Acworth City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- TITLE, APPLICABILITY AND PURPOSE
Sections
- Sec. 73-1.- Title.
- Sec. 73-2. - Authority.
- Sec. 73-3. - Applicability.
- Sec. 73-4. - Planning goals and purpose.
- Sec. 73-5. - Severability.
- Sec. 73-6. - Effective date.
- Sec. 73-7. - Validity of prior approvals and actions.
- Sec. 73-8. - Transitional provisions.
- Sec. 73-9. - Conflicting provisions.
- Sec. 73-10. - Zoning official enforcement.
- Sec. 73-11. - Delegation of authority.
- Sec. 73-12. - Zoning procedures law.
ARTICLE V
- DISTRICT STANDARDS
Sections
- Sec. 73-51.- R-1, Single-Family Residential-1.
- Sec. 73-52. - R-2, Single-Family Residential-2.
- Sec. 73-53. - R-3, Single-Family Residential-3.
- Sec. 73-54. - R-5, Mixed Single Family Residential-5.
- Sec. 73-55. - RM-6, Multi-Family Residential (6 units/acre).
- Sec. 73-56. - RM-8, Multi-Family Residential (8 units/acre).
- Sec. 73-57. - C-1, Neighborhood Retail Commercial.
- Sec. 73-58. - C-2, Community Retail Commercial.
- Sec. 73-59. - OP, Office Professional.
- Sec. 73-60. - LI, Light Industrial.
- Sec. 73-61. - HI, Heavy Industrial.
ARTICLE VI
SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - SITE PLAN-SPECIFIC DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 2. - OVERLAY DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 3. - OTHER DISTRICTS
- Sec. 73-76. - RRX, Railroads and Railroad Crossings.
- Sec. 73-77. - PPF, Public Parks, Facilities, and Other Public Services.
- Sec. 73-78. - A/R-20, Single Family Residential.
- Sec. 73-79 - A/R-30, North Single Family Residential.
- Sec. 73-80 - A/R-40, Single Family Residential.
- Sec. 73-81 - A/RR, Rural Residential.
- Sec. 73-82 - A/R-80, Single Family Residential.
ARTICLE VII
SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - RESIDENTIAL USES
- DIVISION 2. - INSTITUTIONAL USES
- DIVISION 3. - COMMERCIAL USES
- Sec. 73-97. - General.
- Sec. 73-98. - Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics.
- Sec. 73-99. - Automotive maintenance shops including brake repair, installation of tires, tune-up shops, oil change services, emission stations and the like.
- Sec. 73-100. - Automotive repair shops (including paint and body).
- Sec. 73-101. - Automobile service stations.
- Sec. 73-102. - Automobile, trailer, and boat sales.
- Sec. 73-103. - Brewery, brew pubs, or distilleries.
- Sec. 73-104. - Day care centers and nursery schools.
- Sec. 73-105. - Financial services.
- Sec. 73-106. - Golf courses and driving ranges.
- Sec. 73-107. - Lodging.
- Sec. 73-108. - Bed and breakfast.
- Sec. 73-109. - Extended stay facilities.
- Sec. 73-110. - Hotel.
- Sec. 73-111. - Motel.
- Sec. 73-112. - Outdoor storage facilities, excluding junk and salvage yards.
- Sec. 73-113. - Special events.
- DIVISION 4. - INDUSTRIAL USES
- Sec. 73-114. - General.
- Sec. 73-115. - Adult entertainment and sexually oriented businesses.
- Sec. 73-116. - Cryptocurrency mining operations, server farms, and/or data centers.
- Sec. 73-117. - Dry cleaning plants.
- Sec. 73-118. - Manufacturing establishments, light.
- Sec. 73-119. - Recycling collection centers (may also be defined by the state as a construction and demolition transfer station).
- DIVISION 5. - AGRICULTURAL USES
- DIVISION 6. - WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS USES
- DIVISION 7. - ACCESSORY USES
- DIVISION 8. - TEMPORARY USES
ARTICLE VIII
SITE DEVELOPMENT
Sections
- Sec. 73-151.- Sidewalk requirements.
- Sec. 73-152. - Fences and walls.
- DIVISION 1. - LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE.
- Sec. 73-153. - Purpose and requirements.
- Sec. 73-154. - Parking lot perimeter landscape.
- Sec. 73-155. - Interior parking lot landscape.
- Sec. 73-156. - Landscaping for parking garages.
- Sec. 73-157. - Open space.
- Sec. 73-158. - Buffers.
- Sec. 73-159. - Plant and landscape material.
- Sec. 73-160. - Maintenance.
- Sec. 73-161. - Fire safety requirements.
- DIVISION 2. - DUMPSTERS
- DIVISION 4. - DISABLED VEHICLES.
- DIVISION 5. - SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS
- DIVISION 6. - PERMITTING.
ARTICLE IX
STREETS AND TRAFFIC
Sections
- Sec. 73-191.- Street access and curb cuts.
- Sec. 73-192. - Street improvements.
- Sec. 73-193. - Corner visibility clearance.
- Sec. 73-194. - Private streets.
- Sec. 73-195. - Access management.
- Sec. 73-196. - Parking spaces required.
- Sec. 73-197. - Required surface parking standards.
- Sec. 73-198. - Overflow parking standards.
- Sec. 73-199. - Parking in residential districts.
- Sec. 73-200. - Off-street loading requirements.
ARTICLE X
- VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES, AND ENFORCEMENTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - INSPECTIONS
- DIVISION 2. - ENFORCEMENT.
- DIVISION 3. - NONCONFORMITIES
- Sec. 73-229 - Purpose.
- Sec. 73-230. - Determination of nonconforming situations.
- Sec. 73-231. - Increase of nonconformity prohibited.
- Sec. 73-232. - Burden of nonconforming status.
- Sec. 73-233. - Nonconforming lots of record.
- Sec. 73-234. - nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 73-235. - Nonconforming development features.
- Sec. 73-236. - Improvements required for redevelopment.
ARTICLE XI
REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - IN GENERAL.
- Sec. 73-251. - Purpose.
- Sec. 73-252. - Application requirements.
- Sec. 73-253. - Pre-application conference.
- Sec. 73-254. - Forms and fees.
- Sec. 73-255. - Determination of completeness.
- Sec. 73-256. - Application deadline.
- Sec. 73-257. - Concurrent applications.
- Sec. 73-258. - Application withdrawals, deferrals, continuances.
- DIVISION 2. - PUBLIC NOTICES
- DIVISION 3. - DEVELOPMENT(S) OF REGIONAL IMPACT
- DIVISION 4. - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
- DIVISION 5. - REZONING (MAP AMENDMENT)
- Sec. 73-268. - Applicability.
- Sec. 73-269. - Initiation of rezoning.
- Sec. 73-270. - Application procedures.
- Sec. 73-271. - Required public notice.
- Sec. 73-272. - Review by planning and zoning commission.
- Sec. 73-273. - Action by mayor and board of aldermen.
- Sec. 73-274. - Review standards for rezoning applications.
- Sec. 73-275. - Annexation criteria.
- Sec. 73-276. - Successive applications for rezoning.
- Sec. 73-277. - Rezoning applications initiated by the City of Acworth.
- DIVISION 6. - ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT
- Sec. 73-278. - Applicability.
- Sec. 73-279. - Initiation of text amendment.
- Sec. 73-280. - Application procedures.
- Sec. 73-281. - Required public notice.
- Sec. 73-282. - Review by appropriate review body.
- Sec. 73-283. - Action by the mayor and board of aldermen.
- Sec. 73-284. - Additional hearings required.
- Sec. 73-285. - Review standards for text amendment.
- DIVISION 7. - SPECIAL USE PERMITS
- Sec. 73-286. - Applicability.
- Sec. 73-287. - General provisions.
- Sec. 73-288. - Review by the planning and zoning commission.
- Sec. 73-289. - Action by the mayor and board of aldermen.
- Sec. 73-290. - Additional hearings required.
- Sec. 73-291. - Review standards for special use permit.
- Sec. 73-292. - Successive applications for special use permit.
- DIVISION 8. - VARIANCE
- Sec. 73-293. - Purpose.
- Sec. 73-294. - Applicability.
- Sec. 73-295. - Public notice required.
- Sec. 73-296. - Burden of proof.
- Sec. 73-297. - Action by planning and zoning commission and mayor and board of aldermen.
- Sec. 73-298. - Limitations on power to grant variances.
- Sec. 73-299. - Criteria for variances.
- Sec. 73-300. - Time limits for variances.
- Sec. 73-301. - Successive applications for variance.
- Sec. 73-302. - Appeals.
- DIVISION 10. - WRITTEN INTREPRETATIONS
- DIVISION 11. - APPEALS
- Sec. 73-306. - application requirements
- Sec. 73-307. - Effect of an appeal.
- Sec. 73-308. - Record of decision.
- Sec. 73-309. - Public notice requirements.
- Sec. 73-310. - Action by the mayor and board of aldermen.
- Sec. 73-311. - Appeal of final action taken by the mayor and board of aldermen.
- Sec. 73-312. - Modifying conditions of approval.
- Sec. 73-314. - Major modifications.
- Sec. 73-315. - Reserved
- Sec. 73-316. - Applicability.
- Sec. 73-317. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 73-318. - Demolition due to immediate threat.
- Sec. 73-319. - Pre-application meeting.
- Sec. 73-320 - Required public hearing.
- Sec. 73-321. - Review by the historic preservation commission.
- Sec. 73-322. - Time limitation on certificates of appropriateness.
- Sec. 73-323. - Appeals.
- Sec. 73-324. - Enforcement.
ARTICLE XII
GUARANTEES AND SURETIES
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY.
- DIVISION 2. - PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES
- DIVISION 3. - MAINTENANCE GUARANTEES.
- DIVISION 4. - MAINTENANCE GUARANTEES (STORMWATER).
- DIVISION 5. - MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS/INSPECTIONS (STORMWATER).
- DIVISION 6. - AUTHORIZED GUARANTEE TYPES.
- DIVISION 7. - DEFAULT
- DIVISION 8. - RELEASE OF SURETY.
ARTICLE XIII
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - SUBDIVISIONS
- Sec. 73-391. - Purpose.
- Sec. 73-392. - Intent.
- Sec. 73-393. - Applicability.
- Sec. 73-394. - Exemptions from preliminary plat procedures.
- Sec. 73-395. - Plat procedures.
- Sec. 73-396. - Approval authority.
- Sec. 73-397. - Review process.
- Sec. 73-398. - General checklist for preliminary plat.
- Sec. 73-399. - General checklist for final plat.
- Sec. 73-400. - Review criteria.
- Sec. 73-401. - Permit issuance after plat approval.
- Sec. 73-402. - Appeals.
- Sec. 73-403. - Expiration.
- Sec. 73-404. - Preliminary plat revisions.
- Sec. 73-405. - Final plat revisions.
- Sec. 73-406. - Covenants required.
- DIVISION 2. - STREET DESIGN
- DIVISION 3. - ALLEYS
- DIVISION 4. - LOTS
- Sec. 73-411. - Street access.
- Sec. 73-412. - Lot configuration.
- Sec. 73-413. - Principal structures.
- Sec. 73-414. - Water and sewer.
- Sec. 73-415. - Easements.
- Sec. 73-416. - Drainage and inundation.
- Sec. 73-417. - Monuments.
- Sec. 73-418. - Street and related improvements.
- Sec. 73-419. - Sanitary sewers.
- Sec. 73-420. - Storm drainage.
- Sec. 73-421. - Green infrastructure/low impact development (gi/lid).
- Sec. 73-422. - Water supply system.
- Sec. 73-423. - Coordination of installation.
ARTICLE XIV
TREE ORDINANCE
Sections
- Sec. 73-451.- Applicability.
- Sec. 73-452. - Tree density requirements.
- Sec. 73-453. - Preservation of existing trees.
- Sec. 73-454. - Specimen tree removal and preservation.
- Sec. 73-455. - Tree protection standards.
- Sec. 73-456. - Tree replacement standards.
- Sec. 73-457. - Alternative compliance.
- Sec. 73-458. - Permitting requirements
- Sec. 73-459. - Tree survey plan and inventory.
- Sec. 73-460. - Tree protection and replacement plans.
- Sec. 73-461. - Continuing maintenance.
- Sec. 73-462. - Appeals.
- Sec. 73-463. - Other landscaping standards.
- Sec. 73-464. - Tree species list.