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Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in South Fulton, GA (2026)

1 verified zoning overlays & bonuses rules for South Fulton, Georgia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Density Bonus Law

South Fulton awards density bonuses to Conservation Subdivisions that protect more open space than the code otherwise requires. Under Subdivision Regulations Appendix D, Article VI, Section 6.9, a project that sets aside more than 40 percent of its acreage as permanent open space earns additional lots per protected acre, on a sliding scale running from a half lot in the R-1 district to ten lots per acre in R-5A.

South Fulton Conservation Subdivision Density Bonus

Some Restrictions

South Fulton, GA Code of Ordinances, Appendix D (Subdivision Regulations), Article VI, § 6.9

6.9 - CONSERVATION SUBDIVISION DENSITY BONUSES The number of lots in a Conservation Subdivision may exceed the number of lots as specified in section 6.9 with one or more of the following bonus options: A.A density increase is permitted when more than 40% of the total acreage of the project is designated as permanent, protected open space. For each additional whole acre, greater than 40 percent...

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