Georgia § 3-12-1 - "Residential community development district" defined.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 3-12-1 — "Residential community development district" defined., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-12-1. "Residential community development district" defined.
As used in this chapter, the term "residential community development district" or "district" means a private residential development that: Is not less than 500 acres of contiguous land area; Is located either within a county where the sale of alcoholic beverages is authorized or within a county that has one or more municipalities where the sale of alcoholic beverages is authorized, but outside the corporate limits of any municipality; Has at least 200 residential sites, platted and recorded in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county as a residential subdivision; Has streets that were or will be built with private funds and are or will be maintained by private funds of the developers or property owners within the development; and Has a social club with: An 18 hole golf course of regulation size; A restaurant or eatery used exclusively for the purpose of preparing and serving meals, with a seating capacity of at least 60 patrons; A golf or social club membership and has at least 200 paid-up members who have paid a membership fee for family or individual membership; A membership policy whereby membership is not denied or limited by an applicant's race, color, creed, sex, religion, or national origin; and A full-time management staff for the social activities of the club, including the management of the premises where food and drink are sold. (Code 1981, § 3-12-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 486, § 2.)
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