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Georgia State overlays

All 30 tracked preemption laws for Georgia.

Overview

All tracked preemption laws for Georgia. Click any law for its trigger predicate, preempted fields, and source citation.

Laws tracked
30
Preempted fields
77
Required city attrs
28
Last reviewed
2026-05-19
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Tracked laws

Georgia Short-Term Rentals — No State Preemption0 fields
Effective
2026-04-18
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_STR_44_7_22_NO_PREEMPTION
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Georgia Density / ADU / Design Review — No State Preemption0 fields
Effective
2026-04-18
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_DENSITY_ADU_NO_STATE_PREEMPTION
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Georgia Tree Canopy / Tree Ordinance — No Statewide Preemption0 fields
Effective
2026-04-18
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_TREE_CANOPY_LOCAL_PREEMPTION
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Georgia Military Installation & Airport Compatible-Use Zoning Review3 fields
Effective
2005-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_MILITARY_AIRPORT_COMPATIBLE_USE_36_66_6
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Georgia Local Hazard Mitigation Plan — FEMA Stafford Act §322 Compliance4 fields
Effective
2000-10-30
Authority
state_federal_joint · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_LOCAL_HAZARD_MITIGATION_PLAN_FEMA_322
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Georgia Service Delivery Strategy Act (HB 489) — Intergovernmental Coordination Mandate3 fields
Effective
1997-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_SERVICE_DELIVERY_STRATEGY_36_70
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Georgia Groundwater Recharge Area Protection — DCA Part V Environmental Planning Criteria3 fields
Effective
1992-03-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_GROUNDWATER_RECHARGE_DCA_PART_V
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Georgia Wetlands Protection — DCA Part V Environmental Planning Criteria3 fields
Effective
1992-03-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_WETLANDS_PROTECTION_DCA_PART_V_391_3_16_04
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Georgia Water Supply Watershed Protection — DCA Part V Environmental Planning Criteria4 fields
Effective
1992-03-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_WATER_SUPPLY_WATERSHED_DCA_PART_V_391_3_16_01
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Georgia Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) — Rezoning Constraint2 fields
Effective
1992-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_CUVA_48_5_7_4_CONSERVATION_USE
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Georgia Mountain & River Corridor Protection — DNR Minimum Planning Standards3 fields
Effective
1991-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_MOUNTAIN_RIVER_CORRIDOR_12_2_8
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Georgia Development of Regional Impact (DRI) Review Threshold2 fields
Effective
1989-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_DRI_DEVELOPMENT_OF_REGIONAL_IMPACT
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Georgia Planning Act — Comprehensive Plan & Qualified Local Government Status4 fields
Effective
1989-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_COMPREHENSIVE_PLANNING_ACT_50_8_7_1_QLG
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Georgia Redevelopment Powers Law — Tax Allocation Districts (TADs)2 fields
Effective
1985-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_REDEVELOPMENT_POWERS_LAW_TAD_36_44
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Georgia Zoning Procedures Law (ZPL)7 fields
Effective
1985-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_ZPL_36_66_PROCEDURAL_FRAMEWORK
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Georgia Rent Control Preemption (constrains mandatory inclusionary zoning)2 fields
Effective
1984-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_RENT_CONTROL_44_7_19_PREEMPTION
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Georgia Constitutional Home Rule for Planning and Zoning1 field
Effective
1983-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_HOME_RULE_CONST_ART_IX_SEC_II
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Georgia Manufactured Home Act — Construction Standards Preemption2 fields
Effective
1982-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_MH_8_2_131_MANUFACTURED_HOUSING
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Georgia Historic Preservation Act — Local Authority Enabling3 fields
Effective
1980-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_HISTORIC_PRESERVATION_44_10_20
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Georgia Agricultural Areas & Right-to-Farm — Local Nuisance and Zoning Limits3 fields
Effective
1980-04-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_AGRICULTURAL_AREAS_2_1_4_RIGHT_TO_FARM
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Georgia Shore Protection Act — Dynamic Dune Field and Sand-Sharing System3 fields
Effective
1979-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_SHORE_PROTECTION_12_5_230
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Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act — Stream Buffer Preemption2 fields
Effective
1975-04-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_STREAM_BUFFER_12_7_EROSION_SEDIMENTATION
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Georgia State Truck Route Network — Local Heavy-Truck Restriction Limits3 fields
Effective
1973-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_HEAVY_TRUCK_ROUTE_DESIGNATION
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Georgia Metropolitan River Protection Act — Chattahoochee River Corridor3 fields
Effective
1973-04-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_MRPA_CHATTAHOOCHEE_12_5_440
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Georgia Coastal Marshlands Protection Act2 fields
Effective
1970-04-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_COASTAL_MARSHLANDS_12_5_280
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Georgia Flood Damage Prevention — NFIP Participation & DNR Model Ordinance3 fields
Effective
1968-08-01
Authority
state_federal_joint · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_FLOOD_DAMAGE_PREVENTION_NFIP
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Georgia Transit-Oriented Development — MARTA and Atlanta Streetcar Authority2 fields
Effective
1965-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_TOD_MARTA_STREETCAR
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Georgia Airport / Military Installation Federal Overlay Conflict Check2 fields
Effective
1958-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_AIRPORT_FEDERAL_CONFLICT_FLAG
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Georgia Airport Zoning Act — Local Adoption of Airport Hazard Zoning4 fields
Effective
1957-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_AIRPORT_ZONING_ACT_6_2
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Georgia Urban Redevelopment Law — Opportunity Zones2 fields
Effective
1955-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:GA
ID
GA_URBAN_REDEVELOPMENT_LAW_OPPORTUNITY_ZONES
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Required city attributes

Required city attributes

The evaluator needs these city-level facts present to resolve whether a given law's predicate fires.

  • population
  • county_population
  • is_metro_atlanta
  • is_coastal_marshlands
  • is_coastal_shore_protection
  • in_chattahoochee_corridor
  • in_mountain_protection_area
  • in_river_corridor_protection_area
  • in_significant_groundwater_recharge_area
  • in_water_supply_watershed
  • in_wetlands_protection_area
  • home_rule_basis
  • has_active_cuva_covenants
  • airport_influence_zones
  • has_airport_hazard_area_jurisdiction
  • military_installation_influence
  • has_adopted_urban_redevelopment_plan
  • has_adopted_redevelopment_powers_law_referendum
  • has_marta_or_streetcar_service
  • has_designated_historic_district
  • in_femap_special_flood_hazard_area
  • on_state_truck_route_network
  • has_agricultural_area_designation
  • qualified_local_government_status
  • has_compliant_service_delivery_strategy
  • has_adopted_comprehensive_plan
  • has_adopted_local_hazard_mitigation_plan
  • regional_commission