Historic Preservation in Dougherty County, GA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Dougherty County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Dougherty County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Historic-Cultural Monuments
The Albany-Dougherty Historic Preservation Commission, created under Code § 2-12-10, can designate buildings, sites, objects, cemeteries and works of art as historic properties or districts in unincorporated Dougherty County, after which owners must obtain a certificate of appropriateness before making any material change in appearance.
Dougherty County Historic Property Designation Rules
Some RestrictionsDougherty County Code §§ 2-12-8, 2-12-9
the Albany City Commission and the Board of Commissioners of Dougherty County, Georgia, hereby declare it to be the purpose and intent of this division to establish a uniform procedure for use in providing for the protection, enhancement, perpetuation and use of places, districts, sites, buildings, cemeteries, structures, objects, landscape features and works of art having a special historical,...
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