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7.1
District, Lot and Height Standards. The requirements regarding lot size, building size, and building placement on the
lot for each zoning district shall be met as indicated in Article 5 General Provisions and Table 7.1: Zoning District Area, Yard and Height Requirements.
Please note the districts not listed in this table have standards in separate articles
of this ordinance.
Table 7.1: District Area, Yard and Height Requirements
| Zoning District |
Minimum Lot Area |
*Minimum lot width at setback line (ft). |
**Front Yard (ft) from arterial and collector/local street |
Side Yard (ft) |
Rear Yard (ft) |
Max. Building Height (ft). |
| A-1- Agricultural District
|
25 acres |
350' |
115' |
30' |
50' |
40' |
|
| RR—Rural Reserve District
|
10 acres |
275' |
115' |
30' |
50' |
40' |
|
| LDR—Low Density Residential District
|
5 acres |
200' |
115' |
25' |
40' |
35' |
|
| RD—Rural Development District
|
2 acres |
200' |
115' |
20' |
30' |
35' |
|
| R-1—Single Family
|
0.5 ac. w/pub water and sewer |
100' |
75' Paved |
10' |
10' |
35' |
|
1 ac. public water only |
|
|
15' |
20' |
|
|
MFR—Multi-Family Residential District
|
½ acre with public water and sewer |
100' |
100' |
15' |
10' |
40' |
| Efficiency—500 sq. ft. Heated floor space Duplex—Each unit 750 sq. ft. floor space
for a total min. building size of 1500 sq. ft.
|
|
100' |
|
20' |
|
| NHC—Neighborhood Commercial
|
1 acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100' |
100' |
20' |
25' |
40' |
|
PUD Planned Unit Development
|
See Article 13 for development standards
|
| Ind—Industrial District
|
1 acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100' |
100' |
15' |
20' |
50' |
|
MHP
|
See Article 10 for development standards
|
Notes * Public Road Frontage Requirements qa
** This measurement is from the centerline of the road
7.2
Appearance Standards. Appearance standards shall apply to all single-family detached dwellings including
site-built housing, industrialized housing, and manufactured houses. Approval shall
be granted upon finding that such development shall meet or exceed the Appearance
standards as shown on Table 7.2: Appearance Standards for Single-Family Detached Dwellings.
Table 7.2: Appearance Standards for Single-Family Detached Dwellings
|
Type I |
Type II |
Type III |
Type IV
MHP Only |
|
Min. Dwelling Width
|
24' |
20' |
18' |
12' |
|
Min. Roof Pitch
|
5/12 |
4/12 |
4/12 |
3/12 |
|
Min. Heated Floor Area
|
1,500 sf |
1,250 sf |
1250 sf |
720 sf |
|
Roof Materials
|
(1) |
(1) |
(1) |
|
|
External Siding Materials
|
(2) |
(2) |
(2) |
|
|
Permanent Foundation
|
Required (3) |
Required (3) |
Required (3) |
Not required |
|
Utility Meter
|
Mounted on Structure only |
Mounted on Structure |
Mounted on Structure |
Mounted on Pole or structure |
|
Landing Area
|
(4) |
(4) |
(4) |
(4) |
|
Towing Devices
|
(4) |
(5) |
(5) |
(6) |
Notes:
1.
The roof shall have a surface of wood shakes, asphalt composition, wood shingles,
concrete, fiberglass tiles, metal tiles, slate, built up gravel materials or other
materials approved by the building and zoning department of Meriwether County.
2.
The exterior siding materials shall consist of wood, masonry, concrete, stucco, masonite,
metal lap, vinyl lap, or other materials of like appearance approved by the building
and zoning department of Meriwether County.
3.
Permanent foundations shall meet the requirements of standard building code. For manufactured
homes, a masonry curtain wall solid except for the required ventilation and access
must be installed so that it encloses the area under the manufactured home to the
ground level.
4.
For manufactured homes, a landing area is required and its width and length must be
greater than or equal to the width of the entrance doorway.
5.
Manufactured homes are required to remove all towing devices.
6.
Manufactured homes that cannot remove towing devices shall be screened by plantings
and the structure shall be skirted.
7.3
Permitted Uses. No principal building, structure or land use shall be permitted except in the zoning
districts indicated and for the purposes permitted in Table 7.3. Each use is mutually
exclusive and does not encompass other uses listed in the table. The letter "X" indicates
a permitted use in that zoning district. A principal use denoted by the letter "S"
is permitted only if a special use permit is granted by the Meriwether County Commission.
Special use permits are subject to standards for special uses stated in Article 16. Any blank area indicates the use is not permitted in that zoning district. For uses
not included on this list where the Zoning Administrator is unable to determine clear
placement, application shall be made to the Planning Commission for an amendment to
this table under provisions of this Ordinance for text amendments to the zoning ordinance
and in accordance with the Zoning Procedures Act as set forth in O.C.G.A. 36-66-1
et seq. Permitted uses for the zoning districts not listed in this table are located
in the Articles for the district.
Table 7.3:
Permitted and Special Uses
| PERMITTED USES |
ZONING DISTRICTS
|
|
A-1 |
RR |
LDR |
RD |
R-1 |
MFR |
MHP |
NHC |
I |
| Accessory Uses and Buildings—subject to requirements in Article 5
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Advertising, Display, Sales and Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Air Strip |
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Agriculture Equipment Sales, Supply and Storage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Ambulance Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Amusement Park—Provided that facilities are not located closer than 2,500 feet to
a residential district.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
X |
| Animal Care Facility—provided animal hospital, clinic or shelter shall be located
at least 200 ft. from any property zoned for residential use.
|
X |
X |
S |
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Antique Shop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Apparel and Accessory Shop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Appliance Sales and Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Art Gallery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
Athletic/Health Club and
Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Assembly Hall, Civic Center |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Auto/Motor vehicle Race Track—provided facilities are not located closer than one
mile to a residential district
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
X |
Automobile and Truck Sales
and Repair |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Automobile and Body Shop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Bait Shop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Bakery/Pastry Shop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Bank or Financial Institution, Full Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Bank and Auto Teller |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Barber Shop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Baseball Batting Cages |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
X |
| Beauty Shop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Bed and Breakfast Home—see Article 5 for requirements
|
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
Bed and Breakfast Inn—see
Article 5 for requirements
|
|
|
|
S |
S |
|
|
X |
|
| Billiard Hall |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Boat Storage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Boat Sales, Service and Repair |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Books, Cards and Stationary Store |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Bottling Plant |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
| Bowling Alley |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
Building Materials Sales,
Supplies and Storage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Bus Station |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
Car Wash Manual and
Automatic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Cabinet Shop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Carpet Cleaning Store |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Carpet and Rug Sales, Floor Covering and Storage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Cemetery, Private—Any plot of ground, building, mausoleum or other enclosure used
for the burial of persons of one collateral line of descent. Private cemeteries shall
not be located in floodplains.
|
S |
S |
S |
S |
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Cemetery, Religious Institution—A plot of ground, building, mausoleum or other enclosure
owned by or adjacent to a religious institution and used for the burial of persons
who are generally members of that religious institution. Cemetery shall not be located
in a floodplain.
|
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|
S |
S |
| Cemetery, Public—A plot of ground, building, mausoleum or other enclosure not located
on property owned by or adjacent to a religious institution and used for the burial
of persons. Cemetery shall not be located in a floodplain.
|
S |
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Child Care Center, Group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Child Care Facility |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Child Care Home—Child care home shall conform to regulations in Article 5—Home Occupation Regulations
|
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
X |
X |
| Churches |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|
X |
X |
| Cinema, Movie Theater |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Clinic, Public or Private |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Club or Lodges |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|
|
|
X |
X |
| College, University, Junior College or Technical School |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|
|
X |
X |
| Commercial Timber Production |
X |
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Concrete/Stone Cutting and Fabrication |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
| Contractor Equipment—Material Storage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Convenience Store with or without Fuel service—provided that all fuel pumps shall
be at least fifteen feet from the street right-of-way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Curio and Souvenir Shop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Drug Store, Pharmacy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Dwelling—Multi-Family |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
Dwelling—Single-Family
Detached Type I |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
Dwelling—Single-Family
Detached Type II |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
Dwelling—Single-Family
Detached Type III |
|
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
Dwelling—Single-Family
Detached Type IV |
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
|
| Equipment Rental |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
Equipment Supplies—
Business or Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Farming, Crop Production only |
X |
X |
S |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Farming, Horticulture for Personal Use (garden) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
| Farming, Horticulture for Commercial Use—including growing of flowers, shrubs, fruits,
tree nuts, and vegetables provided that no such processing of produce is located closer
than 100 feet to any property line and processing is part of a farming operation
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Flea Market |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Florist Shop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Funeral Home, Mortuary |
|
|
|
S |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Furniture, Home furnishings and appliances |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
Garden and Landscaping
Supplies |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Gasoline Station w/Auto Service—all fuel pumps shall be at least 15 feet from street
right-of-way
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Golf Course and Clubhouse, Driving Range |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Government Buildings |
S |
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Grocery/General Merchandise Store |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
Hardware, Paint and
Wallpaper Store |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Hobby, Toy and Game Store |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Home Occupation—Subject to Article 5 regulations
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
| Hospital, Health and Medical Institution |
|
|
|
|
S |
|
|
X |
X |
| Hotel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Jewelry Store |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Junk Yard, Salvage Yard |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
| Kennel, Dog or Cat |
X |
X |
S |
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Laundry, Commercial Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Laundry, Pick up and Dry Cleaning Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Laundry, Coin Operated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Library |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Livestock—Commercial Operations including grazing, dairies, stock yards, feed lots,
poultry, other fowl, egg production, animal breeding, boarding, hatcheries, fur farms,
and animal waste facilities—providing that all structures which house animals and
fowl that produce dust, excessive noise, odor and all animal waste are not located
closer than 400' to any property line.
|
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Livestock—Raising/keeping for Personal Pleasure—provided that all structures or areas
used for housing and feeding livestock shall be no closer than 50 feet from any property
line.
|
X |
X |
X |
S |
|
|
|
|
|
| Livestock Sales or Auction—Provided that no structure for feeding or housing animals
shall be closer than 400 feet to any property line and that off street parking is
provided and adequate for livestock trailers, recreational vehicles and trailer, etc.
|
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
| Machine Shop, Fabrication, Welding, Sales and Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
X |
| Machinery Sales, service and repair |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Manufacturing facility involving the mechanical or chemical conversion of raw materials
into semi or finished products
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
| Manufacturing Facility involving only the assembly of pre-manufactured component parts. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
X |
| Meat Processing—subject to State Regulations and Health Department approval |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
| Mini-Warehouse (self-storage facility) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Motel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Museum |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
X |
|
| Nursery, Plant—Greenhouse—provided that no structure or equipment storage shall be
located closer than 100 feet to any adjoining residential property
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
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|
X |
|
| Office, Professional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Office Supply Store |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
X |
|
| Parking lot or garage, commercial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Park and recreational facilities |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
X |
X |
| Pet and Dog grooming business |
X |
X |
S |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Personal Care Home, Congregate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Personal Care Home, Family |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Personal Care Home, Group |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
X |
|
| Personal Care Home, Halfway House |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
X |
|
| Print Shop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Produce Stand—provided a minimum of four off street parking spaces are provided and
maintained.
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Radio, TV and Communication Tower—Communication Tower sites shall be in accordance
with Article 9
|
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
X |
| Railroad Station |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Recycling Center w/processing facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Recycling Collection Station |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Repair Service, General Merchandise |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Repair Service (Heavy Equipment) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
| Restaurant—drive-in |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Restaurant—nondrive-in |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Retail Stores offering common merchandise |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Rooming and Boardinghouse |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
X |
|
|
|
| RV Park and Campground—subject to regulations as set forth in Article 10 of this ordinance
|
S |
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| School, Public, Private or Parochial (Elementary and Secondary) |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Sewerage Treatment Facilities, Public or Private |
S |
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
S |
X |
| Shoe Shop—Sales and service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Shopping Center |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Solar Farm—a solar generation facillity for the production and sale of electrical
energy to an electric utility
|
S |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Storage Yard, Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
| Storage Warehouse |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Studio—Art, Photography or other similar uses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Taxidermy |
S |
S |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Tire Sales and Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
| Transfer Station, for Meriwether County Solid Waste |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
| Truck Terminal, Freight handling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
| Video Sales and Rental |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
| Water Treatment Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
| Wholesale/Warehouse/Distribution Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
| Wrecker Services, Temporary Storage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
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