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Hiram, GA zoning: where a drive-thru restaurant is allowed

Paulding County · 23 districts on file · last read 2026-11-14 · data.json

Is a drive-thru allowed in Hiram, GA?

A drive-thru restaurant is allowed by right (no conditional use permit, special exception or rezoning) in these zoning districts: B-1, B-2, ECR, NB, PSC.

It needs a conditional or special use approval in: O-I.

It is not allowed in 14 districts: A-1, AML, ECBP, ER, I-1, I-2, LRO, MHP, OSRD, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-55, RD.

3 districts are not confirmed yet.

Drive-thru restaurant rule by zoning district

DistrictDrive-thru restaurantWhat the code saysSectionSourceRead on
A-1Not allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14
ABNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
AMLNot allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14
B2CLNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
B-1By rightFood Services and Drinking Places (excluding Bars)
Drive-thru not addressed; Downtown Historic Overlay bans drive-thrus (220-30.8).		Zoning 210-160..200 .02zoneomics.com2026-11-14
B-2By rightFood Services and Drinking Places (excluding Bars)
Drive-thru not addressed; Downtown Historic Overlay bans drive-thrus (220-30.8).		Zoning 210-160..200 .02zoneomics.com2026-11-14
ECBPNot allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14
ECRBy rightFood Services and Drinking Places (excluding Bars)
Drive-thru not addressed; Downtown Historic Overlay bans drive-thrus (220-30.8).		Zoning 210-160..200 .02zoneomics.com2026-11-14
ERNot allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14
I-1Not allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14
I-2Not allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14
LRONot allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MHPNot allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MPRNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
NBBy rightFood Services and Drinking Places (excluding Bars)
Drive-thru not addressed; Downtown Historic Overlay bans drive-thrus (220-30.8).		Zoning 210-160..200 .02zoneomics.com2026-11-14
O-IConditionalFood Services and Drinking Places, excluding Bars (special exception)210-150.03.Gzoneomics.com2026-11-14
OSRDNot allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14
PSCBy rightFood Services and Drinking Places (excluding Bars)
Drive-thru not addressed; Downtown Historic Overlay bans drive-thrus (220-30.8).		Zoning 210-160..200 .02zoneomics.com2026-11-14
R-1Not allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14
R-2Not allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14
R-3Not allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14
R-55Not allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RDNot allowedNot listed / food only ancillaryCh. 210zoneomics.com2026-11-14

"By right" means permitted with site plan and building permit review only. Overlay districts, planned developments (PD/PUD) and conditions attached to a past rezoning can change the answer for a single parcel.

Sources

How to confirm before you buy

  1. Look up the parcel on the official zoning map to get its district and any overlay.
  2. Open the code section linked in the table and read the use table and the drive-thru standards.
  3. Call the planning office and ask whether a drive-thru restaurant needs anything beyond site plan review at that address.

Why this library exists

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