Augusta, GA · zoning record
The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the R-3C 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-3C 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.
“Maximum height shall not exceed six (6) stories or one hundred and five (105)”18-2 Special Exceptions : The following may be permitted in the R-3C Zone by Special › 18-4 · Augusta code · read 2026-10-02
Story cap where the code sets one.
“Maximum height shall not exceed six (6) stories or one hundred and five (105)”18-2 Special Exceptions : The following may be permitted in the R-3C Zone by Special › 18-4 · Augusta code · read 2026-10-02
Share of the lot the building footprint may cover.
“Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the lot may be covered by buildings”18-2 Special Exceptions : The following may be permitted in the R-3C Zone by Special › 18-6 · 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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