FAQs

The purpose of zoning is to guide and regulate the orderly growth, development, redevelopment and preservation of DeKalb County in accordance with a well-considered comprehensive plan and with long-term objectives, principles and standards that will benefit the interest and welfare of County citizens. In DeKalb County the zoning ordinance is the comprehensive set of regulations that control the type and intensity of uses of private property.  It also regulates the size, location, and height of buildings. The zoning code is the most important of the many tools the County uses to regulate land use and development.  Development must comply with all applicable ordinances.  

A city or county can be legally divided into areas or zones.  These zoning districts can specify the uses and dimensional requirements allowable for the property in these areas.  

An Overlay District is a planning implementation tool that provides flexibility to the existing underlying zoning designations.  It also regulates prohibited uses, permitted uses, and urban design guidelines to enhance the aesthetics of structures.  

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