Georgia's Zoning Procedures Law (O.C.G.A. 36-66) requires local governments to adopt zoning, including setbacks, through specific notice and hearing procedures. The state itself does not impose universal residential setback distances.
Under O.C.G.A. 36-66-1 et seq., Georgia delegates setback authority to cities and counties, but mandates uniform procedural requirements: 15-30 days advance notice, public hearings, and written zoning maps. State law preempts setback regulation only near specific features such as state highway rights-of-way (O.C.G.A. 32-6-75) where structures must be set back from the right-of-way edge. Setbacks from streams are governed by the Erosion and Sedimentation Act (O.C.G.A. 12-7-6) which requires a 25-foot undisturbed buffer along most state waters.
Failure to follow O.C.G.A. 36-66 procedures voids local zoning amendments. Stream buffer violations trigger EPD enforcement up to $50,000 per day under O.C.G.A. 12-7-15.
Fulton County, GA
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Fulton County, GA
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Fulton County, GA
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Fulton County, GA
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Fulton County, GA
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Fulton County, GA
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