Zoning Overlays & Bonuses 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.

Density Bonus Law

In Forsyth County's Mixed-Use Center District, base residential density tops out at six units per acre, but UDC § 20B-2.4 lets a developer add up to two more units per acre as a redevelopment incentive. The bonus only applies to acreage the applicant identifies, and staff confirms, as deteriorated, and requires redeveloping all of it.

Forsyth County MCD Redevelopment Density Bonus

Some Restrictions

Forsyth County, GA, Unified Development Code §§ 20B-2.2(c), 20B-2.4

(c)Residential density. The maximum residential density for the mixed-use center district shall be six units per acre, if applicable. The maximum residential density may be increased above six units per acre based on the application of incentives pursuant to section 20B-2.4, if applicable. ... 20B-2.4. - Incentives. The mixed-use center district offers an incentive to developers to increase the...

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Downtown Design Guide

Unincorporated Forsyth County reviews rezonings to neighborhood shopping and urban village districts against a dedicated design chapter. Substantial nonconformity with these standards is grounds for the Board of Commissioners to deny the rezoning outright, not just a suggestion for site plans.

Forsyth County Activity Center Design Rules

Some Restrictions

Forsyth County, GA, Unified Development Code Ch. 13, Art. I (Purpose and Intent)

This chapter presents a set of general design guidelines for the development of neighborhood shopping districts and urban village districts. Such guidelines are in addition to, and do not negate or supersede, the regulations applicable to activity centers in Article X of Chapter 12 and any other applicable requirements of this Code. Requests to rezone property to a neighborhood shopping distric...

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