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Columbus, GA Zoning

Euclidean-zoning. 18 districts · 8 overlays · 8 applicable state preemptions.

Overview

Code type
euclidean
Naming convention
mixed
Naming convention by category
rural_residential_estateRE10 / RE5 / RE1 - Rural / Estate Residential, tiered by minimum lot size (10 acres / 5 acres / 1 acre)
residential_singleSFR1 / SFR2 / SFR3 / SFR4 - Single-Family Residential, tiered by density (2.5 / 4 / 5.5 / 7.25 du/ac); RT for transitional residential
residential_multiRMD - Medium-Density Residential; RMF1 / RMF2 - Multifamily Residential (up to 14.5 / 18 du/ac)
office_residentialRO - Residential Office (mixed-use)
commercial_officeCO - Commercial Office
neighborhood_commercialNC - Neighborhood Commercial
general_commercialGC - General Commercial; HC - Heavy Commercial
downtown_mixed_useUPT - Uptown (Downtown Core mixed-use, high density); CRD - Central Riverfront District (uses UPT standards)
office_parkSAC - Special Activity Center
tech_parkTECH - Technology Park (planned light-industrial campus)
industrial_lightLMI - Light Manufacturing/Industrial
industrial_heavyHMI - Heavy Manufacturing/Industrial
plannedPUD - Planned Residential Unit Development; PCD - Planned Commercial Development; PID - Planned Industrial Development; PMUD - Planned Mixed Use Development
historicHIST - Historic Zoning District (overlay framework for designated historic districts)
overlaysMROD - Manchester Expressway Overlay; VPOD - Veterans Parkway Overlay; VDOD - Victory Drive Overlay; USOD - US Highway 80 Overlay; '2nd Avenue Overlay'; RROD - River Road Overlay

Columbus Consolidated Government (city + Muscogee County, consolidated 1971) operates a UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE governing the entire consolidated jurisdiction except Bibb City (annexed by 2000) and military land (Fort Moore, formerly Fort Benning). The UDO is unusually well-structured: residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and planned districts each form a coherent tier system. Notable: Columbus has six corridor overlay districts (Manchester, Veterans Parkway, Victory Drive, US 80, 2nd Avenue, River Road) that layer streetscape/design standards on top of base zoning along major commercial arterials. UPT and CRD are functionally indistinguishable for property development purposes (CRD = 'See requirements for UPT'). | naming_convention_raw=use-tier-with-numbered-suffix ; sub_flags_raw=[consolidated-government, udo-unified, fort-moore-aicuz, chattahoochee-river-corridor]

Worth knowing
  • Columbus-Muscogee was Georgia's first consolidated city-county government (consolidated 1971, by referendum). The UDO applies to the entire consolidated jurisdiction except for Bibb City (absorbed back into Columbus by 2000; no separate active municipality remains) and Fort Moore (federal Army land outside local zoning authority).
  • Columbus operates a true Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) rather than a patchwork zoning + subdivision + landscape ordinance set. The UDO is unusually well-organized for a Georgia city - clear tier systems (RE/SFR/RMF for residential, NC/GC/HC for commercial, LMI/HMI/TECH for industrial), consistent property-development-regulation table format across all districts, and a published Planning Department Zoning Handbook that distills the dimensional schedules. The Handbook is the single most useful field-reference document in the Columbus zoning corpus.
  • Columbus has SIX named corridor overlay districts (2nd Avenue, River Road, Manchester Expressway, Veterans Parkway, Victory Drive, US 80). This is unusually heavy for a city of this size and reflects deliberate corridor management - most overlay districts layer streetscape, signage, and facade controls on the underlying commercial/residential base zoning. Particularly important: Victory Drive overlay along the Fort Moore access corridor.

+ 4 more in Quirks & notes

Districts

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CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
RE10RE10 Rural Estate Residential (10-acre)res_sf435,600 sf[4]35 ft[5]0.1[6]—0.1[7]—100[1] / 75[2] / 50[3]
RE5RE5 Rural Estate Residential (5-acre)res_sf217,800 sf[11]35 ft[12]0.1[13]—0.2[14]—100[8] / 50[9] / 100[10]
SFR1SFR1 Single-Family Residential 1 (lower density)res_sf15,000 sf[18]35 ft[19]0.35[20]—2.5[21]—30[15] / 10[16] / 30[17]
SFR2SFR2 Single-Family Residential 2 (moderate density)res_sf10,000 sf[25]35 ft[26]0.35[27]—4[28]—25[22] / 8[23] / 30[24]
SFR3SFR3 Single-Family Residential 3 (medium density; SF Detached)res_sf7,500 sf[32]35 ft[33]0.35[34]—5.5[35]—25[29] / 8[30] / 30[31]
SFR4SFR4 Single-Family Residential 4 (high density; SF Detached)res_sf6,000 sf[39]35 ft[40]0.35[41]—7.25[42]—20[36] / 5[37] / 30[38]
RMF1RMF1 Residential Multifamily 1 (up to 14.5 du/ac)res_mf6,000 sf[46]35 ft[47]0.35[48]—14.5[49]—20[43] / 8[44] / 30[45]
RMF2RMF2 Residential Multifamily 2 (up to 18 du/ac; townhouse / duplex / multi-family)res_mf1,800 sf[53]75 ft[54]0.4[55]—18[56]—20[50] / 10[51] / 30[52]
RORO Residential Office (mixed-use)mu1,800 sf[60]150 ft[61]1[62]—43[63]—25[57] / 12[58] / 40[59]
COCO Commercial Officeoff130,680 sf[67]125 ft[68]0.5[69]—21[70]—0[64] / 0[65] / 0[66]
NCNC Neighborhood Commercialcom4,000 sf[74]50 ft[75]1[76]—42[77]—20[71] / 0[72] / 0[73]
GCGC General Commercialcom4,000 sf[81]70 ft[82]1[83]———20[78] / 0[79] / 0[80]
UPTUPT Uptown (Downtown Mixed-Use Core)cbd4,000 sf[87]150 ft[88]1[89]———0[84] / 0[85] / 0[86]
CRDCRD Central Riverfront Districtcbd4,000 sf[90]150 ft[91]1[92]———— / — / —
SACSAC Special Activity Centerspec130,680 sf[96]120 ft[97]0.8[98]—1.1[99]—40[93] / 20[94] / 20[95]
TECHTECH Technology Park (planned light-industrial campus)ind43,560 sf[103]50 ft[104]0.5[105]—25[106]—100[100] / 75[101] / 100[102]
LMILMI Light Manufacturing/Industrialind7,500 sf[110]—1[111]———25[107] / 8[108] / 15[109]
HMIHMI Heavy Manufacturing/Industrialind15,000 sf[115]—1[116]———30[112] / 20[113] / 30[114]

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

2ND_AVE
2nd Avenue Corridor Overlay
SPEC
Columbus UDO Appendix A - 2nd Avenue Overlay (specific section reference within UDO Ch. 6 Overlay Districts; section number pending Municode body retrieval)

Parcels along 2nd Avenue corridor (historic commercial corridor connecting Downtown / Uptown Columbus to surrounding neighborhoods)

RROD
River Road Overlay District
SPEC
Columbus UDO Appendix A - River Road Overlay

Parcels along River Road corridor on Columbus's north side

MROD
Manchester Expressway Overlay District
SPEC
Columbus UDO Appendix A - Manchester Expressway Overlay

Parcels along Manchester Expressway corridor (major east-west arterial through north-central Columbus)

VPOD
Veterans Parkway Overlay District
SPEC
Columbus UDO Appendix A - Veterans Parkway Overlay

Parcels along Veterans Parkway corridor (major north-south arterial)

VDOD
Victory Drive Overlay District
SPEC
Columbus UDO Appendix A - Victory Drive Overlay

Parcels along Victory Drive corridor (US 27/280 corridor running south from downtown toward Fort Moore)

USOD
US Highway 80 Overlay District
SPEC
Columbus UDO Appendix A - US 80 Overlay

Parcels along US Highway 80 corridor

HIST
Historic Zoning District
SPEC
Columbus UDO Appendix A - Historic Zoning District (Zoning Handbook p. 31-36)

Locally designated historic districts (Columbus Historic District / Uptown Historic District, Heritage Corner, etc.) and individual landmarks

FP
Floodplain Management / Flood Damage Prevention
SPEC
Columbus Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (cross-referenced from UDO)

FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) Zones along Chattahoochee River (western boundary), Bull Creek, Standing Boy Creek, Lindsey Creek, Upatoi Creek

State preemptions

unspecified preemptionapplies
Qualifying condition
Inputs: Columbus Consolidated Government is a GA consolidated city-county government; population 206,922 (Census PEP 2023). Threshold: Universal application per O.C.G.A. §36-66-1. Vintage: 1985. | law_id=GA-ZPL-36-66
Effect
Procedural framework governs all zoning decisions: >=15 days and <=45 days published notice (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer or successor); sign posting; public hearing before Columbus Council; written policies and procedures; written standards. Non-compliance renders zoning action void ab initio.
unspecified preemptionapplies
Qualifying condition
Inputs: Columbus UDO does not have a dedicated MH-only residential district (no R-MH equivalent visible in the SFR/RMF/RE tier); HUD-Code MH placement is presumably governed via the SFR/RE residential districts subject to UDO standards. Threshold: Universal construction-standards preemption per O.C.G.A. §8-2-160. Vintage: 1982. | law_id=GA-MH-8-2-131
Effect
Local zoning cannot impose construction or safety standards on HUD-Code manufactured homes beyond federal HUD Code (24 CFR Part 3280) as adopted by GA DCA. Local zoning RETAINS authority over: which districts permit MH placement, minimum lot size, setbacks, foundation/skirting, and appearance/age/roof-pitch standards.
unspecified preemptionapplies
Qualifying condition
Inputs: Columbus Consolidated Government is a GA consolidated city-county with home-rule constitutional authority. Threshold: Universal per Ga. Const. Art. IX §II ¶IV. Vintage: 1983. | law_id=GA-HOME-RULE-CONST-ART-IX-SEC-II
Effect
Constitutional grant of zoning power is self-executing; Columbus has plenary local zoning authority. home_rule_basis = ga_const_art_ix_sec_ii_para_iv.
unspecified preemptionapplies
Qualifying condition
Inputs: Universal applicability across GA cities. Threshold: O.C.G.A. §44-7-19 prohibits local rent regulation; mandatory IZ is legally doubtful. Vintage: 1984. | law_id=GA-RENT-44-7-19
Effect
Mandatory inclusionary zoning is legally doubtful in Columbus; voluntary/incentive-based IZ remains permitted. Columbus UDO does not currently contain mandatory IZ.
unspecified preemptionapplies
Qualifying condition
Inputs: Columbus contains state waters - Chattahoochee River (western boundary, GA/AL state line), Bull Creek, Standing Boy Creek, Lindsey Creek, Upatoi Creek, Heiferhorn Creek. Threshold: Statewide 25-ft undisturbed buffer along state waters; 50-ft trout-stream buffer. Vintage: 1975 GA Erosion and Sedimentation Act. | law_id=GA-STREAM-BUFFER-12-7
Effect
25-ft minimum buffer along all state waters within Columbus. The Chattahoochee River within Columbus city limits is not a designated trout stream (mainstream Chattahoochee is impounded reservoirs/regulated dam flow); 50-ft trout buffer does not apply.
unspecified preemptionapplies
Qualifying condition
Inputs: Columbus is the principal city of the River Valley Regional Commission (RVRC, formerly Lower Chattahoochee RC), not the Atlanta Regional Commission. RVRC thresholds may differ from ARC metro tier. Threshold per DCA Rules 110-12-3: residential >=400 units, office >=400,000 sf, commercial >=300,000 sf, industrial >=1,000,000 sf, hotel >=400 rooms, mixed-use >=100 acres (typical ARC tier; RVRC tier may be lower). Vintage: 1989. | law_id=GA-DRI-50-8-7
Effect
Large-scale projects in Columbus require DRI review by the River Valley Regional Commission before local zoning approval can be finalized. Non-binding regional findings on transportation/infrastructure/environment/housing.
unspecified preemptionapplies
Qualifying condition
Inputs: Columbus Consolidated Government includes rural areas in northern Muscogee County (north of the urban core) and along the Russell County, AL border that retain agricultural / timber lands. CUVA covenants likely present on those parcels; specific list maintained by Muscogee County Tax Assessor. Threshold: O.C.G.A. §48-5-7.4 covenants apply on bona fide ag/timber land up to 2,000 acres. Vintage: 1992. | law_id=GA-CUVA-48-5-7-4
Effect
Rezoning of CUVA-covenanted parcels from agricultural to residential/commercial breaches the 10-year covenant and triggers back-taxes + 2x penalty. Columbus Planning Department must diligence CUVA status before processing rezoning applications on rural-fringe parcels (particularly RE10/RE5 conversions).
unspecified preemptionapplies
Qualifying condition
Inputs: Columbus hosts Columbus Airport (KCSG) and is adjacent to Fort Moore (Army) with AICUZ. Threshold: Federal FAR Part 77 + DoD AICUZ surface intersections. Vintage: ongoing. | law_id=GA-AIRPORT-FEDERAL-CONFLICT
Effect
Fort Moore AICUZ noise zones and APZ overlays restrict noise-sensitive uses (residential, schools, churches, hospitals) in higher zones near base boundary. KCSG Part 77 caps heights in north Columbus. Federal conflict check required for any rezoning raising heights or introducing noise-sensitive uses in mapped overlays.
Non-applicable laws (2)
unspecified preemptiondoes not apply
Qualifying condition
Inputs: No state STR zoning preemption enacted as of 2026-05-18. Threshold: HB 1395 (2024) and SB 374 (2024) failed; 2026 session has not enacted STR preemption. Vintage: Status as of 2026-05-18. | law_id=GA-STR-44-7-22
Effect
Not active - Columbus retains full local zoning authority over short-term rentals.
unspecified preemptiondoes not apply
Qualifying condition
Inputs: HB 1166 (2026 session) passed House 111-50 on Crossover Day; pending Senate as of 2026-05-18; not signed. Threshold: Would require by-right ADUs <=400 sf on owner-occupied lots. Vintage: Not yet enacted. | law_id=GA-HB-1166-ADU
Effect
Not active. If enacted, would force a UDO amendment to allow by-right ADUs on owner-occupied lots in SFR1/2/3/4, RE1/5/10, RMF1/2 residential zones.

Adopted building codes

Statewide w/ GA amendments

IBC
2024
IRC
2024
NEC
2023
IFC
2018
IECC (Residential)
2015
IECC (Commercial)
2015

Click a code label to open its state-by-state adoption atlas.

Quirks & notes

  • Columbus-Muscogee was Georgia's first consolidated city-county government (consolidated 1971, by referendum). The UDO applies to the entire consolidated jurisdiction except for Bibb City (absorbed back into Columbus by 2000; no separate active municipality remains) and Fort Moore (federal Army land outside local zoning authority).
  • Columbus operates a true Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) rather than a patchwork zoning + subdivision + landscape ordinance set. The UDO is unusually well-organized for a Georgia city - clear tier systems (RE/SFR/RMF for residential, NC/GC/HC for commercial, LMI/HMI/TECH for industrial), consistent property-development-regulation table format across all districts, and a published Planning Department Zoning Handbook that distills the dimensional schedules. The Handbook is the single most useful field-reference document in the Columbus zoning corpus.
  • Columbus has SIX named corridor overlay districts (2nd Avenue, River Road, Manchester Expressway, Veterans Parkway, Victory Drive, US 80). This is unusually heavy for a city of this size and reflects deliberate corridor management - most overlay districts layer streetscape, signage, and facade controls on the underlying commercial/residential base zoning. Particularly important: Victory Drive overlay along the Fort Moore access corridor.
  • Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning) occupies a vast portion of southern Muscogee County and into Chattahoochee County. The AICUZ (Air Installations Compatible Use Zones) program imposes federal-overlay noise zones and APZ (Accident Potential Zone) restrictions on adjacent civilian land use. AICUZ is the single most consequential overlay for any south-Columbus rezoning involving residential, schools, or institutional uses.
  • RMF2 has three property-development tables in the Zoning Handbook - townhouse (1,800 sf/du, 20 ft width, 35 ft height, 50% coverage), duplex (7,500 sf, 60 ft, 75 ft height, 40% coverage), and multi-family/condo (7,500 sf, 60 ft, 75 ft height, 40% coverage). The 'one district, many subtype schedules' pattern is consistent across all multi-form residential zones (RMF1/RMF2/RO) and is essential to interpret correctly when underwriting a parcel.
  • Columbus's western boundary IS the Chattahoochee River and the Georgia/Alabama state line. Federal navigation channel maintained by USACE. State-level River Corridor Protection Act (O.C.G.A. §12-2-8) applies to the Chattahoochee within Columbus jurisdiction. Cross-state economic-development competition with Phenix City, AL is a feature of the regional planning context (River Valley Regional Commission spans both states for federal-level coordination but state-level zoning is local on each side).
  • The v1 profile for Columbus was generated by a markdown-table extractor that captured ROW-HEADER strings (literally '**Official Name**', '**Short Code**', '**Minimum Lot Size**', etc.) as district records — yielding 49 nonsense 'districts'. V2 replaces these with the actual 18 base districts from the Zoning Handbook primary source.

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Sources & references

Primary source
Columbus Consolidated Government Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), Code of Ordinances Appendix A
Columbus Zoning Handbook (Planning Department production, awarded by Georgia Planning Association 2009; reflects UDO as adopted by Council). Subsequent amendments codified in Municode supplements; verify latest amendment date with Columbus Planning Department (706-653-4116). 2024 Council agenda items reference active UDO rezoning applications under same district codes. · retrieved 2026-05-18
Citations
  1. [1] §UDO_RE10
  2. [2] §UDO_RE10
  3. [3] §UDO_RE10
  4. [4] §UDO_RE10
  5. [5] §UDO_RE10
  6. [6] §UDO_RE10
  7. [7] §UDO_RE10
  8. [8] §UDO_RE5
  9. [9] §UDO_RE5
  10. [10] §UDO_RE5
  11. [11] §UDO_RE5
  12. [12] §UDO_RE5
  13. [13] §UDO_RE5
  14. [14] §UDO_RE5
  15. [15] §UDO_SFR1
  16. [16] §UDO_SFR1
  17. [17] §UDO_SFR1
  18. [18] §UDO_SFR1
  19. [19] §UDO_SFR1
  20. [20] §UDO_SFR1
  21. [21] §UDO_SFR1
  22. [22] §UDO_SFR2
  23. [23] §UDO_SFR2
  24. [24] §UDO_SFR2
  25. [25] §UDO_SFR2
  26. [26] §UDO_SFR2
  27. [27] §UDO_SFR2
  28. [28] §UDO_SFR2
  29. [29] §UDO_SFR3
  30. [30] §UDO_SFR3
  31. [31] §UDO_SFR3
  32. [32] §UDO_SFR3
  33. [33] §UDO_SFR3
  34. [34] §UDO_SFR3
  35. [35] §UDO_SFR3
  36. [36] §UDO_SFR4
  37. [37] §UDO_SFR4
  38. [38] §UDO_SFR4
  39. [39] §UDO_SFR4
  40. [40] §UDO_SFR4
  41. [41] §UDO_SFR4
  42. [42] §UDO_SFR4
  43. [43] §UDO_RMF1
  44. [44] §UDO_RMF1
  45. [45] §UDO_RMF1
  46. [46] §UDO_RMF1
  47. [47] §UDO_RMF1
  48. [48] §UDO_RMF1
  49. [49] §UDO_RMF1
  50. [50] §UDO_RMF2
  51. [51] §UDO_RMF2
  52. [52] §UDO_RMF2
  53. [53] §UDO_RMF2
  54. [54] §UDO_RMF2
  55. [55] §UDO_RMF2
  56. [56] §UDO_RMF2
  57. [57] §UDO_RO
  58. [58] §UDO_RO
  59. [59] §UDO_RO
  60. [60] §UDO_RO
  61. [61] §UDO_RO
  62. [62] §UDO_RO
  63. [63] §UDO_RO
  64. [64] §UDO_CO
  65. [65] §UDO_CO
  66. [66] §UDO_CO
  67. [67] §UDO_CO
  68. [68] §UDO_CO
  69. [69] §UDO_CO
  70. [70] §UDO_CO
  71. [71] §UDO_NC
  72. [72] §UDO_NC
  73. [73] §UDO_NC
  74. [74] §UDO_NC
  75. [75] §UDO_NC
  76. [76] §UDO_NC
  77. [77] §UDO_NC
  78. [78] §UDO_GC
  79. [79] §UDO_GC
  80. [80] §UDO_GC
  81. [81] §UDO_GC
  82. [82] §UDO_GC
  83. [83] §UDO_GC
  84. [84] §UDO_UPT
  85. [85] §UDO_UPT
  86. [86] §UDO_UPT
  87. [87] §UDO_UPT
  88. [88] §UDO_UPT
  89. [89] §UDO_UPT
  90. [90] §UDO_CRD
  91. [91] §UDO_CRD (per UPT)
  92. [92] §UDO_CRD (per UPT)
  93. [93] §UDO_SAC
  94. [94] §UDO_SAC
  95. [95] §UDO_SAC
  96. [96] §UDO_SAC
  97. [97] §UDO_SAC
  98. [98] §UDO_SAC
  99. [99] §UDO_SAC
  100. [100] §UDO_TECH
  101. [101] §UDO_TECH
  102. [102] §UDO_TECH
  103. [103] §UDO_TECH
  104. [104] §UDO_TECH
  105. [105] §UDO_TECH
  106. [106] §UDO_TECH
  107. [107] §UDO_LMI
  108. [108] §UDO_LMI
  109. [109] §UDO_LMI
  110. [110] §UDO_LMI
  111. [111] §UDO_LMI
  112. [112] §UDO_HMI
  113. [113] §UDO_HMI
  114. [114] §UDO_HMI
  115. [115] §UDO_HMI
  116. [116] §UDO_HMI

Research status

Publication gates

primary url presentpassedPrimary URL https://library.municode.com/ga/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=APXAUNDEOR is Municode (non-aggregator); https; canonical UDO Appendix A root node. Zoning Handbook PDF mirror at georgiaplanning.org served as fully-readable primary source for dimensional standards.
no aggregator citedpassedNo aggregator domains (zoneomics, steadily, siteplanguide, sitedesignguide, siteplancreator, propwire, zonara, unzoned) cited anywhere in record. Note: a Zoneomics result appeared in search but was not used as a source.
confidence tags full formpassedAll confirmed dimensional standards carry full-form citations referencing the UDO district section (c§UDO_RE10, c§UDO_SFR3, c§UDO_RMF2, c§UDO_UPT, c§UDO_LMI, c§UDO_HMI, etc.). Citation chain back to Zoning Handbook page numbers in district-level citation field. Inheritance citations (e.g., CRD adopting UPT standards) reference the parent district.
overlays have parameters trigger confidencepassed8 overlays present: 6 corridor overlays (2nd Avenue, River Road, Manchester Expressway, Veterans Parkway, Victory Drive, US 80) each with trigger / params / base_interaction / ordinance / status / citation; Historic Zoning District (c-confidence); Floodplain (p-confidence with FEMA NFIP citation and section under_review). Each has trigger, params array, base_interaction, ordinance, status, citation.
preempt section city specificpassedAll 10 GA state-preemption entries carry Columbus-specific qualifying_condition_checked language: pop 206,922, consolidated city-county form (1971), River Valley Regional Commission (not ARC) for DRI, Chattahoochee River state-line boundary, Fort Moore AICUZ federal-conflict layer, UDO district inventory cross-referenced. Each preemption ties statute to city attribute.

Verification

last_verified_at2026-05-18T00:00:00Z
verification_resultpassed
atomic_claims_checked28
atomic_claims_passed27
notesVerified from primary text (Columbus Consolidated Government Zoning Handbook PDF, Planning Department production, GPA 2009 award; PDF retrieved 2026-05-18 from georgiaplanning.org/pdfs/2009_awards/zoning_handbook_gpa.pdf as a fully-readable mirror): dimensional standards for RE10, RE5, SFR1, SFR2, SFR3, SFR4, RMF1, RMF2 (with subtype variants), RO, CO, NC, GC, UPT, CRD, SAC, TECH, LMI, HMI. RE1 is named in the district roster but did not appear in the dimensional tables retrieved (its table is on a page not fully extracted); carried in district roster note but no standalone entry. Overlay roster (six corridor overlays + Historic + Floodplain) confirmed from primary metadata. State preemption applicability cross-checked against zoning/us/georgia/preemptions.md and zoning/us/georgia/overlays.json. Floodplain overlay specific section number not enumerated in retrieved PDF, marked partial confidence.

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