Floyd County, GA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

2 requires every principal building on a lot to be set back from the rights-of-way and property lines bounding the lot no less than the distances in Table 3-4, and the numbers change by zoning district. In the A-R Agricultural Residential district, the front setback is 60 feet from a major street or 40 feet from any other street, with a 10-foot side setback and a 25-foot rear setback. In the S-R Suburban Residential district, single-family or duplex lots carry a 40-foot front setback from a major street, 25 feet from other streets, a 7-foot side setback, and a 25-foot rear setback; S-R also allows a zero-lot-line option with a 10-foot separation between buildings along the shared internal line.

Table 3-4 continues through every district in the ULDC, including the D-R, HT-R, LT-R, M-R, N-O-C, O-I, C-C, C-B-C, UMU, H-C, L-I, and H-I districts, and each carries its own front, side, and rear numbers, so the applicable figure always depends on the parcel's zoning. 1. A property owner who is unsure which district applies should confirm zoning through the joint Rome-Floyd County Planning Department before finalizing a building footprint, since setback lines are measured from both road rights-of-way and side or rear property lines.