Bulloch County, GA Ordinances (2026)

Bulloch County's Zoning Ordinance limits front-yard fencing to chain link, decorative wood, decorative vinyl, or ornamental wrought iron; any other material needs building and zoning…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, a fence or freestanding wall (other than a retaining wall) standing inside a required setback area of a residential zoning district may not exceed six…

Bulloch County's zoning development standards cap maximum lot coverage at 80 percent in the Highway Commercial district; the same Section 806 table leaves lot coverage unlisted for…

Section 606 of Bulloch County's Zoning Ordinance sets front, side and rear yard setback minimums for each residential district (R-80 through R-3), scaled by whether the abutting road…

Bulloch County caps habitable building height at 35 feet across all its residential districts (R-80 through R-3) under the Section 606 development standards table, with taller…

Unincorporated Bulloch County limits what residents and haulers can bring to county recycling centers. Passenger tires are capped at six per person per day, commercial waste other than…

Dumping litter or waste anywhere in unincorporated Bulloch County outside an approved landfill, transfer station or county collection site is unlawful under Code §§ 8-59 and 8-116…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, the county manager controls trash collection, transportation and disposal and can delegate that authority to the environmental manager, who sets the…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, every property owner or occupant whose building materials, business trash or industrial waste piles up must keep adequate, suitable containers on-site…

Before Bulloch County crews will pick up your trash, Code § 8-57 requires garbage to be drained of liquid and wrapped, bagged or otherwise enclosed, household trash drained and…

Every commercial establishment, qualifying multi-unit development and manufactured home community in unincorporated Bulloch County must store its refuse in an approved container, a…

Leaving dilapidated furniture, appliances, machinery or a junk vehicle outside and not enclosed in a building is unlawful in unincorporated Bulloch County under Code § 8-58(4). After…

Bulloch County suspends garbage collection on New Year's Day, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, per Code § 8-65(b), unless the environmental manager specifies…

Bulloch County does not pick up yard trash in a regular garbage receptacle: Code § 8-57(g) bars it from garbage containers, and § 8-65(g) puts landscaping waste from lawn care…

Unincorporated Bulloch County requires anyone throwing out a hypodermic needle or syringe to render it inoperable and wrap it safely first, so household collection crews are not stuck…

Bulloch County levies an annual occupation tax on every business or practitioner with a location or office in the unincorporated area, and on out-of-state businesses that solicit here…

A veterinary clinic or commercial kennel in unincorporated Bulloch County must keep buildings, structures and outdoor runs 200 feet from every property line, and needs a two-acre…

Unincorporated Bulloch County has no breed-specific ban; instead it fully incorporates Georgia's dangerous-dog statute into its own animal control article and assigns a dog control…

Unincorporated Bulloch County requires every owner or custodian of a bird to provide humane care, adequate food and water, ventilated sanitary shelter, and shelter from bad weather…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, a residential lot can keep up to eight hens with no rooster allowed. Larger livestock like horses, cows and pigs need two acres or more, limited to…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, coyotes aren't a protected species under the county's animal-cruelty rules. Code § 8-161 exempts the eradication or control of coyotes, beaver…

Unincorporated Bulloch County declares a broad list of blighted conditions a nuisance, including dead animals, junk accumulations, abandoned vehicles and mobile homes, and…

Unincorporated Bulloch County bars letting trash, junk, abandoned vehicles or unsafe manufactured homes accumulate on any premises, including vacant lots, and requires drive-in and…

Unincorporated Bulloch County bans letting grass or weeds grow into a breeding place for insects, rodents or reptiles, or into a fire hazard, and the environmental manager can enter…

Outdoor watering of lawns, gardens and landscaping in unincorporated Bulloch County is restricted to the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. under § 6.5-60, with thirteen listed…

Unincorporated Bulloch County protects farmland through its AG-5 Agricultural and Residential zoning district, created specifically to shield land used for farming, dairying and…

Unincorporated Bulloch County bans abandoning motor vehicles on streets or private land, sets specific day-count triggers for when a vehicle counts as abandoned, and lets the sheriff's…

Unincorporated Bulloch County treats a public electric vehicle charging station as a regulated accessory use under Zoning Ordinance Section 1420, requiring Level 2 or Level 3 chargers…

Unincorporated Bulloch County requires manufacturing, industrial, wholesale and retail operations to provide off-street loading space sized to their operations, designed so loading…

Bulloch County's industrial performance standards cap noise from Light and Heavy Industrial uses at 60 decibels as measured at the street or property line, and require noise to be…

In unincorporated Bulloch County it's illegal to run a vehicle with a modified or missing muffler, or one so worn down it rattles, grinds or grates loudly. County Code Sec. 10-137 bans…

Bulloch County's noise ordinance singles out aircraft: Sec. 10-137(12) bans takeoff and landing noise unless it happens at an authorized airport, landing field, heliport or helipad in…

Bulloch County's noise ordinance exempts lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, blowers and other power-driven lawn equipment from noise violations, but only within limits. Sec. 10-138(8)…

Bulloch County's noise ordinance bars any loud, unnecessary or unusual sound audible 100 feet or more away that disturbs a reasonable person (§ 10-136), then layers on device-specific…

Mechanical loudspeakers and amplifiers in unincorporated Bulloch County can't be run at an unreasonably loud volume that disturbs people in nearby residences, offices, schools…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, a yard sale (also called a garage or basement sale) is capped at four sales per calendar year, with each individual sale running no more than three…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, a mobile food vendor must obtain a temporary use permit from the Planning and Development office before setting up and must hold a current county…

Mobile food vendors in unincorporated Bulloch County cannot sell on a vacant private lot and must have the property owner's permission for the site they use. Merchandise, vehicles and…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, a Planned Unit Development can earn up to a 15 percent bonus above the base density, floor area ratio and parking standards by providing listed public…

A solar electric power generation facility in unincorporated Bulloch County needs a ten-acre minimum lot, a 500-foot setback from any residence, and a right-of-way encroachment permit…

Bulloch County's only LP-gas storage rule sits in the zoning ordinance's temporary occupancy unit section, covering the RV or camper a homeowner lives in during construction: its…

Bulloch County doesn't ban fireworks displays outright, but a display that would otherwise violate the county's noise ordinance needs a special permit first. Sec. 10-138(13) exempts…

A new tobacco shop, vape shop or hookah lounge in unincorporated Bulloch County cannot open within one mile of an existing one, or within 300 feet of a school, day care, church, park…

Operating an adult entertainment establishment in unincorporated Bulloch County without a license is unlawful under Sec. 4.5-26(a). Sec. 4.5-30 also bars locating one within 1,000 feet…

Unincorporated Bulloch County flatly prohibits auto sales or auto repair as a home occupation. Section 1426(c) of the Zoning Ordinance lists the trade among uses barred from operating…

Unincorporated Bulloch County zoning treats towing and wrecker service as separate from junk and salvage yards, but Section 1428(k) requires any tow operator that stores and resells…

A pawnbroker or pawnshop cannot operate in unincorporated Bulloch County without a regulatory license under Sec. 4.5-60. Goods taken in pawn, where the pawnbroker holds full title…

Anyone operating a tattoo, piercing or microblading studio in unincorporated Bulloch County must first obtain a body art studio permit under Code § 8-168, and every artist needs a…

Bulloch County Code Sec. 4.5-57 defines a secondhand dealer as anyone whose principal business is purchasing, storing, selling or exchanging secondhand personal property, exempting…

Bulloch County's only street tree rule sits inside its conservation subdivision street design standards, in unincorporated Bulloch County: street tree plantings are encouraged, not…

In a conservation subdivision in unincorporated Bulloch County, the homeowners' association is required to assess dues to cover open space maintenance, insurance and taxes unless…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, a homeowners association that owns a conservation subdivision's open space must form before final plat approval, fund itself with a developer subsidy…

Unincorporated Bulloch County requires any day care facility, whether in a residential or commercial zone, to sit on at least two acres and stay 1,000 feet from another day care…

Bulloch County enforces Georgia's state minimum standard codes, which include the National Electric Code, under Sec. 4-26. Electrical work in the unincorporated area needs a permit…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, anyone who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or install a regulated…

Bulloch County's building official inspects construction in stages under Sec. 4-52(a): foundation, dry-in, insulation, permanent power and a final certificate-of-occupancy inspection…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, a shed or other detached accessory building must sit at least ten feet from the property line in most residential and agricultural districts, and…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, one accessory dwelling per lot, garage apartment, in-law suite or guesthouse, is allowed only in AG-5, R80, R40 and R25 districts. A freestanding unit…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, crypto mining and data center operators cannot exceed 50 dBA in the daytime or 45 dBA at night at a nearby residence, measured with a calibrated Type…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, a commercial cryptocurrency mining operation must prove the electrical grid can absorb its load, meet fire-rated structural standards, and gets…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, a residential or commercial day care needs a two-acre lot and cannot open within 1,000 feet of another day care. Hours are capped at 6:30 a.m. to 6:30…

A cottage industry operated from a home in unincorporated Bulloch County can receive business traffic, from operators or customers, only between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. under Zoning…

A home occupation in unincorporated Bulloch County must be run by a resident of the home, stay incidental to the residential use, and fit within 25 percent of one floor of the house…

Unincorporated Bulloch County limits a home-based business to one small sign: a cottage industry may post one nonmoving, non-flashing sign of no more than two square feet under Section…

Anyone peddling or soliciting door-to-door for profit in unincorporated Bulloch County needs a permit from the Sheriff's Office before starting. Applications must be filed 15 to 60…

Solicitors and peddlers permitted in unincorporated Bulloch County may only knock on doors between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., never on Sundays or holidays, and must skip any address…

Bulloch County's Zoning Ordinance requires outdoor lighting fixtures on commercial and specific-use properties in unincorporated areas to be recessed and downcast so they never produce…

Bulloch County's Zoning Ordinance requires every illuminated billboard in the unincorporated county to use base-mounted lights activated by photo-electric cells, bans neon, animation…

No structure or land in a special flood hazard area of unincorporated Bulloch County may be built, altered, or filled without a development permit from the building official under §…

Any land-disturbing activity of an acre or more in unincorporated Bulloch County needs a permit from the building and zoning department and an approved erosion, sedimentation and…

Development, construction or land-disturbing activity in unincorporated Bulloch County generally needs a stormwater management and drainage plan (SDP) and permit from the planning and…

New construction and substantial improvements in a Bulloch County special flood hazard area must have the lowest floor elevated at least two feet above the base flood elevation under §…

Manufactured homes placed or substantially improved in a special flood hazard area of unincorporated Bulloch County must be anchored against flotation and lateral movement and have…

Digging into, altering, or building a driveway across a public right-of-way in unincorporated Bulloch County requires a county permit first. Sec. 11.5-30 makes unpermitted excavation…

It's unlawful to block a public sidewalk, street or roadway in unincorporated Bulloch County badly enough to make it impassable, or to intentionally cut off public access to a…

Radios, phonographs, tape and CD players and similar sound-reproducing devices, the source of most low-frequency bass complaints, are regulated under Code § 10-137(2): any volume that…

Bulloch County's noise ordinance specifically bans loud and excessive noise from loading or unloading vehicles, or from opening and destroying boxes, crates or containers, under Code §…

Bulloch County levies a 5% excise tax on hotel and short-term guest-room occupancy in the unincorporated county under Sec. 12-28, effective for any occupancy since January 1, 1991…

In unincorporated Bulloch County it is unlawful to drink or possess an open container of any alcoholic beverage on a public street, sidewalk, park or other public place, or inside a…

Unincorporated Bulloch County has no standalone loitering statute, but disorderly conduct under Code § 10-2(a)(17) makes it a crime to congregate on a public way so as to halt vehicle…

In unincorporated Bulloch County's Interstate Gateway Overlay district, a commercial, office or industrial property within 660 feet of I-16 may erect one interstate sign under the…

Unincorporated Bulloch County exempts window signs from its sign permit requirement in every sign district, but caps how much glass they can cover: under the Zoning Ordinance, a window…

Unincorporated Bulloch County does not require a sign permit for political campaign signs: Zoning Ordinance § 2204(j) exempts them outright and defers to the placement, size and timing…

In unincorporated Bulloch County, an electronic message center sign may make up no more than 50 percent of a permanent sign's display area, must hold each static image at least eight…