O.C.G.A.
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O.C.G.A. § 36-31-3 (2019)

Minimum population standards for proposed municipal corporation

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To be eligible for original incorporation as a municipal corporation, the minimum population standards of the area embraced within the proposed municipal boundary shall be as follows:

(1) A total resident population of at least 200 persons; and

(2) An average resident population of at least 200 persons per square mile for the total area.

History

Ga. L. 1963, p. 251, § 3.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES C.J.S. - 62 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 25.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1993–1993 · leading case: Marion v. DeKalb Cnty., Ga., 821 F. Supp. 685 (N.D. Ga. 1993).
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Marion v. DeKalb Cnty., Ga., 821 F. Supp. 685 (N.D. Ga. 1993). · cites it 2× “For example, the proposed area must have a population of at least 200 persons per square mile, O.C.G.A. § 36-31-3 (1987), and must be so developed that at least 60 percent of the total number of lots and tracts in the area at the time of incorporation are used for residential,…”
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