Building Setbacks & Zoning in Catoosa County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Catoosa County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Setback Rules
Table 2-4 of the Catoosa County Unified Development Code sets the minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks for every zoning district in unincorporated Catoosa County; a standard R-1 residential lot carries a 30-foot front, 10-foot side and 25-foot rear setback, while front yards along major streets and traffic corridors face separate county-wide minimums.
Yard Setback Minimums by Zone, Catoosa County
Some RestrictionsCatoosa County Unified Development Code § 2.04.00
A.Table 2-4 identifies the minimum development standards applicable to all development activity within Catoosa County. ... C.Front yard setbacks are measured from the right-of-way.D.The minimum front yard setback at a major street is 40 feet, with the exception of the PCFD and PUD zoning districts.E.The front yard setback at major traffic corridors is a minimum of 100 feet from centerline (majo...
Structure Height Limits
Single-family homes in Catoosa County's R-1 Residential District, the county's baseline 22,000-square-foot-lot zone, are capped at three stories under UDC Table 2-4. The same three-story ceiling applies in the R-A, R-2 and R-3 residential districts, while R/TZ townhouse and zero-lot-line lots get a slightly different standard of three stories or 35 feet, whichever governs the site.
Catoosa County Residential Height Limit
Some RestrictionsCatoosa County Unified Development Code § 2.04.03, Table 2-4
Principal Building Height (maximum) ... R-1 22,000 sq. ft. 100 30 10 25 — 3 stories — — No
Lot Coverage Limits
Catoosa County's Unified Development Code Table 2-4 only sets a maximum lot coverage figure for the Commercial-Residential (C-R) district: 30 percent of a lot's ground floor area. Every other zoning district, from A-1 farmland to the R-1 through R-4 residential zones and the C-1/C-2/C-3 and I-1/I-2 commercial and industrial districts, carries a dash in that column, meaning the county sets no impervious or coverage cap there.
Catoosa County Lot Coverage Limits
Light RestrictionsCatoosa County Unified Development Code § 2.04.03, Table 2-4
A.Within the following table a dash "—" indicates no development standard applies for the specified category. ... Lot Coverage (maximum, percent) ... C-R 10,000 sq. ft. 80 30 10 30 — 3 stories *** 30 (total ground floor area of a building) Yes
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