HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO 14 09 219STATE OF GEORGIA ORDINANCE NO. 14-09-219
COUNTY OF FULTON RZ14-07
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE VI, DIVISION 13, TR (TOWNHOUSE
RESIDENTIAL) 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 September 22,20146:00 p.m. as follows:
SECTION 1. That the amendment of Article VI, Division 13, TR (Townhouse Residential)
District of the City of Milton Zoning Ordinance is hereby adopted and approved; and is attached
hereto as iffully 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repealed.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 22nd day of September, 2014.
Joe LOCka
Attest:
Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk
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STATE OF GEORGIA ORDINANCE NO. 14-09-219
COUNTY OF FULTON RZ14-07
DIVISION 13. TR TOWNHOUSE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sec. 64-667. Scope and intent.
Sec. 64-668. Use regulations.
Sec. 64-669. Development standards.
Sec. 64-670. TR district subdivision.
Sec. 64-671. Other regulations.
Secs. 64-672-64-690. Reserved.
Sec. 64-667. Scope and intent.
The regulations set forth in this division are the TR district regulations. Article IX should be consulted
to determine uses and minimum standards for uses allowed by administrative permit or use permit. The
TR district is intended to provide land areas devoted to high density uses consisting of multifamily
dwellings. Land areas zoned TR are further intended to provide a transition between medium density and
higher density residential areas or between high density residential and nonresidential areas. The TR
district is intended to:
(1) Encourage the prOVision of usable open space and recreation areas as part of a living
environment.
(2) Be located primarily in areas near or adjacent to single-fam ily areas.
(3) Be located so as to provide a transition between single-family areas and nonresidential areas.
(4) Be located near retail shopping and major thoroughfares.
(5) Encourage homeownership.
Sec. 64-668. Use regulations.
Within the TR 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. Duplex
b. Triplex.
c. Quadruplex.
d. Townhouse.
(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 .
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Sec. 64-669. Development standards.
(a) Height regulations. There shall be a maximum height limit of three stories with the maximum height
of 28 feet from average finished grade to the bottom of the roof eave.
(b) Minimum lot area or land area per unit shall be 2,000 square feet.
(c) Maximum density shall be nine units per gross acre.
(d) Minimum lot width shall be 25 feet.
(e) Minimum TR development frontage shall be 150 feet.
(f) Minimum heated floor area per unit shall be 1,800 square feet.
(g) Minimum perimeter setbacks for the entire TR development shall be as follows:
(1) Minimum front yard: 20 feet.
(2) Minimum side yard .
a. Adjacent to interior line: 30 feet.
b. Adjacent to street: 20 feet.
(3) Minimum rear yard: 35 feet.
(h) Minimum interior setbacks shall be as follows:
(1) Minimum front yard: 20 feet from right-of-way.
(2) Minimum side yard.
a. Seven feet adjacent to interior lot line, except that up to a seven-foot encroachment and
maintenance easement may be provided on adjacent parcels, in combination with or in lieu
of a side yard, such that a minimum building separation of 14 feet is maintained.
b. Zero if units are attached , for example, townhouses on separate lots of record.
c. Adjacent to street: 15 feet.
(3) Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
(i) Minimum accessory structure requirements. Accessory structures may be located within the side or
rear yards only but not within minimum perimeter setbacks or minimum yards.
U) Required open space or recreational facilities.
(1) For developments with more than 50 units, a minimum of 1,000 square feet per unit of open
space or recreational facilities shall be required within the development.
(2) For developments with 50 or less units, a minimum of 750 square feet per unit of open space or
recreational facilities shall be required within the development.
(k) Minimum building separation when more than one building per lot. All building separations shall be
as specified by the city's building code.
(I) Other minimum standards shall be as follows:
(1) No more than 8 dwelling units shall form a single building.
(2) Setbacks and roof lines shall be varied by at least two feet so that no more than three adjoining
dwellings within a single building shall have the same front setback or roof line.
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(3) A minimum of 80% of any common wall shall be contiguous with each adjoining unit.
(4) When units are located on property adjacent to an exterior street:
i.) they shall provide rear loaded vehicular access and;
ii.) the front fac;ade shall face the exterior street of the development.
(5) Each unit shall provide two off street parking spaces within the principle structure.
Sec. 64-670. TR district subdivision.
In the TR zoning district, dwellings proposed to be sold with the lot upon which the dwelling is
located shall comply with the subdivision regulations of the city.
Sec. 64-671. Other regulations.
The following headings contain provisions applicable to the TR district:
(1) Development regulations: article XVII of this zoning ordinance.
(2) Exceptions: article II, 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: 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. 64-672-64-690. Reserved.
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