Bulloch County, GA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

Section 606 of the Zoning Ordinance (Appendix C) lists \"Building Height (Maximum)\" as 35 feet for habitable structures in every residential district it governs: R-80, R-40, R-25, R-15, R-8, R-2 and R-3. Footnote 5 to the table explains that this height limit does not apply to projections not intended for human habitation, and that for buildings with such projections, the minimum required yard setbacks must be increased by one foot for every two feet (or part of two feet) that the projection exceeds the maximum habitable building height.

Footnote 6, which applies specifically to R-3, goes further: in the R-3 multi-family district, satellite, television, and radio antennas are exempt from the height limit entirely, on top of the general non-habitable-projection exception. The AG-5 Agricultural and Residential district, addressed separately in Article 5, carries a higher 45-foot maximum building height under Section 504, with the same rule that non-habitable projections above 45 feet must be offset by additional yard depth. By contrast, the commercial and industrial development standards in Section 806 allow up to 45 feet of habitable height in the Highway Commercial and General Commercial districts, and 35 feet in Neighborhood Commercial, Light Industrial and Heavy Industrial, showing that the 35-foot residential cap is a district-specific standard rather than a countywide ceiling.

Height compliance is reviewed by the building and zoning official as part of the building permit process for any new residential structure in unincorporated Bulloch County.