Ordinances & Regulations

Albany/Dougherty Zoning Ordinance

• Title I General Provisions and Definitions(PDF, 149KB)
• Title II District Regulations and Requirements(PDF, 187KB)
• Title III Miscellaneous Regulations(PDF, 301KB)
• Table II.2.01 and II.2.02 Zoning Tables (includes permitted uses information, yard requirements)(PDF, 364KB)
• Zoning Illustrations(PDF, 1MB)

Albany Dougherty Subdivision Regulations

• Current, as amended through March 17, 2008(PDF, 2MB)

Albany/Dougherty Zoning Ordinance Updates

• (PDF, 1MB)Community Residence Regulations(PDF, 1MB) (City) Community Residence Application(PDF, 79KB)  
• (PDF, 79KB)Community Residence Regulations(PDF, 629KB) (County) Application(PDF, 79KB)  
• Old Northside District Overlay(PDF, 3MB)
• Parking and Storage of Commercial Vehicles in Residential Districts Ordinance(PDF, 192KB)
• Religious Institutions, Auxiliary Ministries, Social Fraternal Organizations (City of Albany)(PDF, 304KB)
• Religious Institutions, Auxiliary Ministries, Social Fraternal Organizations (City of Albany)(PDF, 125KB)
  • Riverfront Illustrations(PDF, 2MB)
  • Adoption Ordinance(PDF, 185KB)
  • Ordinance 14-101 (Amendment)(PDF, 310KB)
• Walls and Fences (City of Albany)(PDF, 67KB)
• Wireless Telecommunications Ordinance(PDF, 186KB)
• Proper Procedure To Secure A Building Or House(PDF, 92KB)
• Albany Design Guidelines (Sept 2017)(PDF, 27MB)
• Comprehensive Plan 2016-2026(PDF, 10MB)
• Albany-Dougherty Pre-Hazard Mitigation Plan 2015(PDF, 2MB)
• Dougherty County Hazard Mitigation Plan 2021(PDF, 10MB)
• Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan 2014(PDF, 10MB)
  • 2024 Albany Dougherty Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan Annual Progress Report(PDF, 307KB)
  • 2023 Albany Dougherty Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan Annual Progress Report(PDF, 182KB)
  • 2019 Albany Dougherty Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan Annual Progress Report(PDF, 251KB)
  • 2018 Albany Dougherty Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan Annual Progress Report(PDF, 278KB)
  • 2017 Albany Dougherty Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan Annual Progress Report(PDF, 417KB)
  • 2016 Albany Dougherty Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan Annual Progress Report(PDF, 294KB)
• Floodplain Ordinance (City of Albany)(PDF, 276KB)
  • Ordinance (12-119) Amendment(PDF, 455KB)
• Floodplain Ordinance (Dougherty County)(PDF, 641KB)
  • Ordinance Amendments 6-17-2013(PDF, 2MB)
• Flood Insurance Study 2001(PDF, 10MB)
• Historic Ordinance(PDF, 301KB)
  • Historic Resources Damage Assessment Checklist(PDF, 53KB)
  • Historic Ordinance Update (May 24, 2011)(PDF, 108KB)
• Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code for the City of Albany(PDF, 761KB)
• Reasonable Accommodation (City of Albany)(PDF, 220KB)
• Solar Ordinance - City of Albany (as amended through 9-25-2018)(PDF, 77KB)
• Solar Ordinance - Dougherty County (as amended through 4-2-2018)(PDF, 507KB)
• Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance (City of Albany)(PDF, 323KB)
• Sign Ordinance (City of Albany)(PDF, 763KB)
  • Existing Billboard Inventory(PDF, 152KB)
• Sign Ordinance (Dougherty County)(PDF, 398KB)
• 2010 Urban Redevelopment Plan(PDF, 12MB)
  • 2012 URP/Opportunity Zone Extension Map(PDF, 1MB)
  • 2011 Amendment to 2010 Urban Redevelopment Plan(PDF, 5MB)
  • Opportunity Zone Designation(PDF, 1MB)
• Downtown Entertainment District (DED) Ordinance(PDF, 7MB)
• Short-term Vacation Rental Ordinance(PDF, 10MB)
• Agritourism Ordinance (Dougherty County)(PDF, 134KB)