Troup County, GA Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Density Bonus Law (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum score to qualify
- 10 points under the rating system
- Maximum density bonus
- 10% at a score of 30 points
- Pro-rated bonus range
- 11 to 30 points, scaled up to 10%
- Eligible districts
- SU-R, SU-VL, UR-VL, LR, PUD
- Reviewer
- Community Development Director or designee
- Preliminary plat validity
- expires 24 months after approval
Summary
Major subdivisions in unincorporated Troup County can earn a density bonus of up to 10% by scoring points under the Point Rating System of Development Criteria. A subdivision must first hit a minimum score of ten just to be approved.
(d)Review of the Point Rating System of Development Criteria. The purpose of this article is to establish a land use management system using a rating procedure whereby points are awarded during a development review process for meeting standards and criteria established by this article. ... (iii)The development must meet basic requirements (minimum score of ten points) of this article as set forth on a form specified by the Community Development Director, or their designee. If a given development does not attain the minimum score of ten points, the development application shall be disapproved by the review committee until the applicant can add features or modify the project to obtain more points. Additional points may only be accumulated after the minimum score (ten points) has been reached (SU-R, SU-VL, UR-VL, LR, and PUD). The additional points shall not be used to bring a development up to the minimum score of ten. Any development that reaches a score of 30 shall receive a density bonus of no more than ten percent. Any number of points awarded from 11—30 shall be a pro-rated density bonus up to ten percent.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 14.3(1)(d) reviews subdivision applications under a land use management rating procedure that awards points during development review for meeting standards set by the article. A proposed major subdivision must reach a minimum score of ten points, verified on a form specified by the Community Development Director or a designee, or the review committee disapproves the application until the applicant adds features or modifies the project to gain more points. That threshold only applies to certain designated districts (SU-R, SU-VL, UR-VL, LR and PUD); additional points can only accumulate after the ten-point minimum is met, and cannot be used to help a project first reach that minimum.
Once a subdivision's score reaches 30 points, Sec. 14.3(1)(d)(iii) grants a density bonus of no more than 10%, and any score between 11 and 30 points earns a pro-rated density bonus up to that same 10% cap. This scoring system operates within the major subdivision approval procedure of Sec. 14.3, which also covers informal review with the subdivider, preliminary plat submission, and Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning Commission action; a preliminary plat approved under this article expires 24 months from the date the Board approves it unless a final plat for at least one phase is recorded in that window.
Violations & Fines
This is an approval-scoring standard rather than a prohibitory rule: a subdivision that fails to reach the minimum ten-point score under Sec. 14.3(1)(d)(iii) is simply disapproved by the review committee until modified, and no density bonus is granted below a score of 11 points; there is no separate fine tied to this subsection.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does a subdivision earn a density bonus in unincorporated Troup County?
What is the minimum score a Troup County subdivision needs just to be approved?
Can extra rating points be used to reach Troup County's minimum subdivision score?
Sources & Official References
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