Cobb Zoning Map & Districts 2026
Explore zoning districts, official map resources, and recent rezoning activity in Cobb County, GA. ZoneWire monitors council meetings to track every zoning change.
Zoning Districts in Cobb County
Common zoning classifications used in this jurisdiction. Exact district names and codes may vary.
Single-family residential uses or residentially compatible institutional and recreational uses within or on the edge of properties delineated for a residential category.
Single-family residential district based on a 40,000-square-foot minimum lot size.
Single-family residential district based on a 30,000-square-foot minimum lot size.
Single-family residential district based on a 20,000-square-foot minimum lot size.
Single-family residential district based on a 15,000-square-foot minimum lot size.
Single-family residential district based on a 12,000-square-foot minimum lot size.
Single-family detached or attached residential dwelling units, including combinations of duplexes, triplexes and quadruplexes.
Encourages flexible site plan and building arrangements under a unified plan of development rather than lot-by-lot regulation.
Single-family attached or detached residential development district.
Single-family attached or detached residential development district.
Multifamily residential uses, or residentially compatible institutional and recreational uses, at up to 8 dwelling units per acre.
Fee simple townhouse residential development district.
Multifamily residential uses, or residentially compatible institutional and recreational uses, within properties delineated for high density residential and regional activity center categories.
Multifamily residential district at up to 16 dwelling units per acre.
Mobile home subdivisions designed to eliminate or minimize certain conditions associated with mobile homes.
Mobile home parks designed to eliminate or minimize certain conditions associated with mobile homes.
Low scale professional offices and other nonretail commercial uses on properties within or on the edge of a neighborhood activity center.
Future commercial district.
Convenience shopping facilities with retail commercial uses that have a neighborhood-oriented market and supply necessities requiring frequent purchasing with minimum consumer travel.
Nonretail commercial uses such as offices and financial institutions.
Planned village community with compact, unified retail centers within the center of the community.
Retail commercial and service uses designed and oriented to serve several neighborhoods making up a community.
Higher density residential uses (not to exceed 33 dwelling units per acre) in areas designated as regional activity centers.
Offices, financial institutions and accessory retail sales and service uses (four to eight stories) on properties within a regional activity center.
Overlay district that may be applied over certain base commercial, office, and mixed-use districts to encourage redevelopment.
Office and service district.
Retail commercial and service uses designed and oriented to serve two to four neighborhoods, located within a community activity center or regional activity center.
Retail commercial and service uses designed and oriented to serve several neighborhoods making up a community, developed as a planned shopping center.
Retail commercial and service uses oriented toward automotive businesses that are land intensive and need major road access and visibility, located within a community activity center or regional activity center.
Light industrial uses such as low intensity automobile repair and service, warehousing and storage, distribution centers, and transportation terminals within or on the perimeter of an industrial category.
Heavy industrial uses such as intensive automobile repair, heavy and chemical manufacturing, petroleum or petrochemical storage, and warehousing within an industrial category.
Recent Rezoning Activity in Cobb County
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Frequently Asked Questions
The official Cobb zoning map is maintained by the local planning department. You can access the interactive GIS map at https://www.cobbcounty.gov/community-development/zoning-division/zoning-maps. ZoneWire also tracks rezoning activity discussed in council meetings.
Common zoning districts in Cobb County include residential (R-1, R-2, R-3), commercial (C-1, C-2), industrial (I-1, I-2), mixed-use (MU), and planned development (PD). Each district has specific permitted uses, setbacks, and density requirements.
ZoneWire reads every council meeting in Cobb County to detect rezoning discussions, variances, and zoning amendments. Start a free trial to receive alerts when rezoning activity is detected.
Zoning in unincorporated Cobb County is administered by the Community Development Agency's Zoning Division. The Planning Commission acts as an advisory body that reviews rezoning, land use permit, and variance requests and makes recommendations, while the Board of Commissioners (BOC) is the governing authority that makes the final decision. The Planning Commission's duties are set out in the Cobb County Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 134).
The Cobb County Planning Commission holds its zoning hearings on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m., with no hearing held in January. Hearings take place in the Public Meeting Room on the second floor of the David Hankerson Building, 100 Cherokee Street, Marietta, Georgia.
The Board of Commissioners holds its zoning hearings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m., again with no hearing in January. Like the Planning Commission hearings, these are held in the Public Meeting Room on the second floor of the David Hankerson Building, 100 Cherokee Street, Marietta, Georgia. The BOC's hearing typically follows the Planning Commission's recommendation earlier in the month.
Cobb County's zoning regulations are in Chapter 134 (Zoning) of the Official Code of Cobb County, available through the Municode Library. The code establishes and enumerates the county's zoning districts, including single-family residential districts such as R-80, R-30, R-20, R-15, and RA-6, along with commercial, office, and industrial districts. Each district's regulations appear in Article IV of Chapter 134.
The Unified Development Code is a project to consolidate Cobb County's development regulations, currently spread across Chapter 134 (Zoning), Chapter 110 (Subdivision), Chapter 66 (Historic Preservation), and Chapter 58 (Floods), into a single document. Its goals are to reduce duplication, eliminate inconsistencies, and make the rules easier to understand. The county states the UDC is not intended to rezone property or change the use of any parcel; it updates outdated regulations while keeping existing zoning designations.
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