Georgia Density / ADU / Design Review — No State Preemption (GA)
Tracked preemption from the Georgia overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2026-04-18
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:GA
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Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
never true
Preempted fields
0 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
Citation
Authority source
GA General Assembly 2023-2026 sessions — no enacted preemption on density, ADU, or design review
§ HB 514 (2023) ADU bill failed; no MBTA-style density preemption enacted
Research notes
Tracked as explicit non-preemption. No statewide MBTA-style multifamily density preemption. No state ADU preemption (HB 514 in 2023 and similar 2024 bills failed). No state preemption on design review, form-based codes, or historic overlay districts. Home rule controls. Georgia Supreme Court line of cases (City of Norcross v. Pollard) upholds aesthetic regulation under the police power. 2024 HB 581 homestead/property-tax referendum is a tax-assessment matter, not zoning preemption.