Augusta, GA · zoning record
The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the R-1 district, straight from Augusta's ordinance, with every figure quoting its source. Check a specific address to see how these rules apply to a real lot.
Free · Every figure cited · Read from the current code (2026-10-02)
These are the letter-of-the-law limits for the base R-1 district. Overlays (historic, neighborhood plan, and similar) can tighten them; a specific address check resolves the overlays that actually apply.
How tall the building may be.
“R-1 Zone to exceed a height of two and one-half (2-1/2) stories or forty-five (45) feet.”8-2 Special Exceptions: The following may be permitted in an R-1 Zone by Special › 8-6 · Augusta code · read 2026-10-02
Smallest conforming lot.
“Every lot in an R-1 Zone shall have a minimum width of one hundred (100) feet and minimum area of 15,000 square feet.”8-2 Special Exceptions: The following may be permitted in an R-1 Zone by Special › 8-7 · Augusta code · read 2026-10-02
Narrowest conforming lot.
“Every lot in an R-1 Zone shall have a minimum width of one hundred (100) feet and minimum area of 15,000 square feet.”8-2 Special Exceptions: The following may be permitted in an R-1 Zone by Special › 8-7 · Augusta code · read 2026-10-02
Share of the lot the building footprint may cover.
“Not more than thirty percent (30%) of the area of a lot in an R-1 Zone may be covered by buildings or structures”8-2 Special Exceptions: The following may be permitted in an R-1 Zone by Special › 8-9 · Augusta code · read 2026-10-02
Every figure above is quoted verbatim from the current ordinance. We never substitute a typical-for-zone default: a field absent from the record shows nothing, not a guess.
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