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AMENDED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
The Board of Commissioners adopted a major amendment to the County’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) on September 26, 2023. The UDO Amendments go into effect on January 1, 2024. The complete, updated version of the UDO may be accessed below by Title or by selecting “Complete UDO” which includes all Titles and the Appendix.
Table of Contents
Title 1: Administration
Title 2: Land Use and Zoning
Title 3: Development and Permitting
UDO Appendix
UDO Complete
REVIEW THE UPDATED PROCEDURES AND INSTRUCTIONS
About Planning and Development
The Department of Planning and Development serves to promote and enhance the well-being of residents and businesses in Gwinnett County by planning for growth and maintaining adopted standards for development.
The department consists of the Planning, Development, Building, Code Enforcement, and Administration Divisions, and is responsible for community planning, authorizing permits for site development and building construction projects, issuing business licenses, enforcing county codes, and ordinances.
The department strives to provide an elite level of service to each resident and business. For added convenience, customers can access services pertaining to zoning, inspections, and permitting by visiting the ZIP Portal.
Please visit Municode to access the department’s codes and ordinances.
View the department's fee schedule.
Planning and Development is committed to meeting the needs of its customers by providing timely and quality service. Please let us know how we are doing by completing a brief Customer Service Survey.
