Stonecrest, GA

The City of Stonecrest allows a recreational warming fire under Sec. 12-146(a)(4) of the Code only in a barrel of 55 gallons or less, or in a commercially sold outdoor fireplace…

Sec. 12-177 of the Stonecrest Code makes it unlawful to sell, use, explode, possess, manufacture or store consumer fireworks or fireworks anywhere within the City of Stonecrest, except…

In the City of Stonecrest, every hotel, motel and extended-stay hotel guest room must have a hard-wired, tamper-resistant smoke alarm powered by a sealed battery rated for at least ten…

Stonecrest bans open burning citywide except for a short list of permitted activities under Sec. 12-146: cooking fires, listed open-flame devices, land-clearing burns outside…

Since July 1, 2021, Georgia no longer requires a Forestry Commission permit or notification to burn hand-piled natural vegetation where it was cut, though statewide safety rules, local…

Georgia regulates propane storage statewide through the Safety Fire Commissioner under the Liquefied Petroleum Safety Act, adopting NFPA 58 standards for residential and commercial…

The Georgia Forestry Commission has statewide wildfire suppression authority and may declare burn bans, restrict outdoor activities, and recover suppression costs from negligent…

The City of Stonecrest does not set its own numeric cap on short-term vacation rental occupancy. Instead, Sec. 15.18.3(b)(3) makes every STVR's annual business-tax-certificate…

No one may rent out all or part of a single-family home in the City of Stonecrest as a short-term vacation rental without first getting a business tax certificate from the City Manager…

In the City of Stonecrest, every short-term vacation rental must carry an annual business tax certificate under Code § 15.18.4, with a $100 application fee due each January 1. Miss the…

Stonecrest's short-term vacation rental (STVR) ordinance, § 4.2.58, bars any use that changes the residential character of the neighborhood and requires compliance with the city's…

Stonecrest requires at least one off-street parking space for every bedroom used as part of a short-term vacation rental, per Zoning Ordinance § 4.2.58(F). A separate 500-foot buffer…

DeKalb County does not wait for a pattern of misconduct before acting against a short-term rental. Under Code § 4.2.15.C.4, the director of planning and sustainability shall suspend or…

Under Sec. 4.2.15.A of the DeKalb County zoning code, the operator of a bed and breakfast or home stay establishment in the unincorporated county must reside on site, and a home stay…

In the City of Stonecrest, ordinary vehicle sound, stereo, engine, and muffled exhaust noise from cars on public roads sits outside the local nighttime noise ordinance. Sec…

In the City of Stonecrest, a barking dog or other pet noise is capped by duration, not decibels. Sec. 18-64(b) forbids animal vocalizations in a residential area, from 7:01 a.m. to…

In the City of Stonecrest, construction and demolition work in residential areas is confined to set hours. Sec. 18-64(d) allows it only from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and 8:00…

In the City of Stonecrest, gas leaf blowers and other landscaping power tools are restricted to set hours in residential areas: 7:01 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:01 a.m. to 9:00…

In the City of Stonecrest, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use sound is capped by number, not just by the clock. Sec. 18-65(b) sets a 70 dB(A) daytime ceiling for commercial areas…

In the City of Stonecrest, playing radios, PA systems, musical instruments or other sound amplification devices in a park is unlawful if it disturbs a reasonable person, unless the…

Between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Stonecrest bars any plainly audible sound reaching into a neighbor's sealed single-family home or into a multifamily building's common area, under…

DeKalb County requires every aircraft using DeKalb-Peachtree Airport to keep takeoffs and landings over populated neighborhoods to a minimum and to climb out as quickly as its safe…

In the City of Stonecrest, any land disturbance, development, building permit or preliminary subdivision plat application must include a tree survey identifying every tree 18 inches…

Stonecrest caps weeds and grass at ten inches within 150 feet of any building or structure, including the public right-of-way fronting the lot, under Code section 18-21(c). Section…

In the City of Stonecrest, Code Sec. 22-35 requires yard trimmings to be sorted and stored in a way that facilitates composting, and directs that they be stockpiled, chipped…

When a water shortage or potential shortage threatens DeKalb County's water system, County Code § 25-31(b) lets the chief executive restrict unessential uses such as lawn watering and…

Unincorporated DeKalb County bars dead or hazardous trees, shrubs and weeds that block sidewalks, streets, traffic signs or fire hydrants under the county's property maintenance code.

The City of Stonecrest bars stopping, standing or parking a vehicle anywhere prohibited by official signs or markings unless avoiding a traffic conflict, complying with a police…

In the City of Stonecrest, the public works department designates curb loading zones for passengers and freight and posts signs stating the hours those zones apply. Stonecrest Code §…

The City of Stonecrest limits how long oversize vehicles can sit on residential streets. Stonecrest Code § 17-149(c) bars parking a truck camper, camper trailer, motor home, boat, boat…

The City of Stonecrest can bar overnight parking on specific streets, but only where the restriction has been posted. Stonecrest Code § 17-152 makes it unlawful to park during any…

Stonecrest lets residents petition to turn their block into a residential permit parking area exempt from posted time limits. Stonecrest Code § 17-154 establishes the program, § 17-157…

City of Stonecrest code bars parking any inoperable vehicle on a residential premises for more than 72 hours unless it sits inside an enclosed structure, under section 18-15(b). Junked…

In the City of Stonecrest, any new nonresidential parking lot with 100 or more spaces must set aside at least 2 percent of those spaces as green-striped preferential parking for…

Zoning Ordinance Sec. 6.1.3(B)(6) confines single-family front-yard parking in the City of Stonecrest to a driveway, carport, or garage, and caps paved area between the street…

Zoning Ordinance Sec. 6.1.3(B)(8) bans parking business vehicles on private property in City of Stonecrest residential zoning districts, though it carves out ordinary passenger…

DeKalb County Code § 17-148 reserves an 80-foot no-parking zone at bus stops in unincorporated DeKalb County. Every zone must be marked by signs, and in congested areas the curb itself…

Georgia caps what private-property tow companies can charge under DPS Rule 570-38-7-.13 and Statewide Maximum Rate Tariff No. 5. Removal fees top out at $228 for vehicles under 10,000…

In the City of Stonecrest, City Code Sec. 5-4 requires every animal to be leashed or under direct control anytime it leaves the owner's property, and Sec. 5-5 makes it unlawful to let…

In the City of Stonecrest, City Code Sec. 5-9 requires permanent microchip identification only for animal owners already convicted of abandonment, cruelty, or neglect, or for owners of…

The City of Stonecrest regulates dangerous and vicious animals by individual court classification rather than by breed. City Code Sec. 5-10 lets the police chief seek a Municipal Court…

In the City of Stonecrest, City Code Sec. 5-15 bars anyone from owning, keeping or housing a 'hazardous animal,' a category Sec. 5-1 defines to include pit vipers, coral snakes…

The City of Stonecrest requires sterilization in two situations: City Code Sec. 5-25(a) orders owners of a court-classified dangerous or vicious dog or cat to have it sterilized within…

In the City of Stonecrest, City Code Sec. 5-25(d) creates a community cat program for unowned, free-roaming cats: they must be vaccinated, sterilized and ear-tipped, and once enrolled…

The City of Stonecrest's Zoning Ordinance Sec. 4.2.11.F caps household pets in residential districts at three per lot of two acres or less. Larger lots get one extra pet per additional…

Stonecrest's zoning code lets residents keep bees but caps density at two apiary colonies per one-quarter acre and requires a ten-foot setback from every property line. Hives must sit…

Stonecrest allows backyard hens on lots of at least 10,000 square feet at one hen per 2,000 square feet, bans roosters outright, and requires 20-foot setbacks. Larger livestock like…

A pet grooming shop in Stonecrest must be located and operated at least 100 feet from any residentially zoned or residentially used property under the zoning code's animal care…

Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics in Stonecrest must sit at least 100 feet from residentially zoned or used property, must be soundproofed and odor-proofed in shopping centers…

DeKalb County bars selling or advertising dogs, cats or rabbits at flea markets, roadsides, parking lots or other transient outdoor spots in the unincorporated county, though sales at…

A designated zone of unincorporated DeKalb west of I-285 and near Wesley Chapel Road is a bird sanctuary where trapping, hunting or shooting any bird or nest is banned outright.

Georgia lets you feed deer and other wildlife on private land, but DNR Rule 391-4-2-.60(1) makes it unlawful to place bait or any wildlife food on a state Wildlife Management Area.

In the City of Stonecrest, building a residential swimming pool needs the same construction permit required for any structure under Sec. 7-118(a) of the city code. Only shallow, fully…

Community swimming pools in Stonecrest must sit at least 15 feet from side and rear lot lines and be enclosed by a wall or fence between four and six feet tall, per Zoning Ordinance §…

A fence built in the City of Stonecrest needs a construction permit under Sec. 7-118(a) unless it stands eight feet or less, the exemption set out in Sec. 7-118(d)(1)a. Taller fences…

In the City of Stonecrest, Zoning Ordinance Sec. 5.4.7(B)(4) caps newly built single-family retaining walls at four feet. Going higher requires a variance: up to six feet from the…

Stonecrest bans concrete block, tires, junk, pallets, railroad ties, loose stone and vinyl as fence or wall material citywide under Zoning Ordinance § 5.4.7(D). Front-yard fences…

Stonecrest caps residential fence height under Zoning Ordinance § 5.4.7(B): four feet in a front yard and eight feet everywhere else on a single-family lot. Multifamily, nonresidential…

Stonecrest splits home occupations into Type I, no customer contact and approved administratively, and Type II, where customer contact is allowed but only after a special land use…

Stonecrest home occupations must stay entirely inside the dwelling, employ only residents, occupy no more than 25 percent of the home or 500 square feet, and use no more than one…

Stonecrest bans any exterior evidence of a home occupation, meaning no sign, display or other outward sign that a business is being run from the house, and also bars noise, dust, odor…

Home daycares in Stonecrest are treated as home occupations under Zoning Ordinance § 4.2.31(E) and must also meet the child care home standards in § 4.2.41. Operators need both a state…

Since July 1, 2025 a Georgia cottage food operator needs no state license and pays no state fee. House Bill 398 added Article 19 to Chapter 2 of Title 26, and under O.C.G.A. § 26-2-472…

Georgia has no microenterprise home kitchen permit and no exemption that lets a private house serve cooked meals. The Department of Public Health food service rules make it unlawful to…

Stonecrest doesn't zone a single backyard tiny home as an accessory structure; instead, Zoning Ordinance § 4.2.49 authorizes 'Micro Home Communities,' platted developments of 400 to…

In the City of Stonecrest, a shed or other accessory building must sit in the rear yard, stay ten feet or the district's side setback, whichever is less, from the side line, and never…

In the City of Stonecrest, a homeowner on a single-family lot of at least 10,000 square feet can add one accessory dwelling unit by right under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 4.2.3, attached…

In the City of Stonecrest, an accessory dwelling unit is not an investment rental: Zoning Ordinance Sec. 4.2.3(C)(3) requires the property owner, including titleholders and contract…

In the City of Stonecrest, Sec. 12-146(a)(1) of the Code bans charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices, the category that covers most charcoal and many propane grills…

Running a wood or charcoal smoker outdoors in the City of Stonecrest falls under Sec. 12-146(b) of the Code, the standards that apply to any open burning allowed for cooking. The fuel…

Any producer who wants to film in the City of Stonecrest, on public property or on private property where the shoot will affect public property, must get a filming permit from the…

In the City of Stonecrest, a filming permit application that asks to close a city street, lane or sidewalk is not decided by city staff. Sec. 15.14.4(4) sends that specific request to…

A student who applies for a City of Stonecrest filming permit must add extra proof to the standard application: a letter from the school confirming current enrollment, plus in-person…

DeKalb County treats film-production sound as a permit element, requiring producers to disclose it and comply with the county's separate noise ordinance during shoots.

When an outdoor event in the City of Stonecrest already has a city special-event permit, filming footage of that event does not need a separate filming permit under Sec. 15.14.5(2)…

In the City of Stonecrest, reserving a park area or picnic shelter for a group activity requires an application to the Parks and Recreation Department and a reservation fee set by City…

The City of Stonecrest requires a parade permit before any group holds or joins a parade under Code section 17-221. Applicants file with the police department at least five days ahead…

In the City of Stonecrest, art shows, carnival rides, festivals and other special events of community interest inside the Interstate 20 Corridor Compatible Use Overlay District need a…

In the City of Stonecrest, outdoor seating and sidewalk dining fall under Zoning Ordinance § 4.2.37, Outdoor display and seating. The rule limits sidewalk tables and displays to the…

A wrecker or tow-truck operator cannot do nonconsensual towing inside the City of Stonecrest without a city-issued nonconsensual towing license, which cannot be transferred. The City…

Anyone operating or working in a Stonecrest pawnshop must hold an annual City Manager permit and pay the Council's permit fee before opening. Pawnbrokers can only do business between…

Stonecrest regulates dealers who buy gold, silver, platinum or gems from the public under its Precious Metal Dealers article, the City's closest analog to a general secondhand-dealer…

Stonecrest requires separate City licenses for massage therapists and for the massage establishments that employ them, and it is unlawful to operate or work without one. Therapists…

Stonecrest requires a separate City license for both a sexually oriented business and every employee who works nude or semi-nude, and bars these businesses from opening between…

The City of Stonecrest's zoning ordinance flatly bars home occupations from operating an automobile repair establishment or a car wash, no matter how small the operation. Home…

Inside the unincorporated Emory Village Overlay District near Emory University, DeKalb County Code § 27-3.22.5(D)(28) flatly bans smoke, tobacco, or vape shops, including cigar bars…

DeKalb County Code § 13-300 does not run its own tattoo ordinance: it adopts Georgia's body art rules, Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 511-3-8, wholesale for every tattoo and piercing…

In the City of Stonecrest, ordinary residential air conditioner noise cannot be cited under the local noise ordinance. Sec. 18-63(c)(14) places "sound from residential air conditioner…

Stonecrest's noise ordinance defines sound broadly enough to reach bass: section 18-62 states plainly that 'bass reverberations constitute sound.' That means the same nighttime…

Stonecrest's nighttime noise rule exempts automobile alarms from the 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. quiet-hours ban, but only if the alarm shuts off on its own: section 18-63(c)(3) requires…

Stonecrest zones late-night establishments and nightclubs under strict noise containment rules: Zoning Ordinance § 4.2.32(B)(4) requires that noise from the use stay inside the retail…

Unincorporated DeKalb County treats delivery-truck noise the same way it treats construction noise. Under DeKalb County Code § 16-304(d), deliveries may only be made between 7:00 a.m…

In the City of Stonecrest, smoking is banned outdoors wherever the public gathers, not just indoors. Sec. 18-74 prohibits smoking in every "outdoor recreational public place," a term…

In the City of Stonecrest, drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol in a City park is prohibited unless the Parks and Recreation Department has issued a group-function permit…

In the City of Stonecrest, skateboarding is banned on the streets, lanes and parking lots inside recreation facilities, though pedestrian sidewalks and any area the Director signs for…

In the City of Stonecrest, pedestrians in a business district or on designated streets must use a crosswalk to cross, and everywhere else they must still cross at a right angle to the…

City Code § 16-22 makes it unlawful in the City of Stonecrest to aggressively beg, panhandle or solicit through unwanted touching, blocking or intimidation, and bars all solicitation…

City Code § 16-26 makes it unlawful in the City of Stonecrest to defecate or urinate on or near any street or sidewalk, in halls, elevators or stairways of public or commercial…

City Code § 16-29 makes it unlawful in the City of Stonecrest to be in a place, at a time or in a manner unusual for law-abiding people, under circumstances warranting reasonable alarm…

City Code § 16-54 makes it unlawful in the City of Stonecrest to possess one ounce or less of marijuana anywhere in the city, including in public. Punishment is fine-only, with…

A single-family home used as a 'Party House' in Stonecrest needs a Special Administrative Permit and an occupation tax certificate, is limited to the RE and RLG districts on lots with…

In the City of Stonecrest, only trees on the Director of Community Development's approved list may be planted in street planting strips, per Stonecrest Code § 14-201. The Director also…

In the City of Stonecrest, homeowners may remove up to five trees a year from a single-family lot without going through the tree protection process, but Stonecrest Code § 14-517…

In the City of Stonecrest, a specimen tree, defined by Stonecrest Code § 14-520(8) as a large hardwood or softwood of 30 inches DBH or a small ornamental tree of ten inches DBH in fair…

In the City of Stonecrest, the floodplain management article applies citywide: Stonecrest Code § 14-411 reaches every area within city jurisdiction, and § 14-413 bars building…

In the City of Stonecrest, new construction and substantial improvements in the future-conditions floodplain must clear the base flood elevation by three feet for homes and one foot…

In the City of Stonecrest, no one may disturb land within the city without an erosion, sedimentation and pollution control permit from the Community Development Department under…

The City of Stonecrest requires a stormwater management plan and permit for any project that increases peak runoff by more than one cubic foot per second in a ten-year storm, adds…

Georgia's Coastal Marshlands Protection Act and Shore Protection Act require state permits for development affecting marshes, beaches, and dunes, with authority concentrated in the…

In the City of Stonecrest, a residential lot on a stream without an established base flood elevation must keep new structures and fill at least 50 feet from the top of bank, or twice…

DeKalb County amends the International Residential Code to require that roof framing on residential construction in the unincorporated county be tied securely to wall framing with…

In the City of Stonecrest, every hotel, motel and extended-stay hotel must run a City-approved video surveillance system around the clock, covering entrances, hallways, lobbies and…

In the City of Stonecrest, parks and recreation facilities open at 7:00 a.m. and close at sunset, except lighted areas approved for night use, which stay open until 11:00 p.m. Entering…

In unincorporated DeKalb County, Code § 16-44 makes it unlawful for a minor under 17 to remain in a public place or establishment unsupervised by a parent or guardian during curfew…

The City of Stonecrest prohibits obstructing the right-of-way of any public road, street or easement with shrubbery, signs, fences or any other obstruction that blocks a motorist's…

In the City of Stonecrest, installing or relocating utility lines, driveways, sidewalks, curbing or landscaping in the public right-of-way requires an encroachment permit from the…

In unincorporated DeKalb County, keeping the sidewalk clean and keeping it repaired are two different jobs. Code § 18-38(d) makes owners and tenants of abutting property responsible…

The City of Stonecrest requires bicyclists to ride inside a marked bicycle lane rather than the adjacent roadway. Stonecrest Code § 17-192(c) bars riding on a roadway next to a…

Unincorporated DeKalb County parks let Class I and Class II electric assisted bicycles, capped at 20 mph, use paved county bicycle and shared-use paths, but bar every electric bike…

Georgia does not have one cart law, it has three vehicle classes with different ceilings. A personal transportation vehicle, the class Georgia created for neighbourhood carts, may only…

The City of Stonecrest adopts the International Plumbing Code with Georgia amendments under City Code Sec. 7-23(a)(3), and Sec. 7-118(a) requires a permit before any plumbing…

The City of Stonecrest requires a permit before any electrical installation, alteration or repair under Code Sec. 7-118, since the National Electrical Code governs electrical systems…

The City of Stonecrest requires a permit before any construction, erection, alteration or repair to a building, structure, or its mechanical, gas, plumbing or electrical systems under…

Stonecrest's Building Official inspects every stage of permitted construction under Sec. 7-170, and work must stay accessible and exposed for inspection until approved. For buildings…

Sec. 12-62 requires every new or substantially rehabilitated multifamily property in the City of Stonecrest to be fully sprinkled to NFPA-13 or NFPA-13R standards, and every high-rise…

Stonecrest requires a city business license and full state daycare licensing before a child daycare facility or center can open, bars exterior signage like cut-outs and animal…

DeKalb doesn't mandate green construction, but in the RSM zoning district, developers who certify buildings for LEED or EarthCraft accreditation earn a 50% density bonus above the base…

Hotels, motels, and extended-stay hotels permitted for construction after March 16, 2018 in unincorporated DeKalb County must fit every public-facing entry point with a magnetic or…

Since January 1, 2019, no owner or agent may lease a multifamily rental unit in the City of Stonecrest without a code compliance certificate under section 15-13-3. Owners of four or…

Owners of four or more multifamily rental units in unincorporated DeKalb County must file an annual code compliance certificate with their business occupation tax return, backed by…

Georgia eviction (a 'dispossessory' action) starts with a demand for possession under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50; for nonpayment, 2024's Safe at Home Act adds a written notice giving 3…

For a tenancy at will, O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 requires 60 days' notice from the landlord or 30 days' from the tenant to terminate. Fixed-term leases end on their stated date under their own…

Georgia has no statewide rent control and no limit on how much a landlord may raise rent. Under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19, no county or municipality may enact or enforce any ordinance that…

Since the 2024 Safe at Home Act (HB 404), Georgia caps a residential security deposit at two months' rent under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-30.1. The landlord must return the deposit, with an…

Adverse possession in Georgia requires 20 years of possession under O.C.G.A. § 44-5-163, or 7 years under written 'color of title' under § 44-5-164. Mere squatters are trespassers, and…

Stonecrest's property maintenance chapter reaches vacant land, not just buildings: section 18-2 says the chapter 'also governs the condition of unimproved property,' and section 18-20…

The Stonecrest Blighted Property Ordinance, Sec. 7-250 et seq., lets the city multiply the ad valorem tax rate by ten on real property officially identified as blighted. Owner-occupied…

In the City of Stonecrest, window signs are exempt from the sign permit requirement, but Stonecrest Code § 21-62(2) still caps them: any window sign covering more than 30 percent of a…

In the City of Stonecrest, any sign built from a series, line, or row of lights within 150 feet of a street is a prohibited sign under Stonecrest Code § 21-62(20). The same subsection…

In the City of Stonecrest, a yard or garage sale sign under Stonecrest Code § 21-85(2) is capped at four square feet, limited to six signs per sale, barred from the right-of-way…

In the City of Stonecrest, digital and electronic signs are allowed only as part of an already-permitted sign in the C-1, C-2, M, and M-2 zoning districts under Stonecrest Code §…

In the City of Stonecrest, political signs backing a candidate, party, or ballot issue need no sign permit under Stonecrest Code § 21-85(6)a, but they are capped at 32 square feet in…

In the City of Stonecrest, ground and wall signs on lots inside the I-20 Corridor Compatible Use Overlay District follow Zoning Ordinance Sec. 3.33.19 on top of the citywide sign…

In the City of Stonecrest, a family can hold a yard or garage sale only three times a year under Stonecrest Code § 21-85(2)h, because the temporary sign permit that authorizes the…

In the City of Stonecrest, dumping garbage, refuse, litter, junk, appliances, or brush anywhere in the city outside an approved DeKalb County landfill or incinerator is unlawful under…

In the City of Stonecrest, DeKalb County collects residential refuse twice each week under Stonecrest Code § 22-30(b)(1), and residents must have containers at the curb by 8:00 a.m. on…

In the City of Stonecrest, DeKalb County and its licensed haulers collect residential refuse twice each week and commercial refuse as often as six times a week under Code Sec. 22-30…

In the City of Stonecrest, occupants not served by a commercial container must place garbage receptacles, tied bags and bundles at the front curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day…

In the City of Stonecrest, tree branches and heavy brush that will not fit in a container must be cut to no more than four feet and stacked at the curb, while sticks and small brush…

In the City of Stonecrest, Code Sec. 22-35 bars mixing yard trimmings with regular municipal solid waste and bans disposing of them at lined landfills requiring vertical expansion…

In the City of Stonecrest, a business cannot install a stationary compactor or industrial waste container without DeKalb County first approving the plans and specifications. Once…

Georgia prohibits disposing of yard trimmings in municipal solid waste landfills. Grass, leaves, and limbs may only go to construction-and-demolition landfills, inert-waste landfills…

City Code § 16-36 makes it unlawful in the City of Stonecrest to knowingly enter another person's land without authority after receiving notice that entry is forbidden, and it…

Anyone canvassing or soliciting door-to-door in Stonecrest must register with the City Manager and pay a $100 fee before starting, and the registration card is only good for 90 days…

City Code § 16-27 makes it unlawful in the City of Stonecrest to camp or store personal property, tents, bedrolls or backpacks left unattended for a prolonged period, in any city-owned…

City Code § 16-27(c) makes it unlawful in the City of Stonecrest to camp, sleep, store personal property, sit or lie down on any public street, a term defined to include public…

Every business paying Stonecrest's occupation tax is classified by its dominant NAICS industry line and assigned to a profitability class taken from IRS Statistics of Income data. The…

The City of Stonecrest levies an 8 percent excise tax on lodging charges collected by hotels, motels, inns, lodges, tourist camps, cabins and campgrounds under Code chapter 24, article…

Stonecrest Code Sec. 25-76 makes it unlawful to let a water leak, break or malfunction waste water, and gives property owners and occupants two business days after discovering it, or…

In the RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) district, Stonecrest Zoning Ordinance Sec. 2.12.5 allows density above the base 4 dwelling units per acre up to 8 units per acre through bonuses…

In the City of Stonecrest, new buildings and major renovations inside the Stonecrest Area Overlay District, the mixed-use tiers built around the Mall at Stonecrest, must follow the…

Stonecrest Zoning Ordinance Table 2.2 caps main residential buildings at 35 feet across every single-family district (RE, RLG, R-100, R-85, R-75, R-60, MHP), with 28 feet under the…

In the City of Stonecrest, no lot may be built out beyond the maximum impervious coverage set for its zoning district under Zoning Ordinance § 5.1.10. Buildings, driveways, parking…

Building setbacks for Stonecrest's single-family districts are fixed in Zoning Ordinance Table 2.2 under § 2.2.1. Front setbacks along thoroughfares range from 30 feet in R-60 up to 70…

Zoning Ordinance Sec. 5.6.1(B)(1) bars direct light from any Stonecrest fixture from being cast onto or adversely affecting adjacent properties and roadways, a rule that applies in…

The City of Stonecrest requires every outdoor light fixture covered by Zoning Ordinance Sec. 5.6.1(B) to carry a glare shield and a fully concealed, opaque, cutoff housing. Drop dish…

DeKalb County's sign code bars any sign, including illuminated advertising signs, from casting light that glares or blinds or adversely affects traffic or neighbors, and forbids…

Where a City of Stonecrest development uses a homeowners or property owners association to maintain required open space, Zoning Ordinance Sec. 5.5.2(A)(3) gives that association lien…

When a City of Stonecrest subdivision relies on a homeowners or property owners association to hold required open space, Zoning Ordinance Sec. 5.5.2(A)(3) makes membership mandatory…

A Georgia property owners' association must hold a members' meeting at least once a year and give every lot owner 21 days' notice of an annual or regularly scheduled meeting, or seven…

Georgia gives homeowners few statutory protections against HOA covenants. There is NO Georgia statute barring an HOA from prohibiting solar panels: a 2022 bill (HB 483) to do so died…

A Georgia property owners' association may fine a lot owner only if its recorded instrument gives it that power, and since July 1, 2024 a fine can never affect voting rights. The…

A Georgia property owners' association whose neighborhood has been submitted to Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 may record a lien for unpaid assessments and foreclose it in court…

A Georgia property owners' association can adopt a leasing restriction, but only by a two-thirds vote of the association's voting power, and O.C.G.A. Section 44-3-226(a)(2)(B) protects…

In the City of Stonecrest, Zoning Ordinance Sec. 7.7.4(D) requires every development, building, and certificate-of-occupancy application on a historic property or inside a historic…

In the City of Stonecrest, whether a solar installation needs a full permit or just a signature depends on the district and the system type. Zoning Table 4.1 lets rooftop solar operate…

In the City of Stonecrest, keeping livestock is a zoning use tied to acreage, not a right-to-farm exemption: Zoning Ordinance Sec. 4.2.7 requires at least two acres before any horse…

Georgia's Right to Farm Act in O.C.G.A. 41-1-7 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits brought by neighbors and changing land uses.

Food trucks and mobile vending carts operating in the City of Stonecrest cannot set up within 25 feet of a right-of-way, entryway, curb-cut or driveway under Zoning Ordinance §…

Operating a food truck, mobile vending unit or food cart in the City of Stonecrest requires a Special Administrative Permit under Zoning Ordinance § 4.2.67(A), plus a separate city…

The City of Stonecrest confines food trucks and mobile vending carts to specific zoning districts and distances under Zoning Ordinance § 4.2.67(B)-(C). Vending is allowed in all…

A DeKalb County investigation into a dwelling charged as dangerous and unfit for human habitation begins once a public authority files the charge, a homeowners association board votes…

DeKalb's chief of police may inspect unincorporated dwellings and rental properties for code violations with consent or a warrant, including inspections that are part of a formally…

DeKalb County food service establishments must employ a Certified Food Safety Manager; skipping that requirement can bring court action or suspension of the food service permit.

DeKalb County Code § 13-162 makes every business building owner in the unincorporated county ratproof their structure and keep it that way, under Chapter 13's rodent control article…

Georgia restricts cannabis-related retail sales to state-licensed independent pharmacies and dispensary locations approved by the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission, with…

Georgia law prohibits home cultivation of marijuana for any purpose, including by registered low-THC oil patients, and this prohibition preempts any conflicting local ordinance…

Georgia law generally reserves authority over the operation of unmanned aircraft systems to the state, limiting cities and counties to property-based and time-place-manner rules…

Georgia prohibits local governments from setting minimum wages above state or federal levels under O.C.G.A. 34-4-3.1, a Title 34 preemption enacted in 2004 and broadened in 2017.

Georgia preempts local governments from requiring private employers to provide paid leave, sick time, or other employment benefits beyond state and federal law.

Georgia preempts local predictable scheduling and fair workweek ordinances, preventing cities and counties from regulating employer shift practices for private workers.

Georgia is a permitless concealed carry state under SB 319 (2022), allowing lawful weapons carriers to carry concealed handguns statewide subject to statutory location restrictions.

Georgia broadly preempts local firearms regulation under O.C.G.A. 16-11-173, reserving authority to the General Assembly while permitting limited local rules at government buildings…

Georgia permits lawful weapons carriers to openly carry handguns in most public places, with statewide preemption limiting local restrictions on open carry.

Georgia permits any lawful weapons carrier or eligible person to carry a handgun in a private vehicle without a permit under O.C.G.A. 16-11-126.

Georgia permits charitable gambling only through two licensed programs: nonprofit raffles licensed by the county sheriff under O.C.G.A. § 16-12-22.1, and nonprofit bingo licensed by…

Georgia allows roadblocks, and for the Georgia State Patrol the written rules sit in the Department of Public Safety Policy Manual at policy 17.16, last revised on October 6, 2025. A…

Georgia has never enacted a statute that expressly gives you the right to film a police officer. What it has is O.C.G.A. 16-11-62, the eavesdropping and surveillance offense, and every…

Georgia's duty to identify is written into the driver licensing code rather than the criminal code. Under O.C.G.A. 40-5-29 every licensee must have the licence in immediate possession…

Georgia has no statute obliging an officer to warn you that you may refuse a vehicle search. What binds the Georgia State Patrol is the Department of Public Safety policy manual at…

Georgia prohibits the sale of tobacco, vapor, and alternative nicotine products to anyone under 21, aligning state law with the federal Tobacco 21 standard.

Georgia counts extra lamps rather than describing them. O.C.G.A. section 40-8-29 allows a vehicle not more than one spotlight, not more than two foglights mounted 12 to 30 inches high…

Georgia is one of the few states whose obstruction statute names the mount and permits it. Since July 1, 2021, O.C.G.A. section 40-8-73(a) lets a driver run a mount for a wireless…

Georgia permits a license plate cover only where the covering material is colorless and transparent, and the same Code section separately forbids attaching any apparatus to the rear of…

No section of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated mentions radar detectors. A full-text search of the Code for the phrase returns zero documents, and searches for jamming and jammer…

Georgia does not run a winter tire calendar. The state's traction requirement lives in O.C.G.A. § 32-6-5 and it switches on only when the Department of Transportation closes or limits…

Georgia tightened its tint law on July 1, 2026. The front side and door windows must now pass at least 28 percent of light, plus or minus 3 percent, down from 32 percent, and for the…