Right to Farm in Augusta-Richmond County, GA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Augusta-Richmond County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Zone "A" (Agricultural) is Augusta-Richmond County's default zoning district, covering nearly the whole consolidated government except land specifically mapped into other zones, and permits farming, dairying, ranching, and forestry buildings as of-right uses.
Augusta-Richmond County's Agricultural (A) Zone
Some RestrictionsAugusta-Richmond County Code, Tit. 8 (Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance), Sec. 7-1
The area of Zone "A" shall be all of Augusta excepting therefrom any and all areas that have been, or may hereafter be, specifically covered by other zones created in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance...No land, no body of water, and no structure shall be...used or occupied for any purpose other than the following:(a)Single-family Residential buildings...(b)Agriculture, dairying ...
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