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Georgia State overlays

All 13 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
13
Preempted fields
24
Required city attrs
9
Last reviewed
2026-04-19
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
  • home_rule_basis
  • has_active_cuva_covenants
  • airport_influence_zones
  • military_installation_influence
  • has_adopted_urban_redevelopment_plan