Building Setbacks & Zoning in Coweta County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Coweta County, Georgia.
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Setback Rules
Coweta County's zoning ordinance sets minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks for every zoning district in Article 23's dimensional requirements table. Two-family and multifamily residential districts require 40 feet in front, 10 feet on the side and 30 feet in the rear; Rural Conservation lots require 50/25/50. Front setbacks are measured from the street right-of-way line.
Coweta County Yard Setback Minimums by Zone
Some RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Zoning and Development Ordinance, App. A, Art. 23 - Dimensional Requirements (Residential Districts table, Note C)
RD - Two-Family Residential (F) 8,500 10,000 N/A N/A 30 70 120 1200 60% 40 10 30 3 35 (E) ... C)Measured from street right-of-way line. However, if the property line extends to the center of the street, or if the adjacent street right-of-way line is not established, the front setbacks shall be 120-feet from the centerline of arterial and collector streets, and 100-feet from the centerline of al...
Structure Height Limits
Coweta County's zoning ordinance caps residential structures at three stories and 35 feet in the RD Two-Family and R-2 Multifamily districts, and three stories and 40 feet in the RC Rural Conservation and RHL exurban districts, under the Article 23 dimensional requirements table; the planning director can grant limited height exceptions under Sec. 62.
Coweta County Residential Structure Height Limits
Some RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Zoning and Development Ordinance, Art. 4, § 41; Art. 6, § 62(5)
Except as herein provided, no building or other structure shall be erected or altered: (1)To exceed the height or intensity [density] limits;... The director of planning shall have the authority to grant height limitation exceptions for office, institutional, commercial, and industrial buildings, and for other structural, architectural, and building design features such as: aerials, belfries, c...
Lot Coverage Limits
Inside Coweta County's Village Center district, single-family detached lots face a tiered impervious surface cap: 35 percent on large lots over 12,000 square feet, 40 percent on 9,001-to-12,000-square-foot mid-size lots, and 45 percent on 6,000-to-9,000-square-foot small lots, under Zoning and Development Ordinance Sec. 135(1)(l).
Coweta County Village Center Lot Coverage Caps
Some RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Zoning and Development Ordinance § 135(1)(l)
l.Maximum impervious surface ratio.i.Thirty-five percent for single-family residential, large lot.ii.Forty percent for single-family residential, mid-size lot.iii.Forty-five percent for single-family residential, small lot.
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