Local government; zoning decisions shall not affect or be required for certain residential dwellings of 400 square feet or fewer; provide

Also relevant to:Homeowner

Where it is in the process

Plain-English Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 66 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to zoning procedures as pertaining to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide that zoning decisions shall not affect or be required for certain residential dwellings of 400 square feet or fewer; to provide for construction; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 27, 2026

Who it affects

Homeowner

Allows for the construction of smaller residential dwellings (400 sq ft or fewer) without being subject to traditional zoning procedures.

Renterindirect

May increase the availability of smaller, potentially more affordable housing units, which could benefit renters.

Housing-insecureindirect

Could lead to an increase in the supply of smaller, potentially more affordable housing options, which may assist individuals experiencing housing insecurity.

AI-extracted

Who This AffectsAI analysis

HomeownerdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Allows for the construction of smaller residential dwellings (400 sq ft or fewer) without being subject to traditional zoning procedures.
“A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 66 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to zoning procedures as pertaining to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide that zoning decisions shall not affect or be required for certain residential dwellings of 400 square feet or fewer”· Title
RenterindirectModerate impactMedium certainty
May increase the availability of smaller, potentially more affordable housing units, which could benefit renters.
“so as to provide that zoning decisions shall not affect or be required for certain residential dwellings of 400 square feet or fewer”· Title
Housing-insecureindirectModerate impactMedium certainty
Could lead to an increase in the supply of smaller, potentially more affordable housing options, which may assist individuals experiencing housing insecurity.
“so as to provide that zoning decisions shall not affect or be required for certain residential dwellings of 400 square feet or fewer”· Title

What the Bill Does

Exempts residential dwellings of 400 square feet or fewer from zoning decisions.
Amends zoning procedures for counties and municipal corporations.
Provides for construction of these smaller dwellings.

Votes

Read full bill text →↓ Why am I seeing this?

Want updates?

Get notified when GA HB1166 moves stage

Pick a channel below. Every option is opt-in, and we tell you exactly what we store.

Email

Identified

We store your email address and the bill ID. We'll send a confirmation link first; alerts only start after you click it. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe.

Coming soon

RSS feed· Atom 1.0 + JSON Feed per bill
Bluesky· follow a CivicRadar bot post per status change
Telegram· channel or DM via bot
Discord· channel webhook
WhatsApp· via WhatsApp Business
SMS· via Twilio