Forsyth County controls building bulk mainly through minimum lot area, not one flat coverage percentage. Under UDC Table 11.2(b), Res1 lots run about 37,000 square feet and Res3 about 14,750; watershed districts add impervious-surface limits.
Rather than a single coverage cap, the Forsyth County UDC limits development intensity through minimum lot area and density in Table 11.2(b). Res1 single-family lots must be roughly 37,000 square feet with public sewer, Res3 lots about 14,750 square feet with an 18,500-square-foot average, and smaller districts allow denser lots. Impervious surfaces such as buildings, driveways, and patios are further controlled through the county's stormwater rules and, within water-supply watershed protection districts feeding Lake Lanier, by impervious-surface limits. Exceeding platted lot standards requires a variance or rezoning through Community Development.
Subdividing below the district minimum lot area or width violates the UDC and subdivision regulations, and the county can reject the plat or permit. Watershed impervious limits are enforced through land-disturbance permits.
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