Section 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:

   (1) Is not less than 500 acres of contiguous land area;

   (2) 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;

   (3) 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;

   (4) 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

   (5) Has a social club with:

      (A) An 18 hole golf course of regulation size;

      (B) A restaurant or eatery used exclusively for the purpose of preparing and serving meals, with a seating capacity of at least 60 patrons;

      (C) 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;

      (D) A membership policy whereby membership is not denied or limited by an applicant's race, color, creed, sex, religion, or national origin; and

      (E) 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.