Carroll County, GA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- OI district max height
- 35 feet
- TP district max height
- 50 feet
- Other districts
- No stated cap in the printed zoning chapter
- Variance path
- Community Development Appeals Board, §102-13(13.4)(b)
- Applies
- Unincorporated Carroll County only
Summary
Unincorporated Carroll County, Georgia's zoning ordinance caps buildings at 35 feet in the Office and Institutional (OI) district under County Code § 102-9(9.1)(5.4), and at 50 feet in the Technology Park (TP) district under § 102-8(8.11.4); the printed code sets no separate height ceiling for the Agricultural, Residential, or Multi-Family Residential districts.
5.4Maximum height. Buildings and structures shall be no more than 35 feet tall. ... 8.11.4. Maximum height of structures. In the TP district, no principal building or accessory structure shall be erected to exceed a height of 50 feet.
Full Breakdown
4) states plainly that buildings and structures in the Office and Institutional district shall be no more than 35 feet tall, one line inside a dimensional package that also sets minimum lot area, lot width, and yard setbacks for that district. 4) caps any principal building or accessory structure there at 50 feet, reflecting the district's intent to host management headquarters, light manufacturing, and multimedia production facilities that need taller structures than a typical office building. Outside those two districts, the zoning chapter as staged does not print a separate maximum building height for the Agricultural (A), Residential (R), Manufactured Home Subdivision (MHS), Multi-Family Residential (MFR), Commercial (C), or Industrial (I) districts; those districts are instead controlled by their own minimum lot area and yard setback figures under Section 102-8, and the code points to a separately maintained Unified Development Ordinance for further dimensional standards not reprinted in this chapter.
4)(b), which lists height among the dimensional aspects the board may adjust upon the required hardship findings. Because Chapter 102 zones unincorporated territory only, neither height cap reaches property inside Carrollton, Villa Rica, Temple, Bowdon, Whitesburg, Mount Zion, or Roopville.
Violations & Fines
Constructing a building above the 35-foot OI cap or the 50-foot TP cap without an approved variance is a zoning violation punishable as a misdemeanor under Section 102-11, with each day of continued violation charged as a separate offense; the county may also deny the certificate of zoning compliance needed before a building permit can be issued.
Frequently Asked Questions
How tall can a building be in Carroll County's OI district?
Is there a height limit for a house in the Agricultural or Residential district?
What is the height limit in the Technology Park district?
Sources & Official References
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