Warner Robins, GA Accessory Structures: ADU Rules (2026)

Section 107 governs any second single-family dwelling or mobile home placed on a lot that already holds a main house, the closest thing Warner Robins' code has to an accessory dwelling unit process. Rather than a ministerial permit, it requires the planning and zoning commission to grant a special exception after reviewing an application and holding a public hearing, so approval is discretionary rather than automatic. Three conditions apply once a special exception is on the table. 2 dimensional table for that zoning district, and it must also meet the yard (setback) requirements of section 82, so the second dwelling cannot simply squeeze into whatever space is left after the main house's footprint and setbacks are accounted for.

2, the commission must be satisfied that if the lot were later subdivided into two separate parcels, one for each dwelling, neither resulting lot nor either building would become nonconforming, effectively requiring the applicant to show the arrangement could stand on its own under a future subdivision. 3, the additional dwelling or mobile home needs its own access to a public street through an unobstructed passageway at least fifteen (15) feet wide, so a unit tucked behind the main house cannot rely solely on sharing the principal driveway if that driveway is narrower than fifteen feet.

This section sits in Article X, Exceptions and Modifications, alongside the zero-lot-line and yard-modification provisions, underscoring that a second dwelling is treated as a deviation from the standard one-dwelling-per-lot pattern rather than a routine accessory use.