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Georgia Manufactured Home Act — Construction Standards Preemption (GA)

Tracked preemption from the Georgia overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1982-01-01
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.

project.use_type == manufactured_home_hud_code

Preempted fields

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

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].construction_standards_for_hud_code_mhwaive—Local governments cannot impose construction or safety standards on HUD-Code manufactured homes beyond the federal HUD Code as adopted by GA DCA
base_districts[*].construction_standards_for_industrialized_buildingswaive—Modular/industrialized buildings governed by state-level standards; local zoning cannot treat as different from site-built for construction purposes

Citation

Authority source
O.C.G.A. §§8-2-130 through 8-2-164 (Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured Homes)
§ §8-2-131 (definitions); §8-2-160 (preemption of standards)
https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-8/chapter-2/article-2/

Research notes

Construction-standards preemption only. Local zoning RETAINS authority over: (a) which districts permit MH placement, (b) minimum lot size, setbacks, foundation/skirting requirements, (c) aesthetic/compatibility standards including age, appearance, and roof-pitch (contested but largely upheld in GA appellate cases). HUD-Code MH = factory-built dwelling per 24 CFR Part 3280. Universal applicability across every GA city.