Amendments 2024

Amendments 2023

• Section 4.7 & 12.1 Zoning Ordinance Amendments

• Section 11.1.4 Admin. Approval - Deletion - Zoning Ord. 

• AR (4) Acre Minimum

• Section 7.2 , 7.3 & Article VII Use Chart-Convenience Stores

Amendments 2022

• Section 11.1 Special Exception Variances-Zoning Ord

• Sections 3.0-Pole Barn Def. & 12.2 Minimum Sf. Required for Bldg. Permit. Zoning Ord-6-27-22

• Sections 7.2-1.11,A2-Private Cemetery . & 8.6.2.2, 8.6,2.7 RV's-Zoning Ord. 7-11-22

• Section 9.7.3 Private Cemeteries-Zoning Ord Effective 7-11-22

• Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.5, 9.7 Zoning Ord. Minimum Lot Sizes-Effective 7-25-22

• Section 7.7.1, 7.9.1, Art. VII Use Chart-Event Halls Effective 8-29-2022

• Section 7.3 AR Agricultural / Residential 10-03-2022

• Section 14.3.8 - 14.3.11.10  11/7/2022

• Section 3.1 & References-Grandfathered Term, Zon. Ord.  11/7/2022

Amendments 2021

• Section 6.6.4 Campers/RV's and Tents

• Section 9.16  Deleted Entirely.

• Section 7.1.2.18 A-1 Conditional Use 

• Section 7.2.2.16 A-2 Conditional Use

• Section 6.6.6 Campers and RV's tagged and titled

• Section 6.6.7 Campers / Rv's / and Tents as dwellings

Amendments 2019

• Article VIII:  R-1 zoning

• Section 3.1 

• Section 7.3.1.3 

• Section 7.1.1.7 

• Section 7.2.1.5 

• Adoption page:3/4/2019

• 15' (From Side Property Lines)

• 20' (From Rear Property Line)

• 60' (From Centerline of a County Road.)

• 70' (From Centerline of a Highway.)

• For Commercial Setbacks, please call the office.

Additional Setbacks:

• • Wells and septic are regulated by the Madison County Health Department. 

  • Chicken houses - 300' from any property line (400' from any home other than the owner's).

  • Storage buildings - the same as the above table for Area, Yard, and Height Requirements.

  • Swimming pools - 10' from the property line.

  • Signs - 70' from centerline and 5' from ROW on Federal and State roads; 60' from centerline and 5' from ROW on County roads; If the sign is not on the subject's property, the ROW is determined by the property's zoning classification.

  • Fences, walls, shrubbery, or other obstructions to vision - anything 2.5' to 15' above the finished grade of streets cannot be within 20' of the intersection of the rights-of-way lines of streets or railroads (8.4.3).      

• The density parameters relate specifically to subdivision developments and do not apply to single parcel splits within rural residential areas.

• Pre-owned mobile homes have new guidelines so please check with the Building and Zoning Office for details. 

• You do not have to have 5 acres for a mobile home, it is treated the same as a site built home.  The lot size depends on the zone of the property.  If it is any existing lot, you will need to be able to meet  the property set backs.

• Campers can only be used as a temporary residence for up to one year with an active permit for building a home.

• It is required to have at least 1 acre per horse or cow.

• A private drive or easement can only serve up to four lots, must be at least 30' wide, and no longer than 1500'. Driveway Ordinance requirements may apply.

• Only 1 single-family dwelling will be allowed on a lot, unless otherwise permitted by zoning, such as medical hardships and accessory dwelling units.

• Property can only be split 3 times for a total of 4 lots within a 3 year period, without falling into major subdivision regulations.

• Any building used as a residence, an office, or a business to be located, erected, moved, added to or structurally altered by 100 square foot or more must be permitted.

• If you are building any structure over 400 square foot, a building permit is required. 

• Commercial buildings under 5,000 square foot are not required to have building plans but are required to have a site plan. 

• All construction of 5,000 square foot must submit a storm water plan.  If you are adding to an existing site your plan must be amended.

The following information is provided for reference only, and is not the official version of the Madison County Mobile Home Park Regulations. The official version can be obtained in the Madison County Planning & Zoning Department.

Manufactured Home Park Regulations   Codified 3/4/2019 

The County Clerk is designated as the Open Records Officer to act for Madison County.  

All requests for records made under the Act directed to the County shall be made in writing to the Open Records Officer; Christina Baxter at cbaxter@madisonco.us 

• Most plats can be approved when brought in, however, please call before coming to ensure availability. There is a $15.00 approval fee for plats.  We also request that all city plats be brought in to have the Map and Parcel numbers assigned before recording; there is no fee for these plats. We also ask the plats of existing parcels (Retracement Plats) be brought in to ensure that our mapping records are correct; there is no fee for these plats. 

• Rezone Plats have 6 months to be recorded from Board of Commissioners approval date 

• If your property is located on a private drive or an easement, please check with our office to make sure it can be subdivided before you have a survey done.  You cannot make any changes to a final plat of a subdivision that has been recorded, without approval from the Zoning Administrator or the Board of Commissioners.  This means the lots must stay as approved and recorded, without getting further approval.

Steps for Recording Plats

• • Plats with new splits must be stamped and signed by the Zoning Administrator.

  • As of Jan. 1, 2017 plats are recorded by e-file.

  • Thank you to all the Surveyors that submit the plats for the approval, and to those that put the map and parcel numbers that the parcels splits are coming from. 

Application for Plat Approvals

• Section 10.9: Permitted in A-1, A-2, AR, R-1, R-2, R-3

• Political signs, nonilluminated, not to exceed eight square foot of area.

• Maximum height for A-1, A-2, & AR is 20'.

• Maximum height for R-1, R-2, & R-3, is 5'.

• Political signs are not permitted in Business & Industrial zones.

• The Largest a Political Sign can be is 8 square Foot

• YOU CAN FIND THIS IN SECTION 10.18 (TABLE 1) OF THE MADISON COUNTY ZONING ORDINACE.

Details for Poultry Houses 

For all Rezoning, Conditional Use, and Variance applications, please call 706-795-6345 to make an appointment with the Zoning Administrator. This takes approximately 30-45 minutes. 

Application Fees:

• • $250 for Residential

  • $300 for Business

  • $400 for Industrial.

Storm water Ordinance 

Madison County Subdivision Regulations Codified 6/5/2023

Subdivision Regulations Amendments 2023

• Section 9.0 & 10.2 

Subdivision Regulations Amendments 2022

• Sections 3.0-Digital Copies, 8.4 (3-d) Preliminary Plat, 9.0 (g) Final Plat, & 9.4 (b) Final Plat-Sub / Eff: 6-27-22

• Sections 8.4 (3), 8.4 (3b), &  8.4 (3c) Preliminary Plat-Sub / Eff: 7-11-22

The following information is provided for reference only, and is not the official version of the Madison County Subdivision Regulations. The official version can be obtained in the Madison County Planning and Zoning Department.

• There is a 1000 feet pipeline buffer for wells in subdivisions.

• Subdivision road requirements are under Section V not Section VIII.  You can contact Alan at the Road Department for county specs. (706-795-6260)

• Subdivision Plat Review

• Preliminary Plat Application

• Final Plat Application

Applications for the rezoning of property, for conditional uses, and for variances are accepted and reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Department, and are brought before the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Commissioners for review and approval. The Planning and Zoning Department also reviews  preliminary and final plats for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Commissioners. Please see the links below for additional information. 

Zoning Application Information 

Zoning Application Process 

Property Owner Authorization Form