HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NI 14 10 224STATE OF GEORGIA ORDINANCE NO. 14-10-224
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AN ORDINANCE TO DELETE ARTICLE VI, DIVISION 24, NUP (NEIGHBORHOOD UNIT
PLAN) DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 64 OF THE
CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES)
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Milton, GA while in a regularly called council
meeting on October 20, 2014 6:00 p.m. as follows:
SECTION 1. That the deletion of Article VI, Division 24, NUP (Neighborhood Unit Plan)
District of the City of Milton Zoning Ordinance is hereby adopted and approved; and is attached
hereto as if fully set forth herein, and;
SECTION 2. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or regulations in conflict herewith are
repealed.
SECTION 3. That this Ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption.
ORDAINED this the 20`h day of October, 2014.
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Attest:
Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk
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Joe Lock f, Mayor
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STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON
DIVISION 24. NUP NEIGHBORHOOD UNIT PLAN DISTRICT
Sec. 64-918. Scope and intent.
Sec. 64-919. Use regulations.
Sec. 64-920. Development plan.
Sec. 64-921. Development standards.
Sec. 64-922. Other regulations.
Secs. 64-923-64-941. Reserved.
Sec. 64-918. Scope and intent.
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(a) The regulations set forth in this division are the NUP district regulations for those properties that
were zoned to the NUP district prior to December 17, 2013. After October 20, 2014 no additional
property shall be rezoned to the NUP district." Article IX should be consulted to determine uses and
minimum standards for uses allowed by administrative permit or use permit. The NUP district is
intended to provide land areas devoted to low to medium density single-family residential uses of five
or fewer units per acre consistent with the densities ranges suggested on the comprehensive plan
land use map. The NUP district is intended to encourage:
(1) The development of medium sized tracts of land as planned neighborhoods or the development
of vacant parcels of land with transitional densities in builtup areas;
(2) The preservation of trees and vegetation; and
(3) Innovative site planning.
(b) Land proposed for a NUP shall comply with the following standards:
(1) Provide a density that is consistent with the plan densities and surrounding properties.
(2) Protect neighboring properties by requiring peripheral setbacks and development standards
compatible with adjacent developments as required by the district standards and the conditions
of zoning.
Sec. 64-919. Use regulations.
Within the NUP district, land and structures shall be used in accordance with standards herein. Any
use not specifically designated as a permitted use in this section or as a use allowed by administrative
permit or use permit shall be prohibited.
(1) Permitted uses. Structures and land may be used for only the following purposes:
a. Single-family dwelling.
b. Recreation facilities associated with single-family development.
(2) Accessory uses. A structure or land may be used for uses customarily incidental to any
permitted use and a dwelling may be used for a home occupation.
Sec. 64-920. Development plan.
(a) The development plan shall be the zoning control document for features depicted graphically. The
site plan requirement applicable to rezoning requests shall be adhered to for NUP rezoning requests.
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(b) Administrative guidelines for preparing site plans are available from the director of the community
development department.
(c) A site plan shall become the development plan if the request to rezone is approved without changes
or additions.
(d) If the approval by the board differs in any way from what is depicted on the site plan submitted for
the purpose of seeking rezoning, a revised plan must be certified by the community development
department before development related permits may be issued.
(e) A site plan or development plan shall not substitute for plans which are required as a prerequisite for
applying for development related permits.
(f) The location of all use areas shall be shown on the development plan, and location on the ground
shall be as shown on the development plan.
Sec. 64-921. Development standards.
(a) Height regulations. No building shall exceed 40 feet in height.
(b) Minimum lot area per unit shall be 4,000 square feet.
(c) NUP size shall be as follows:
(1) Minimum four contiguous acres.
(2) Maximum 12 contiguous acres
(d) Maximum density shall be 5.0 units per gross acre.
(e) Minimum lot width. The shall be none unless specified in conditions.
(f) Minimum development frontage shall be 35 feet.
(g) Minimum lot frontage shall be 20 feet adjoining a street.
(h) Minimum heated floor area per unit shall be 1,000 square feet detached.
(i) Minimum perimeter setback for the entire NUP development. When adjacent to single-family
zoning/use or AG -1 zoned property, a 40 -foot setback shall be provided around the periphery of the
development including access drives serving more than one lot, principal and accessory structures
and swimming pools. Other yard improvements and access/utility crossings are permitted.
Q) Minimum interior setbacks:
(1) Minimum front yard shall be as specified in conditions.
(2) Minimum side yard shall be as specified in conditions.
(3) Minimum rear yard shall be as specified in conditions.
(k) Minimum interior building separations. To place a building along an interior side lot line at between
zero and seven feet shall require an encroachment and maintenance easement allowing a minimum
of seven feet of access to such buildings. A minimum building separation of 14 feet shall be
maintained.
(1) Minimum accessory structure requirements. Accessory structures may be located in rear or side
yards, but shall not be located within a minimum rear yard except that detached garages may locate
along a rear lot line at between zero and seven feet with an encroachment and maintenance
easement allowing a minimum of seven feet of access to the garage.
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Sec. 64-922. Other regulations.
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The following headings contain some additional, but not all, provisions applicable to the NUP district:
(1) Development regulations: article XVII of this zoning ordinance.
(2) Exceptions: article Il, division 3 of this zoning ordinance.
(3) Floodplain management: article IV of this zoning ordinance.
(4) Off-street parking and loading: article VIII of this zoning ordinance.
(5) Outside storage: article II, division 2 of this zoning ordinance.
(6) Landscape area and buffer regulations of the TR district shall apply to townhouse development:
article III of this zoning ordinance.
(7) River protection. Metropolitan River Protection Act, O.C.G.A. § 12-5-440 et seq.
(8) Signs: article XVI of this zoning ordinance.
Secs. 64-923-64-941. Reserved.
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