Commercial Vehicle Signage (UDO 240-110.1) – In any commercial zoning district, delivery/service vehicles & vehicles displaying advertising must be parked within the side or rear yard & may not be parked within the front yard.

Dumpsters (UDO 230-120.14) Dumpsters & screening shall be located only in the rear or side yard a minimum of 5 feet from property lines and any buffer. They must be placed on a concrete pad of sufficient size & strength to support the weight of service vehicles.  Minimum pad size is 10 feet wide by 30 feet long. Screening is required not less than 6 feet in height.  Construction dumpsters - allowed for 30 days or with an active building permit & exempt from screening.

Handicapped Parking Spaces (UDO 240-50) – Off-street parking shall comply with ADA standards and Georgia State Law for Accessible Design and the Georgia Accessibility Code for Buildings and Facilities for all multifamily and non-residential uses.

Maintenance and Appearance of Parking Lots (UDO 240-60.3.C) – Parking lots shall be maintained in good condition, free of potholes, weeds, dust, trash and debris. Porous paving and grass paving systems shall be maintained to function as designed.

Non-Permitted Use (UDO 230-100) – Only certain uses are allowed in each zoning district.  There are several commercial zoning classifications such as C-1 Neighborhood Business District, C-2 General Business District, C-3 Highway Business District, then there are M-1 Light Industry District and M-2 Heavy Industry District as well as others.  Within each, there are certain additional uses allowed when granted a Special Use Permit.  For example: Both Auto repair and Auto Sales are allowed in C-3 zoning; however, each would also be allowed in C-2 provided a Special Use Permit is obtained.

Numbering Requirements (PMO 14-318)

• Multifamily requirements: Each multifamily building with 3 or more dwelling units shall have posted and maintained in a conspicuous place on the building, visible from the parking lot or street providing general public access, the addresses or numbers of the building in figures at least 6 inches high on a contrasting background and each individual apartment/unit within the building shall be marked on or about its main entrance with the individual apartment/unit number and/or address in figures at least 4 inches high on a contrasting background that will allow 24-hour visibility. Also, if a multifamily building has more than one exterior entrance, each such entrance shall be marked, in figures at least 4 inches high on a contrasting background, with the number and/or address of each and every individual apartment/unit or numerical range of apartment units to which access is provided through that common entrance. 

• Business and other nonresidential building requirements: Each business or other nonresidential building shall have posted and maintained in a conspicuous place of the property visible from the street providing public access, the address and /or street number of such building in figures at least 4 inches high on a contrasting background that will allow 24-hour visibility.  If the numbers are not placed within 15 feet of the back of the street curbing or edge of the street surface, then such figures shall be at least 6 inches high.  A quadrant designation will be posted as part of the address in figures at least two inches high on a contrasting background of a material that will allow 24-hour visibility and be placed with the number designation. 

Off Street Parking (UDO 240-10.3.A) - In any non-residential district, the parking of any vehicle on other than a paved surface is prohibited.

Operating Without an Occupational Tax Certificate (Business License) (18-20) – Each person engaged in any business, trade, profession, or occupation in unincorporated Gwinnett County shall pay an occupation tax for such business, trade, profession, or occupation. The actual Certificate is to be displayed in a conspicuous place and must be valid at all times. The following businesses are not covered by the provisions of this ordinance (18-33) but may be assessed an occupation tax or other type of tax:  insurance companies, motor common carriers, and depository financial institutions (banks).

Vehicle Parking Area – Commercial (UDO 240-110.1) In any commercial or office zoning district, delivery/service vehicles and vehicles displaying advertising must be parked within the side or rear yard and may not be parked within the front yard.