Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Byron, Georgia

Byron’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Locating a pre-owned manufactured home inside Byron city; general building permit rule not found

  • Applicant provides affidavit, photographs, $750 bond or deposit, and permit/inspection fee

  “A permit shall be required to locate a pre-owned manufactured home in the jurisdiction.”

• InspectionsLimited

  Pre-owned manufactured homes relocated inside Byron city

  • General building inspection rule not found

  “Applicant shall arrange for an inspection to be held once the installation of the manufactured home is complete.”

• Certificate of occupancyLimited

  Pre-owned manufactured homes relocated inside Byron city

  • General certificate of occupancy rule not found

  “A certificate of occupancy shall be issued to the applicant at such time that the building inspector certifies that the requirements of this article have been met.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Byron city limits

  • Zoning districts include R-1, R-2, R-3, R-MH, C-1, C-3/PUD

  “The following uses are permitted in the R-1: low density residential district (single-family)”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Single-family dwellings in any zoning district inside Byron city (R-1, R-2, R-3 tables also list 1,000 sq ft)

  minimum heated floor area: >= 1000 sq ft

  “Any single-family dwelling which is allowed in a zoning district shall not be less than 1,000 square feet of heated space.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 low density residential district inside Byron city

  • Lot area depends on water/sewer service

  min lot area, well and septic: >= 43560 sq ft · min lot area, septic tank: >= 25000 sq ft · min lot area, sewer: >= 15000 sq ft

  “With well and septic tank 43,560 150 20 1,000 With septic tank 25,000 100 20 1,000 With sewer 15,000 65 20 1,000”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 medium density district, single-family, inside Byron city

    “With well and septic tank 43,560 150 20 1,000* With septic tank 21,780 100 20 1,000* With public sewer 15,000* 75 20 1,000*”

  • Specified — R-3 high density district, single-family, inside Byron city

    “With well and septic tank 43,560 150 30 1,000 With septic tank 21,780 100 30 1,000 With public sewer 9,000 60 30 1,000”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 district inside Byron city

  • Column order in the table as published: front yard arterial/collector, front yard minor, rear, side interior, corner lot arterial/collector, corner lot minor

  table values as published: 50' 40' 25' 10' 40' 30'

  “Minor Streets Rear Yard Side Yard Interior Lot Arterial and Collector Streets Minor Streets 50' 40' 25' 10' 40' 30'”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-3 district single-family inside Byron city

    “Minor Streets Rear Yard Side Yard Interior Lot Arterial and Collector Streets Minor Streets 50' 30' 25' 10' 40' 30'”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-1 district inside Byron city

  max lot coverage: <= 20 percent

  “With well and septic tank 43,560 150 20 1,000 With septic tank 25,000 100 20 1,000 With sewer 15,000 65 20 1,000”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 district single-family inside Byron city

    “With well and septic tank 43,560 150 20 1,000* With septic tank 21,780 100 20 1,000* With public sewer 15,000* 75 20 1,000*”

  • Specified — R-3 district single-family inside Byron city

    “With well and septic tank 43,560 150 30 1,000 With septic tank 21,780 100 30 1,000 With public sewer 9,000 60 30 1,000”

• Living in an RVProhibited

  Living in an RV, travel trailer or boat in residential districts inside Byron city

  • RVs may be parked or stored but not for more than 30 consecutive days in a driveway or front or side yard
  • RV parks are not permitted anywhere in the city (Sec. 1.12)

  parking limit in driveway/front/side yard: <= 30 consecutive days

  “Under no circumstances shall any boat, travel trailer, or recreational vehicle be slept in or otherwise used for lodging or habitation purposes while parked or stored within a residential district.”

• Camping on your landProhibited

  Camping or lodging in vehicles on lots in residential districts inside Byron city

  • Rule is specific to residential districts; other districts not addressed in supplied sections

  “Under no circumstances shall any boat, travel trailer, or recreational vehicle be slept in or otherwise used for lodging or habitation purposes while parked or stored within a residential district.”

• Manufactured homesAllowed (with conditions)

  R-MH district (individual units) inside Byron city

  • Minimum lot 43,560 sq ft with well and septic, 21,780 with septic, 7,000 with public sewer
  • Pre-owned manufactured homes need a permit and inspection under Sec. 8-22
  • Mobile home parks are otherwise prohibited in the city

  “Single-family mobile homes, but not including travel trailers, recreational vehicles, or modular homes”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Prohibited — R-1 low density residential district inside Byron city

    “No mobile home, manufactured home, whether double or single wide, shall be permitted”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Special flood hazard A-zones without base flood elevation data inside Byron city

  • Applies only if no federal, state or other base flood data are available
  • No encroachments within stream width or 20 feet of top of bank, whichever greater, without engineer certification
  • Director of public works certifies lowest floor elevation, kept in the permit file

  lowest floor above highest adjacent grade: >= 3 feet

  “The director of public works shall certify the lowest floor elevation level and the record shall become a permanent part of the permit file.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Pre-owned manufactured home permit and inspection fee inside Byron city; other fee schedules not found

  • Fee covers initial inspection and one follow-up
  • $750 refundable bond or cash deposit also required

  permit and inspection fee: per 0.3 USD per sq ft of home · additional follow-up inspection fee: per 0.15 USD per sq ft of home

  “A permit and inspection fee of $0.30 times the square footage of the manufactured home shall be charged to the applicant”

• Permit processPartial

  Pre-owned manufactured home permit process inside Byron city

  • Applicant submits affidavit, photographs, bond and fee to the building inspector; general permit process not found

  “To obtain a permit, applicants shall provide to the building inspector:”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Byron or Peach County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Byron city
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Byron city
• Building height — Building height in single-family districts inside Byron city
• Accessory dwellings — Accessory dwellings inside Byron city
• Who permits septic — Septic authority inside Byron city

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.