Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Floyd County, GA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Floyd County, Georgia.

Verified from official government sources

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

Sit-Lie Rules

Floyd County Code § 2-11-90 bars camping, sitting, lying down, standing or storing belongings anywhere that materially blocks entry to or exit from a building, driveway, street or alley with a limited number of entrances. The interference ban applies countywide in the unincorporated area and carries the same warn-first citation process as the county's camping rule.

Sidewalk Obstruction Ban, Floyd County

Significant Restrictions

Floyd County Code § 2-11-90(a),(b)(2)

Interference with ingress or egress shall mean camping, storing personal property, standing, sitting, lying down, using personal property, or performing any other activity where such activity:(1)Materially interferes with the ingress into or egress from buildings, driveways, streets, alleys, or any other real property that has a limited number of entrances or exits, regardless of whether the pr...

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Encampment Sanitation

Floyd County Code § 2-11-90 bans camping in any public area of unincorporated Floyd County unless the spot is a designated campground or the county has authorized it. The section defines camping broadly, covering sleeping, storing belongings, cooking or pitching a tent, and requires a warning before anyone can be cited or arrested for a first offense.

Public Camping Ban, Unincorporated Floyd County

Significant Restrictions

Floyd County Code § 2-11-90(a),(b)(1)

Camp or camping shall mean the use of an area for living-accommodation purposes such as sleeping activities or making preparations to sleep (including the laying down of bedding for the purpose of sleeping), or storing personal property or storing other belongings, making a fire, carrying on cooking activities, or using a tent, or other structure for habitation. ... (b)Prohibited acts. Unless t...

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