Property Maintenance in Macon-Bibb County, GA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Macon-Bibb County, Georgia.

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

Property Blight

Macon-Bibb County declares dilapidated, fire-hazardous, or unsanitary dwellings and buildings public nuisances under Code of Ordinances § 15-79, and lets the Code Enforcement director, as public officer, seek a court order to repair, close, or demolish them under § 15-80. Owners get a hearing before the court, and unpaid abatement costs become a real property lien collected like ad valorem taxes.

Macon-Bibb County Dangerous Building Nuisance Rules

Significant Restrictions

Macon-Bibb County Code of Ordinances § 15-79(a)

The following conditions are hereby defined and declared to be public nuisances wherever they may exist within Macon-Bibb County: (a)dwellings, buildings, structures, or properties which:(i)Are unfit for human habitation or for commercial, industrial, or business uses due to dilapidation and which are not in compliance with applicable codes;(ii)Which have defects or conditions increasing the ha...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

A vacant lot in a Macon-Bibb County residential district is a nuisance once weeds exceed 18 inches, six inches more tolerance than an improved residential lot gets. The same nuisance-abatement process, notice, court order, fine, applies from the general County Code.

Macon-Bibb Vacant Lot Weed Maintenance Rule

Some Restrictions

Macon-Bibb County Code of Ordinances § 15-13(a)(2)-(3)

(2)Any vacant lot located within a residential district or area shall be deemed a nuisance if the growth of weeds as defined herein exceeds eighteen (18) inches or more in height.(3)Any lot or property other than those described above shall be deemed a nuisance if the growth of weeds as defined herein exceeds eighteen (18) inches in height. Exception: For the purpose of this division, wooded ar...

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