Land Use & Zoning

A 'density bonus' in Georgia housing law typically allows developers to:

AA. Develop more units than normally allowed in exchange for providing affordable housing✓ Correct

BB. Build at higher densities in rural areas without restriction

CC. Skip the rezoning process if the project includes parks

DD. Receive a tax credit for mixed-use development

Explanation

Density bonuses allow developers to build at higher densities than normally permitted in exchange for including affordable or workforce housing units in the development. Georgia municipalities increasingly use these tools.

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Key Terms to Know

Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

Variance

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

Eminent Domain

The power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.

Adverse Possession

A doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.