Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Forsyth County, GA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Forsyth County, Georgia.

Verified from official government sources

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

Obstruction Rules

Mobile vendors operating anywhere in unincorporated Forsyth County cannot block the paths people use to get around a property. UDC § 16-4.24(d) bars vendors from occupying required internal sidewalks, disrupting pedestrian ingress and egress, or setting up within 50 feet of a county or state road, alongside matching protections for vehicular access and off-street parking.

Forsyth County Mobile Vendor Sidewalk Obstruction Rules

Some Restrictions

Forsyth County, GA, Unified Development Code § 16-4.24(d)

(d)Unless otherwise specifically approved by the planning commission, mobile vendors shall comply with the following requirements:(1)No sales or related activities shall disrupt controlled vehicular ingress and egress or occupy required off-street parking spaces.(2)No sales or related activities shall disrupt pedestrian ingress and egress or occupy required internal sidewalks.(3)No display shal...

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Encroachment Permits

Installing a driveway culvert or other drainage structure in a Forsyth County road right-of-way requires a permit from the public works department, building official or county administrator before any work starts. Residential permits carry no fee, but commercial or business installations cost $1.00 for every linear foot of right-of-way disturbed. The rule covers any public way the county maintains, including its ditches, cuts and fill.

Forsyth County Driveway & Right-of-Way Permits

Some Restrictions

Forsyth County, GA, Code of Ordinances §§ 62-73, 62-74

No person shall install a culvert or other drainage structure on any public way for the purpose of allowing vehicular ingress and egress to a dwelling unit unless and until a permit has been obtained from the employees of the public works department, building official, the administrator, or such other person or persons as the board may from time to time designate for that purpose...No fee for t...

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