered page and checked cell-by-cell.
Text
1.
Provide a buffer on the lot of this use
2.
Along a side or rear
Single-Family
Residence
Multi-Family
Office or
Institutional
Commercial1
Industrial
lot line next to this
use or zoning
Single-Family Residential2
None
50 feet
50 feet
50 feet3
50 feet
Multi-Family Residential4
None
None
35 feet
35 feet
35 feet
Office, Institutional,
Commercial or Industrial
None
None
None
None
None
1 For the purpose of this Section, multi-family includes any manufactured housing development.
2 Includes any land zoned RA-200, R-100, R-75, and R-50.
3 Buffer requirement also applies to land zoned PUD (non-residential uses) that abuts a single-family residential zoning district; see also
Article 5 for additional requirements.
4 Includes any land zoned RM and MH.
Table
Spanning header: 1. Provide a buffer on the lot of this use — a label printed above and across the columns below. Without it Table 4-A reads "6 am to 5 pm" twice.
| 2. Along a side or rear lot line next to this use or zoning | Single-Family Residence | Multi-Family | Office or Institutional | Commercial1 | Industrial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-Family Residential2 | None | 50 feet | 50 feet | 50 feet3 | 50 feet |
| Multi-Family Residential4 | None | None | 35 feet | 35 feet | 35 feet |
| Office, Institutional, Commercial or Industrial | None | None | None | None | None |