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 Chapter 113. ZONING
 Article IV. ZONING DISTRICTS

  § 113-182. Table of dimensional requirements.  

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  • The following is a table of dimensional requirements by zoning district:

    NP = Not permitted NA = Not applicable

     

    TABLE 5.2

    DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS BY ZONING DISTRICT
    Dimensional requirement R-1 R-1A R-2 R-3 OP INST CBD NS HB PSC OCMS MU M-1
    Minimum lot size (square feet) 30,000 18,000 15,000 12,500 10,000 10,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 1,742,400 20,000
    Maximum number of dwelling units per acre 1.5 2.5 3.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 30.0 3.0 3.0 NP NP 4.0 NP
    Minimum lot width (feet) 100 80 70 70 60 100 None 100 60 200 200 60 100
    Minimum floor area per dwelling unit 1,500 1,400 1,200 800 1,200 1,200 800 800 800 NP NP 800 NP
    Maximum floor-area ratio None None None None 0.30 0.70 2.90 0.35 0.50 0.50 1.50 2.15 0.65
    Maximum lot coverage (percent of total land area) 20% 20% 20% 25% 25% 40% 60% 30% 50% 40% 25% 60% 40%
    Minimum landscaped open space (percent of total land area) None None None 20% 25% 20% 15% 30% 20% 25% 35% 20% 10%
    Maximum number of stories (building) 3 3 3 4 4 4 8 4 4 2 6 6 4
    Maximum height of building (feet) 35 35 35 40 40 40 120 40 40 40 90 90 50
    Minimum setback for principal building from GA 400 right-of-way (feet) 60 60 60 60 60 60 NA 60 100 100 75 75 75
    Minimum natural buffer width abutting GA 400 right-of-way (feet) 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 60
    Minimum front yard/building setback, arterial or collector street (feet) 50 40 35 30 25 30 None 30 20 50 75 25 40
    Minimum front yard/building setback, other street (feet) 40 30 25 25 25 35 None 30 20 40 60 20 30
    Minimum side yard/building setback (feet) 15 10 10 10 20 20 None 20 10 25 50 20 20
    Minimum rear yard/building setback (feet) 20 20 20 20 20 15 None 25 20 40 50 20 20
    Minimum rear or side yard/building setback adjacent to an alley or service drive 20 20 20 20 20 15 None 15 10 None 25 10 None
    Minimum setback for principal building when abutting an R district (feet) None None None None 30 30 None 30 40 60 60 30 60
    Minimum buffer when abutting an R district (feet) None None None None 20 20 None 20 30 50 50 30 50
    Minimum landscape strip required along rights-of-way for any nonresidential or multifamily use (width in feet) NA NA NA NA 10 10 None 15 10 20 25 15 10
    Minimum distance between principal buildings containing one or more dwellings (feet) NA 20 20 20 20 20 None 20 20 NA NA 20 NA
    Minimum distance between nonresidential principal buildings (feet) NA NA NA NA 40 30 None 25 20 40 60 20 40

     

(Ord. of 2-18-2003, table 5.2; Ord. of 5-12-2005, § 2(C), (D); Ord. of 12-20-2005, § 2(C), (D); Ord. of 3-17-2009, § 4)