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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO. 08-06-13STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON ORDINANCE 08-06-13 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE 12112 BRUVHNGHAM CROSSROADS OF THE NORTHWEST FULTON OVERLAY DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Milton, GA while in a regularly called council meeting on June 16, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. as follows: SECTION 1. That the Ordinance relates to Amending Article 12112 (RZ08-06), in regards to the powers of the City of Milton Design Review Board 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 All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or regulations in conflict herewith are repealed.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 16th day of June, 2008 POW �lk b" Joe Mflood, Mayor Attest: 7z'� J blo, 4-a-� J vette Marchiafava, City Clerk (Seal) ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF MILTON MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 21, 2006 ARTICLE XII -H(2) Birmingham Crossroads of the Northwest Fulton Overlay District 12H(2).1. PURPOSE AND INTENT. The Mayor and Council of the City of Milton, Georgia hereby declares the purpose and intent of this ordinance to be as follows: To implement the Birmingham Crossroads Plan, the Birmingham Design Guidelines and the 2015 North Fulton Comprehensive Plan "Maintaining the Rural Character in Northwest Fulton County. To implement village type pattern development at the Birmingham Crossroads by having buildings with a pedestrian scale, variation in building size, architectural detailing, variation in building massing, and street -orientation. To protect at least 10% of the Birmingham Crossroads as open space. To have a village green incorporated in the development of the Northeast and Southeast quadrants of the Crossroads that gives the continuous appearance on both sides of Birmingham Road. To promote a pedestrian oriented development by dividing the land in the Birmingham Crossroads into small walkable blocks with the construction of an internal road system. To balance the needs of pedestrians and automobiles by incorporating on -street parking, cross walks, pedestrian crossings, landscape strips, alternative paths and sidewalks along existing and internal roads. To contain development at the Birmingham Crossroads, within the physical boundaries of 27.1 acres, by placing septic systems at the perimeter of non residential development and then by having a buffer at the exterior of the septic systems. To encourage the preservation of historic resources and to encourage incorporation of historic resources identified in the 1996 North Fulton Historic Resources Survey into new developments. To encourage the preservation of the rural area by preserving the night sky. 12H(2).2. BIRMINGHAM CROSSROADS REGULATIONS. The Birmingham Crossroads is a section of the Northwest Fulton Overlay District. This article, XII -H(2), applies to all parcels included in the Birmingham Crossroads Plan of March 3, 2004, excluding single residential uses. MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 1 of 18 The Birmingham Crossroads is located at the intersection of Birmingham Highway, Birmingham Road and Hickory Flat Road. The boundary of the Birmingham Crossroads section of the Northwest Fulton Overlay (i.e. this article XII -H(2)) shall include all parcels within the outlined area on the map below. The Birmingham Crossroads section of the Northwest Fulton Overlay is 27.1 acres and contains the historic mixed-use center of Birmingham and land surrounding it. If standards are not specified in this Article, then standards of the Northwest Fulton Overlay District (Article XII -H) shall apply. If standards are not specified in the Northwest Fulton Overlay District, then the City of Milton Zoning Ordinance shall apply. Whenever provisions of this Article conflict with any other Article in the Zoning Resolution of Fulton County or any other Fulton County ordinances, regulations, or resolutions, these standards shall prevail. 12H(2).3. DESIGN REVIEW BOARD. The City of Milton Design Review Board (Article XII -H) as set forth in Section 12H.2 of the ordinance, shall review for approval all plans for development in Birmingham Crossroads for compliance with the standards herein and "the Birmingham Crossroads Guidelines" prior to the approval of a Land Disturbance Permit, Building Permit and Demolition Permits for both residential and non- residential structures. The Design Review Board shall only make recommendations to the Board of Zoning Appeals for Primary Variances. .rr MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 2 of 18 12H(2).4. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. A. Streets Notwithstanding the provisions of the Fulton County Subdivision Regulations and requirements of the City of Milton Transportation Engineer, existing and new streets within the Birmingham Crossroads shall conform to the design standards and location criteria set forth below. When these standards conflict with the Georgia State Department of Transportation, the State's standards may prevail. The Birmingham Plan calls for the existing roads — Birmingham Highway, Birmingham Road and Hickory Flat Road to promote village and pedestrian oriented development by balancing the needs of pedestrians and automobiles. E Existing read Cross section 1. Existing Roads- The existing roads, Birmingham Highway, Birmingham Road, Hickory Flat Road, shall meet the following standards a. Minimum Landscape Strip: 6 feet b. Minimum Sidewalk width: 6 feet C. Building setback: 10 feet maximum in the Village center and 20 feet maximum in the Rural Section. d. On street parallel parking: 8 ft wide on county roads and bulb -out at the intersections when possible on County roads MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 3 of 18 Internal Road Cross section u "ii fi4 ' 4 Internal Road Cross section 2. Internal Road System- Each quadrant shall have an internal road that will link two existing roads. Curb cuts from existing roads shall be minimal. Instead access to each quadrant shall be from an internal road. Internal roads shall meet the following standards: a. Travel lanes: 10 feet b. Minimum Landscape Strip: 6 feet c. Minimum Sidewalk width: 5 feet d. Building setback: 0 to 10 feet maximum in the Village center and 20 feet maximum in the Rural Section. e. On street parallel parking: 7 ft wide B. Landscaping 1. Specimen trees should be preserved to the extent possible. The landscaping shall reflect the rural context. It should be simple, informal, naturalistic in design and use native and naturalized vegetation. 2. Shade trees in the landscape strips shall be planted in asymmetrical groupings at a minimum density of one tree per 30 feet of street frontage. Trees shall be selected from the City of Milton Tree Preservation Ordinance and Administrative Guidelines. The Georgia Department of Transportation may have some limitation on the planting of street trees along Birmingham Hwy. 3. Street trees may be counted towards the required tree density for a site as approved by the City of Milton Arborist. 4. Street trees shall be trimmed up 7 feet to not impede pedestrians. Now MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 4 of 18 5. Street lights and pedestrian lights may be placed in the landscape strip. 6. Landscape islands in parking lots shall meet standards in section 4.23. of the Zoning Ordinance. 7. Street trees shall be a minimum of 4" caliper or as approved by the City of Milton Arborist. C. Sidewalks and Pedestrian Paths Sidewalks or pedestrian paths are required along all public and private road frontages and may meander around existing trees subject to the approval of the Fulton County Arborist. 2. Pedestrian paths may be installed instead of sidewalks as approved by the Manager of Community Development Department. 3. Sidewalks widths shall be a specified in section 12H(2).4. Pedestrian paths shall be a minimum of 5 feet wide. They shall be made out of a hard surface material such as concrete, brick or pavers. Paths may be gravel or gravel dust as approved by the Community Development Manager. 4. Sidewalks for all new projects should connect with existing walks, where applicable. 5. Paths from the sidewalk to the buildings, between buildings, and to parking lots should be established with minimal interruption by vehicular circulation, parking lots, and service areas. 6. Pedestrian paths shall be designed to minimize automobile and pedestrian interaction. 7. To the extent feasible, paths shall be designed to connect to existing or future paths and to developments adjacent to the Crossroads. 8. Sidewalks and pedestrian paths shall be indicated on the site plan submitted at the time of the application for a Land Disturbance Permit. D. Street Furniture The Birmingham Crossroads shall have consistent streetscape furniture, including, but not limited to, benches, trash baskets, newspaper dispensers. MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 5of18 2. If provided, street furniture shall be located outside of the minimum sidewalk width of 5 ft. 3. The design of the streetscape furniture shall be timber form construction as suggested in the Design Guidelines and is subject to approval of the Manager based on a recommendation of the NW Fulton DRB. 4. Hardscape elements such as wider sidewalks plazas, street furniture such as benches, fountains, tables and chairs, and trash receptacles may be located in the required front yard and side yard setbacks. E. Streetscape Lighting 1. A single style and color of light fixtures and poles should be used throughout the Crossroads development. It shall be compatible with the streetscape furniture. 2. The design of the streetscape lighting should have a galvanized metal hood, with black pole, arm and brace as suggested in the Design Guidelines. Lighting fixtures are subject to approval of the Manager based on a recommendation of the NW Fulton DRB and per the approval of the City of Milton Community Services Department. 3. All lighting should be fitted with cut -fixtures to prevent light spillover 4. Pedestrian lighting shall be a maximum of 15 feet high. They should be installed at 40 to 60 feet intervals along sidewalks with a maximum 2 foot candle power. 5. The lighting plan for sidewalks shall be included on the site plan submitted at the time of application for a Land Disturbance Permit. 6. All exterior lighting fixtures (luminaires) shall be either full cutoff or cutoff type. 7. Light trespass (spill light) at a residential or nature preserve property line shall not exceed 0.1 fc vertical at 3 feet above grade. Light trespass at other property lines shall not exceed 0.5 fc vertical at 3 feet above grade. 8. Light levels in all areas may not exceed the recommended limits or values established by the IESNA Handbook, Stn edition. 9. Externally illuminated signs must be illuminated from the top- shining downwards, not exceeding 15 fc. 10. Up lighting of flags, steeples, monuments and buildings must use narrow MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 6 of 18 beam, shielded luminaries not to exceed 7 fc. 11. For drive -under canopies and pump islands, the average horizontal hum luminance on the pavement shall not exceed 7 fc under the canopy. The luminaire shall be recessed into the canopy ceiling so that the bottom of the luminaire does not extend below the ceiling. row 12. Full cutoff luminaries only shall be used for all service and security lighting. 13. Sodium vapor luminaries (yellow light), promotional beacons, search lights, laser source lights, strobe lights or any similar light, out -of -season lighting (for example Christmas lights), series, lines or rows of lights, flashing, changeable message or reader boards and lighting used for causing sky glow to attract attention are prohibited. 14. Lighting allowed under state and federal law, outdoor luminaries existing and legally installed prior to the effective date of this amendment, emergency lighting by police, fire, ambulance and rescue, and light sources for holiday decorations (but not outdoor seasonal sales) are exempt from the provisions of this ordinance. F. Screening 1. To the extent possible, items shall be screened by placement to the rear of a building. 2. Dumpsters shall be screened from view from adjacent roads, sidewalks and paths. In addition, the dumpster shall be enclosed on three sides with a masonry wall. The wall should be faced with brick or natural stone and compatible with the adjacent architectural design, materials and colors. The enclosure shall be a foot higher than what is contained in the interior. To the extent possible, a common location for dumpsters should be used. 3. Loading and other service areas shall be located to the rear of buildings where least visible. Evergreen trees should be used to screen views of service areas. 4. Parking lots, bumpers, wheels and paving shall be screened with vegetation planted between 30-36 inches tall. Evergreen shrubs should be used for low-level screening of parking lots, sidewalks. Berms without landscaping are not an appropriate screening technique. 5. Rooftop and building mounted mechanical and electrical equipment shall MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 7 of 18 be screened from view by a parapet wall or roof screen. If on the ground, equipment shall be screened with landscaping. G. Fencing 1. Allowed fencing types and materials are: split rail, stacked stone wall or brick columns with horizontal boards, picket (not off the shelf variety), vegetative hedges, 3-4 horizontal board horizontal rail, horse wire ( no climb 2" x 4") and no climb wire (see examples and photos below). Posts shall be no more than 6" taller than fence. 2. Horse wire (no climb 2" x 4") and chain link fence around retention areas must be clad in black vinyl. 3. Prohibited fencing materials are: unclad chain link, vinyl, PVC, aluminum picket, and metal. MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 8 of 18 E5 t h 1 f x a4 f iF #64 tifv!ws will x t , _ t�rr�tis�,�+s ':nit�awrt H. Parking Lots x 1. Parking lots shall be located behind and to the side of a building. MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 9 of 18 2. The amount of parking required by the City of Milton Zoning Ordinance shall be reduced by 10%. 3. Parking lots shall be divided into small contained areas through the use of perimeter landscaping and canopy trees. Parking lot landscaping shall follow the standards of the Tree Ordinance. 4. Parking lots shall be surfaced with crushed gravel on appropriate base, asphalt, concrete, or exposed aggregate. Pervious materials such as gravel and grasscrete pavers (not bituminous paving) could be used and particularly in areas that have parking spaces in excess of the minimum amount required by the City of Milton. 5. Marked on -street parking shall be counted as part of the minimum number of required parking spaces. I. Open Space 1. A minimum of 10% of open space shall be set aside in each overall development. This shall not include septic fields, detention facilities or landscape islands. To the extent possible, the open space should be clustered as one single open space. 2. Within land designated as Retail Services in the 2015 Land Use Map in the Northeast and Southeast quadrants, land shall be set aside as a "Village Green". The size of the Village Green in each quadrant shall be as set forth in the table below. Village Green Size er Quadrmt Quadrant Sq ft NE 13,000 SE 1.3=000 3. The Village Green shall be a simple lawn area canopy trees serviced by sidewalks. There could be hardscape features such as plazas, benches, lighting and other furniture to serve pedestrians. The park should be designed to be an attractive day and evening setting for either individual usage or special community events. J. Miscellaneous Provisions Except as provided for in Article 19, the storage and/or sale of goods is prohibited in parking lots and other areas outside of the interior or permanently sheltered portions of a building. 2. LP tanks and ice machines are allowed outside provided they are screened from view. MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 10 of 18 3. Storage of shopping carts is allowed on the side of buildings without a permit. 4. Shopping carts shall be screened. 5. Hours of operations shall be from 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 6. Free-standing fast food restaurants are prohibited. (Amended 10/06/04) 7. Except for one (1) lane for a drug store and two (2) lanes for a financial institution, drive-thrus are prohibited. Drive-thrus shall be screened from view from the public right-of-way subject to the approval of the Manager based on a recommendation by the Northwest Fulton Design Review Board and the City of Milton Arborist. (Added 10/06/04) 8. Drive-ins/ups are prohibited. (Added 10/06/04) 12H(2).5. BUILDING SETBACK AND DESIGN. All nonresidential standards apply to existing and new structures, used for nonresidential purposes, within the area defined as the Birmingham Crossroads. PM" Buildings should be designed in conformance with traditional historic building placement and massing. Buildings may be executed using historic styles, or may be b ft* new and innovative interpretations of local architectural traditions. Details must be simple and concise, erring on the side of austerity. Avoid nostalgia and excess ornamentation, and strive for direct and bold expression. Building designs area categorized as "Village center" or "Rural section" depending on their location within the Birmingham Crossroads. Village center buildings are to be located along the existing roads and within 400 feet of the intersection of Birmingham Highway, Birmingham Road and Hickory Flat Road. Rural section buildings are to be located beyond 400 feet of this intersection. The location of both is indicated in the map below. Village center buildings shall be placed at the property frontage. The most prominent aspect design aspect is the street fagade. Rural buildings are placed away from the core line forming a more casual transition to the "Countryside". MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 11 of 18 Birmingham Crossroads Village Core 400 ft A. Building setback 1. Village center buildings shall be set back 10 feet maximum from existing roads and/or internal roads and drives. (Amended 11/03/04). 2. Rural section buildings shall be set back 20 feet maximum from the property line. 3. Village core buildings shall be located at least 75 feet from the overall development boundaries. B. Building Design 1. Buildings at the Village center shall have village/main street characteristics (as shown in drawings a & b below). Buildings in the rural section of the crossroads should have an informal rural design (as shown in drawings d & c). C"] MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 12 of 18 rql� hi 13 MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 13 of 18 NiS 'At MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 13 of 18 Fa s WR 3- 2. Buildings shall have a variety in their size, massing, height (including two-story buildings) and detailing. Visual interest shall be achieved through the use of at least one of the following architectural element: balcony, porch, marquee, or fagade off -sets. 3. Buildings shall be oriented to sidewalk and street. 4. Primary building entrances shall face the sidewalk and street. Secondary entrances may be located on side and rear elevations. 5. Building facades facing a right of way shall have buildings wall offsets, including projections and recesses, every 40 feet to provide architectural and visual interest and variety. 6. Trim, fenestration, materials and composition shall be present on all sides. The facades of buildings in the Village Core may be more pronounced by the incorporation of architectural elements than other elevations. 7. The building materials applied to the front fagade shall continue in the same proportion on all exterior elevations. 8. Allowed exterior wall materials are: horizontal lap siding, board and batten, wood shingle, wood mould brick, and stone. Metal shingle, corrugated or 5-v metal are allowed for agricultural style buildings in the rural section. Avoid novelty shapes on shingles. Clapboard must be wood or cementitious. Board and batten must be wood or cementitious MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 14 of 18 1 9. Prohibited exterior materials are: synthetic stone, concrete stone veneer, stucco and exterior insulation finish material, vinyl and metal siding. '"" Prohibited trim materials are: Howe casings, manufactured dentils, standard brick mould. 10. Allowed foundation materials are stacked stone, cut stone and brick. Rural foundation materials can be poured concrete finished with smooth stucco, brick, or stacked stone. Foundations may be formed out of poured concrete or concrete masonry units. 11. Porches shall have stone, brick or masonry piers. Concrete masonry units shall be finished in smooth stucco on masonry or concrete formed of horizontal wooden boards. 12. Windows: a. Windows that open to the interior shall be included on elevations facing a sidewalk or street. Windows in the front fagade shall be predominantly vertical in orientation. b. Windows shall be present on side elevations. Village core buildings can have minimal windows on the sides and rear of the building. C. For Village Core Buildings windows or glass storefronts are required on elevations facing a street. Storefront windows (large windows located on the fagade with the main entrance) shall comprise a maximum of 50% of the fagade width. d. The size of any individual plate glass panel for store front windows is limited to 32 square feet. Panels may be grouped together with heavy mulls separating the panels. Glass storefronts must be a minimum 9'0" in height. e. Storefronts on the street frontage may be built with entryways recessed from the sidewalk, but not exceeding 50% of the fagade width. f. Facades with a storefront shall have a contrasting masonry base 1-6" to 2' feet in height. MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 15 of 18 g. Windows not located on the fagade must be true divided lite (real muntins, or TDL), simulated divided lite (glass sandwiched between glass, or single divided lights-SDL). They may be wood, clad wood, or polymer and must be paint grade. Industrial metal sash is acceptable (not to be used on residential doublehung type windows). h. Tinted and reflective glass, GBGs (grill between glass), reflective glazing, and pop in grilles are prohibited. 13. Shutters may be solid core polymers, or durable hardwoods. Vinyl, nailon, false wood graining and pre -finished shutters are prohibited. 14. Village Core doors can be wood or a combination of wood and glass. 15. Rural section doors shall be wood. 16. Garage doors must be utilitarian in character and may be wood or metal 17. Plastic laminated, standard 6 panels stamped metal, and leaded/beveled glass lights are prohibited. Standard garage paneled doors are prohibited. Avoid faux strap hinges, and embellishments. 18. Chimneys stacks must be faced in masonry material. Sheet goods including hardboard stucco and siding are prohibited on chimneys. Metal stacks are acceptable. 19. Porches are encouraged throughout the Birmingham Crossroads. Village Core buildings are encouraged to have a 1 or 2 story porch on the street frontages or a marquee on the first story. Rural buildings are encouraged to have front porches that span at least 75% of the fagade. 20. Porch columns must be wood, resin material, cast iron, brick, stone or masonry. Allowed columns types are Greek Doric, fluted or plain. Full 2 story and sheet metal columns are prohibited. 21. Railing systems shall be painted wood or metal. Railings must be simple, round, plain or tapered. 22. Synthetic and pre -fabricated railing systems, classical balusters and spindle -work, synthetic composition decking material are prohibited. 23. There shall be no pitch requirement for a roof. Village core buildings must have low pitched roofs or must have flat roofs surrounded by parapet walls that screen mechanical units. Rural buildings must be MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 16 of 18 pitched. 24. Allows roofing materials are: wood shingles, wood shakes, standing "" seam metal, corrugated metal, 5-V paint grip galvanized metal or slate. Flat roofs may be membranes if not visible from the right-of-way. Prefinished metal roofs are prohibited. --, 25. Vents and stacks shall be painted and hidden from view to the greatest extent possible. C. Colors All buildings shall meet these color standards. Earth tone and off-white colors are encouraged. All exterior building materials, architectural and decorative elements and sign structure colors must be selected from the list provided. Brick should be wood mould in the brown to Georgia red clay range. Mortar colors range from river sand to native clay. Non -historic brick textures and colors such as pink brick, salt and pepper effects are prohibited. The numbers refer to Pantone Matching System, an international color matching system. All shades of whites and off whites shall be allowed. Permitted Colors Base Colors - Primary Building material Accent Colors - allowed for decorative Pantone Colors elements, roof, accents, and sign structure Pantone Colors 120C 466 C&U 1807C 4975 1205C 4645U 2C -7C 553 160C 468C&U 289C 5363 1815C 4685C 316C 539 2915 4715C 401-405C 548 400C 482U 407-412C 5467 406C 483C 412C 5743U 404C 490C 415-419C 5747U 410C 5455C 423C 5757U 413C 5477C 424-425C 5773U 420C 448-450C 5815U MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 17 of 18 Permitted Colors Base Colors - Primary Building material Accent Colors - allowed for decorative Pantone Colors elements, roof, accents, and sign structure Pantone Colors 421-422C 549U 4485U 5835U 435C 5773C 4495C 625U 4495C 5787U 451C 627U 450C 5793U 4505C Warm Grey 5-7C 452C 5803U 4515-4525C Warm Grey 8-11 4525C 5807U 455C 4535C 5855U 462U 4535U 5875U 464U 4545C 607 476U 454C 608 478U 4545C 623U 484C 726 491C Warm Grey 1-4 12H(2).6. EXISTING HISTORIC STRUCTURES (as identified in the 1996 Historic Resources Survey). A. Alterations and additions shall be consistent and reinforce the historic architectural character of the entire structure and shall comply with the standards herein. B. New additions and exterior alterations shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work may be differentiated from the old. To protect historic integrity, any new work shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale and architectural features of the property. C. The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features that characterize a structure shall be avoided. D. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design. MILTON ZONING ORDINANCE Page 18 of 18