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

Section 110-128(d)(7) sets the height limit for the R-85 Single-Family Residential District at 35 feet, and the same 35-foot ceiling repeats in the county's other residential district sections: the Estate Residential district under Section 110-127(f)(7), the Conservation Subdivision district under Section 110-126(f)(7), and the R-80 district under Section 110-129(d)(7). The A-R Agricultural-Residential district, Section 110-125(d)(7), uses the same 35-foot number but adds an exception for agricultural structures not designed for human occupation, such as storage barns and silos: those buildings may exceed 35 feet, but for every two feet (or part of two feet) of height over the limit, the structure's setback from the property line must increase by one additional foot.

R-85 carries no such carve-out; its 35-foot cap applies to the residence and any accessory structure without an agricultural exception. The dimensional requirements section that sets the cap also fixes R-85's other standards together, a three-acre minimum lot, 175-foot lot width, and 3,000-square-foot minimum floor area, all read as one package by Planning and Zoning when reviewing a building permit or site plan. A structure that exceeds the cap without qualifying for the A-R agricultural exception requires Zoning Board of Appeals relief rather than a building permit.