Building Setbacks & Zoning in Bulloch County, GA (2026)

3 rules for unincorporated Bulloch County, Georgia.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Bulloch County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Setback Rules

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 is arterial, collector, or local, and by whether public water or sewer serves the lot.

Bulloch County Residential Yard Setback Minimums

Some Restrictions

Bulloch County Zoning Ordinance § 606

Front-yard Setback/With Public Sewer (Min.) ... Street or road, arterial 80' 80' 80' 80' 80' Street or road, collector 60' 60' 60' 60' 60' Street or road, local 40' 40' 40' 40' 40' ... Side-yard Setback/With Public Water (Min.) 25'/12' 3 25'/12' 4 Street or road, arterial 20' 20' 20' 20' 20' ... Rear-yard Setback (Minimum) Street or road, arterial 20' 20' 20' 20' 20' 25' 25'

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Structure Height Limits

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 non-habitable projections such as antennas allowed to exceed the limit under stated conditions.

Bulloch County Residential Building Height Limit

Some Restrictions

Bulloch County Zoning Ordinance § 606

Building Height (Maxi- mum) Habitable 5 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 6 ... 5 This height limit does not apply to projections not intended for human habitation. For building and structures with such projections, the minimum required yards must be increased one foot for every two feet (or part of two feet) of height greater than maximum habitable building height. 6 Height limit does not a...

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Lot Coverage Limits

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 General Commercial, Neighborhood Commercial, Light Industrial and Heavy Industrial.

Bulloch County Highway Commercial Lot Coverage Cap

Some Restrictions

Bulloch County Zoning Ordinance § 806

Section 806. - Development standards. Requirements HC GC NC LI HI ... Lot Coverage (Maximum) 80%

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