Gwinnett Index

Duluth UDC Table 9-B

Maximum Pipe Invert Depth

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
9 — Project Design and Construction Standards
Pages in source
262–263
Adopted
2025-09-08
Amended through
2026-07-13
Source
Adopted PDF

Text

Table 9-B: Maximum Pipe Invert Depth (feet) Pipe Diameter (inches) Maximum Pipe Invert Depth (feet) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 30 30 30 35 35 40 18 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 30 30 30 35 35 40 24 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 30 30 30 35 35 40 30 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 30 30 35 35 35 40 36 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 30 30 35 35 35 40 42 NA 20 20 20 25 25 30 30 30 35 35 40 40 48 NA 20 20 20 25 25 30 30 30 35 35 40 40 54 NA NA 20 25 25 25 30 30 35 35 35 40 40 60 NA NA 20 25 25 25 30 30 35 35 35 40 40 66 NA NA NA 25 25 30 30 30 35 35 40 40 40 72 NA NA NA 25 25 30 30 30 35 35 40 40 40 3. Permanent sanitary sewer easements shall be no less than 20 feet in width when no other parallel utilities are located therein. When warranted, temporary construction easement widths shall be determined by the Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources 4. A common easement for sanitary sewer and drainage purposes may be allowed if the pipes are parallel and at least 10 feet are provided between pipes (on center). The easement width shall be equal to the width shown in Table 9-B plus the width distance separating the pipes (minimum of 10 feet). 261 | P a g e Article Nine. Project Design and Construction Standards 5. All drainage, sewer, access or other easements which were required to be cleared shall be fine graded and grassed within 10 days of completing construction work. The use of sediment control measures may be required to protect the area until a comprehensive vegetative cover is obtained. 915.05. Right-of-Way Protection 1. Rights-of-way Occupancy Registration. a. Each utility who occupies, uses or has facilities in the rights-of-way at the time of passage of the