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Property Maintenance in Catoosa County, GA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Catoosa County, Georgia.

Verified from official government sources

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

Property Blight

Catoosa County's zoning administrator, acting as public officer under Catoosa County Code § 18-124, investigates dwellings and structures reported as unfit for habitation or business use, and the Magistrate Court can order the owner to repair or demolish the property under § 18-126.

Catoosa County Unfit Building Abatement Process

Significant Restrictions

Catoosa County Code §§ 18-124, 18-126

The zoning administrator is hereby designated and appointed to exercise the duties of the public officer prescribed in this article. ... If, after such notice and hearing, the magistrate court determines that the dwelling, building, or structure in question is unfit for human habitation or for commercial, industrial or business use and not in compliance with applicable codes ... the court shall...

Vacant Lot Maintenance

In unincorporated Catoosa County, weeds or grass over 12 inches on average, or dead-weed and brush accumulations that harbor rats, mice or snakes, are a declared public nuisance under UDC § 9.05.01, whether the land is occupied or vacant.

Catoosa County Vacant Lot Weeds Ordinance

Some Restrictions

Catoosa County Unified Development Code § 9.05.01

The following conditions, whether on occupied or unoccupied lands, public or private property are hereby declared to be and constitute a public nuisance and shall be abated; although this Section shall not be construed to be limiting with regard to its enumeration of public nuisances: 1)Weeds or grass allowed to grow to a height of greater than 12 inches on the average, or any accumulation of d...

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