Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Macon-Bibb County, GA (2026)
1 rule 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.
Downtown Design Guide
Exterior work visible from the street inside Macon's Central Business District needs sign-off before it can start. Sections 13A.10 and 13B.10 of the Comprehensive Land Development Resolution require a certificate of appropriateness from the Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission for any construction, alteration, restoration, move or demolition in the CBD-1 and CBD-2 design districts.
Macon-Bibb Downtown Certificate of Appropriateness
Significant RestrictionsComprehensive Land Development Resolution § 13A.10 (CBD-1); § 13B.10 (CBD-2, identical text)
No building, structure or landscape, including walls, fences, steps, and paving that can be viewed from the public right-of-way, shall be erected, reconstructed, altered, restored, moved or demolished within a design district, and no sign, fence, wall, or other appurtenant structure shall be erected or displayed on any lot, building, or structure located within said district unless an applicati...
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