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Georgia State Truck Route Network — Local Heavy-Truck Restriction Limits (GA)

Tracked preemption from the Georgia overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1973-07-01
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.

city.on_state_truck_route_network == True

Preempted fields

3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].may_prohibit_through_trucks_on_state_routeoverrideFalseLocal governments cannot unilaterally ban through-truck traffic on state-designated routes (US highways, state routes, state truck network); restrictions require GDOT concurrence under §32-6-26
base_districts[*].state_truck_route_weight_dimension_limitsoverridestate_federal_uniformVehicle weight, length, and width limits on state routes follow O.C.G.A. §32-6-20 et seq. and federal STAA; local governments cannot reduce limits on state routes
base_districts[*].truck_terminal_industrial_land_use_protected_corridorsadd['I_75_I_85_I_20_I_16_I_95_intermodal_corridors', 'GDOT_designated_truck_network']GA Statewide Freight & Logistics Plan identifies protected freight corridors; rezoning to remove industrial/warehouse uses adjacent to these corridors requires GDOT coordination but is not preempted

Citation

Authority source
O.C.G.A. §§32-6-20 through 32-6-30 (vehicle weights, sizes, and loads); §32-6-26 (local truck restrictions require GDOT concurrence); GDOT State Truck Route Network
§ §§32-6-20 et seq.; §32-6-26 (truck restrictions on state routes)
https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-32/chapter-6/

Research notes

Not a traditional zoning overlay but a meaningful state preemption on the truck-routing dimension of local land use control. Local governments may restrict trucks on city/county streets but not on the state route network without GDOT approval. Federal preemption layered on top via the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) National Network — federal STAA routes (I-75, I-85, I-95, I-16, I-20, I-285, US 27, US 80, etc.) carry preemption on weight/dimension limits. Material for industrial/warehouse zoning analysis adjacent to interstates (Atlanta Inland Port, Savannah Port logistics corridor, Hartfield-Jackson air cargo).