HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances 25-05-577 - 05/05/2025 - RZ25-04-Amend Article 9 Clarify Parking of Commercial Vehicles & Equipment, Heavy ConstructionSTATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON
ORDINANCE c/lo-05-517
RZ25-04
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE 9 SITE DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFICALLY
ADDING SEC. 9.1.4 .A.8 TO CLARIFY PARKING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
AND EQUIPMENT WITHIN AGRICULTURAL AND SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICTS, AND
MODIFIYING SEC. 9.1.6 .C . HEAVY CONSTRUCTION OF THE UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Milton , GA while in a regularly
called council meeting on May 5, 2025, at 6:00 p .m . as follows:
SECTION 1. That Sections 9 .1 .4 .A.8 and 9 .1 .6.C . of Site Development of the
Unified Development Code for the City of Milton , Georgia as it relates to
Parking of Commercial Vehicles and Equipment and Heavy Construction
as shown in Exhibit" A", attached hereto and incorporated as if fully set forth
herein ;
SECTION 2. That all ordinances, parts of ordinances, and regulations in
conflict herewith are repealed ; and
SECTION 3. That this Ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption .
ORDAINED this the 5th day of 2025 .
Attest :
EXHIBIT "A"
AllTICLE 9 SITE DEYELO EJflT ( Sec. !t.1 P orkirl e; ond Loadine;
Sec. S.1.4. Po rl<ine Lo c:a.li on Li mitatioo •
E. Administrative Reduction
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The Oi rect of" ma y red u ce th.e total numb er
of parki ng spac.e required to n o l es.s than
9 0'!,ti of the bas i:c req u ir em ent wh en all of
t he follow ing a.re m et:
1. Th e pa rki ng redu ctio n f"eque-st mu.st
sh ow that the reduc: i on i,s j u s.ti ed
base d on cha r acte r istics u ni q ue to the
proposed us e of the property, i n
co ntras.t to the cha ra cteristi cs of o ther
us es w i hi n the same category .
2. Adequate la n d ar ea or meetin g the
bas ic pa oo ng r eq u irem ent m ust be
located on an d des igne<:I fo r the site ,
whether at ysd e o r i n pa oo ng d ecks .
Th e un constru c ed po rtion of the
pa rtci ng mu st be clea rfy deli neated an d
Labe ed •future Parking"' on th e site
plan.
3. Be fore grantin g the pa r king re<:l u e:tion
req u es.t , th:e Di rec; or mu s,t deter mi ne
tlh a the r edu c ·on is j us tified and mu.s t
appr ove, in w hole or in pa rt, Ol"d eny the
req u est stating he r eason s th ere.fore i n
thei r decis:i on .
4 . If t he Di rec t o r nd s that he pa rki ng
red u ctio n i s no lon ger j ustified, the
Di recto r mus t no ·ty the owner to
co ns ro-ct the n um ber of pa rtd ng spa ces
necessary to meet the req u ir ed leve l.
5 . Be ore an y cha ge i n o ym ersh i p 01" us e,
tlh e o-w ne:r mu.s apply o the Di rector
. fo:r an eva l uation an d confi rm a ion of
th e r ed u ction .
eKt Amenodment =~
9 .1.4. Parking loation imitations
A. Agricultural and Sini;Je-f-illmily Districts
1. In sin gle-family d w eUin g d istricts an d
agri cult ural districts. used fo r a si ngle-
am ity dw li n g, he pa rtd ng o r storage
of v eh ic,l es is n ot a'll ow ed , ex.ce.pt on
co n fo r mi ng pa rking spaces.
2. Unenclose d pa rtd ng .spaces may
oc.cu,p ,• a <"de yar d and no ore an
SO % of a re q ui re<:I r ear yard.
3. No m ore than t wo sp aces :are a llo-.,..·ed
adj o in ing he entran c.-e o a ro nt entry
ga ra ge or car port, or ad j oi n in g t he en d
of a d r iveway w hen n o garage or
carpo exists.
4. Ga.rage :a n d car port .space.s c.o u,n
o w:a rd the. ini um requi r ed spa c..es
in :s,i ngle-fami ly d istricts.
5. I n agri cu ltur al :an d sin gl e-fam ily
dw elling d istricts u.s ed for other an a
si ngle~tam i ly dweUin g, the p ar ki n g or
s,torage of v ic.l e.s mus m ee the
req u ir emen ts o Sec. 9 . .1.4 .E (0-1
D. rict).
6 . Th e visib le .s o rage or p ar ki n g of more
han ur veh icles at a sin gl e-tam ily
d'w elling is n ot :a llo wed
L_Parki n g o r storage o a j u n k or salvage
v eh icle is n ot allow ed,. exc.ep that n o
more. than t wo such vehk les are
allowed i pa rke<:I or stored in a garage
or carpo rt no v is ib le ro m a st reet or
adj a.cent res i de.n ial property.
. In single-family districts and
agricultural districts used for a si ngle-
fam ity dwelli ng, he storing of
commen:ial vehi e.s and construction
equ ipment is prohibited, except when
ere. is an active building permit or
unified ~pme.-1 COG<> I City o,f lllilt0f1
Text Amendment RZ:25--04
active land disturbance permit on the
property or when such equipment or
vehicles are not visible from roadways
or adjacent properties.
8. TR District
L Individually subdivided parce ls must
adhere to si ngle-fami ly district
standards, except that off-street
parking and dri veways must be at l east
l.O feet from pe ri meter lot lines.
2. Garage and carport ~aces cou nt
toward the m i nimum required spaces.
C. A District
L Off-street parking is not allowed i n
requ i red frontyard andsidecornerya rd
setbacks.
2. Driveways must be at least 10 feet f rom
a side and rea r property line.
3 . Off-street parking space must be at
l east 25 feet from a side or rear property
line adjacent to a single-fa mity dwellln g
district or use, and at least 10 feet from
another property line.
4. TR district re quirements apply to
si ngle-family detached units
constn.Jcted witl, in the A distric-t.
D. A-iL District
1. Off-street pa rking is not allowed i n
requ i red frontyard andsidecorneryard
setbacks.
2 . Driveways must be at least 10 feet from
si de and rear property lines.
3. Off-street pa rki ng space must be at
l east 25 feet from si de and rear property
lines adjacent to a sing le-fam i ly
dwelling district or use, and at l east 10
feet from other property lines.
E.. 0 -1 District
Unified Development Otdnance I Qty ofM-on
Sec. 9.1 P3t1ring and Loading ARTJQ.E 9 SITT DEVEl.OPNEHT
Sec. 9.1..5. Pandng Lot L.ayou and Design
1. Off-st reet parking is not allowed in
r equ i red fronty.ard andsi d ecorneryard
setbacks.
2. Off-street parki ng m ust be at l east 25
feet from property lines wh i ch adj oin a
si ngle-fami ty residen • al district or use.
3. Off-street l oad i ng areas are on ly
allowed in r ea r and interior.side yards.
F. C-1 District
1. Residen • al and ci vic use off-street
pa rking l ocation standards are the
same t hat apply to tho:sie uses i n the A
district.
2 . Othe r uses not specified i n sub-
paragraph 1 above must l ocate parking
at least 25 feet f rom p ro perty Ii nes that
adj oin a resi d enti al d istrict or use.
3. Off-street l oad i ng areas are on ly
allowed in r ea r and interior side yards.
Not e: These m i ni mums may be less t han
requ ired t o accommod ate a landscap e area
or buffer.
G. Landscape Areas and Duffers
No requ i red pa rki ng is allowed i n any
landscape area or buffer .
9.1.5. Parking Lot LayOCJt and Design
A. Shared Driveways
Driveways may be sha red in all d:i stricts.
8. All-Weather Surface
Requi red parking spaces must be lo cated
on an all-weather su rface as defined i n
Arti cle 13.
c. Angled or Parallel Parking
1. Off-street pa rki ng layout m ust .conform
t o Tab l e 9.1.5 Parking Layout
Sta n da rds.
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TextAmendmeflt RZ25-04 Sec. 9 .1 f>srtring and LoBtding ARTKl.£ 9 SITE IJEYELOP EJfT
Except for trucks usecl to farm th e pro pe rty
t hey are l ocated on, or t rucks used i n
conj u nction with a permitted us e, trucks or
trailers over 4 t ons empty weight must not
be st ored or parked i n any agricultura l or
residential d istriat uniess engaged i n
moving household goods or making
deliveries.
e. Vehicles Being Serviced
Sec. 9.1. 7. Off Slraet Loading
other veh i cles such as recreat ional
vehicles, campers, buses (inclu di ng school
buses), tr-a ilers, mobile home coac nes ,
boats and boat trailers may be pa rked or
sto red i n resi d en • al districts when:
L Vehi cles are not used as l iV:in g q uarters.
2. The pa rking or storage area is i n the
bu i ldable area of th e l ot and not i n fron t
of th e principal structure.
Venides be,in g servked mu:st b e selVi ced
and stored within the footprin t of the
build i ng or at t he re ar o f the structu re but
outsi d e o f any minimum ya rd . Vehicles
must be totally screened from all pro pe rty
lines by a 100% opaque fence, together
with la ndscape strips and buffers.
9.1.7. OffStreetLoading
A. Loading Spaces Required
c. Heavy Construction
Off-street loa.d i ng spaces must be provided
in acco rdance with Ta b le 9.1.7. Loa di n g
Requirem en ts. Load i ng spaces may serve
on ly th e d es i gna t ed use and m ust beon the
same lo t as t he use, unless otherwise
authorized in thi.s UDC.
Commet"cia l veh icles, ~arth movin g
equipment, tJ:ad Grs or other heavy
construction vehicles may on ly be stored i n
residential, agricultural, and non res i de ntial
disbicts during construction associated
wiith an active bu ilding perm i t or land
disturbance pe rm it or utilized exclusively
fo r personal use.
e. Design a.ndArrangement
o. other Vehkles
Table 9.1. 7 Loading Requirerne11ts
Use
Single reta i l uses
Shopping cent ers
FloorArH
The fo llowi ng sta ndards apply to off-street
l oadi ng areas:
1. A l oa ding spac-e must measure no less
than 12 feet by 35 feet and have 14 feet
of vertical clearance.
fin m..-e feet}
LNding spaces required
0-19,999 None
20,000-49 ,999 1
50,000-250,000 2
Over 250,000 3
0-19,999 No ne
20,0Q0-49 ,999 1
50,000-100,000 2
Each additional 100,000 1
Offices , resi dential buildi ngs 0-999,999 Non e
over four stories, alt m edical 1,000,000-2,000,ooo 1
uses, hotels, and motels Mo re than 2,000,000 2
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