Every town writes its own rules, and Dougherty County's live in its municipal code — 28 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch u1 — CODE OF DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GEORGIArecently amended
- Ch I — STATE LAWS OF LOCAL APPLICATIONrecently amended
- Ch 2-1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2-2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 2-3 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESrecently amended
- Ch 2-3.5 — ANIMALS AND FOWLrecently amended
- Ch 2-4 — BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIESrecently amended
- Ch 2-5 — CIVIL PREPAREDNESS
- Ch 2-6 — FINANCE
- Ch 2-7 — FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
- Ch 2-8 — HEALTH AND SANITATIONrecently amended
- Ch 2-9 — MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKSrecently amended
- Ch 2-10 — Occupation LICENSES, TAXES AND REGULATIONS
- Ch 2-11 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 2-12 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 2-13 — ROADS AND STREETS
- Ch 2-13.3 — SIGNS AND ADVERTISING
- Ch 2-13.5 — SOIL EROSION, SEDIMENTATION AND POLLUTION CONTROL
- Ch 2-14 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 2-14.5 — STORMWATER CONTROL
- Ch 2-15 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 2-16 — TAXATION
- Ch 2-17 — TRAFFIC
- Ch 2-17.5 — UTILITIES
- Ch 2-18 — ZONING; AIRPORT HAZARDS; FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Ch 2-19 — Short-Term Vacation Rentals
- Ch 12-12.5 — TIMBER HARVESTING
- Ch A — CITY-COUNTY AGREEMENT ON FUNCTIONS AND SERVICESrecently amended