Adel City Zoning Code

SECTION 6

SETBACK AND YARD REQUIREMENTS BY DISTRICT

6-1 - Development Standards.

Within the various zoning districts as indicated on the "Official Zoning Maps of Cook County, Georgia", no building or structure, excluding all signs, shall be constructed or erected except as indicated in the following schedule:

Development Standards		Zoning District
		A-U	R-R	R-1	R-1A	M-H-P
Minimum gross floor area per dwelling unit (square feet)		800	800	1,500	1,200	600
Minimum lot area		2 acres	1 acre	1 acre	1 acre	Gross mininimum lot size of 10 acres (See Section 9-4 for individual units)
Minimum lot width ¹ (feet) at road frontage		200	150	150	150	300
Minimum front yard setback from the centerline of R/W (feet)
	Principal and minor arterials	90*	90	90*	90*	90*
	Collector streets	80*	80*	80*	80*	80*
	Local streets	70*	70*	70*	70*	Not allowed
Minimum side yards (feet)		20	20	20	10	20
Minimum rear yards (feet)		40	40	40	30	20
Maximum building height (feet)		35	35	35	35	35
*Plus one-half any amount which the right-of-way width exceeds 60 feet for local streets, 80 feet for collector streets and 100 feet for arterials
¹ For the purpose of administration of the required lot widths set forth in this table, the required lot width shall be measured at the building setback line as dictated by this chapter (see section 70-42)

Development Standards		Zoning District
		R-C	G-B	W-L-I	H-I
Minimum lot area		1 acre	1 acre	1 acre	1 acre
Minimum lot width (feet)		210	210	210	210
Minimum front yard setback from the centerline of right-of-way (feet)
	Principal and minor arterials	90**	90**	90**	90**
	Collector streets	80**	80**	80**	80**
	Local streets	70**	70**	70**	70**
Minimum side yards (feet)		None,**	None,**	None,**	None,**
Minimum rear yard (feet)		12,**	12,**	12,**	None,**
Maximum building height (feet)		35*	35*	None*	None*
*The minimum distance from all other property lines to any building over 35 feet in height shall be increased 1 foot for every 2 feet (or part of 2 feet) of building height greater than 35 feet
**Plus one-half any amount which the right-of-way width exceeds 60 feet for local streets, 80 feet for collector streets and 100 feet for principal and minor arterials
***If the adjoining yard is within any residential district, the yard requirements specified in this table shall be increased 10 feet and screening shall be provided as specified in section 70-50 along the lot line common with said lot

(Ord. of 1-5-2015)

Adel City Zoning Code

SECTION 6

SETBACK AND YARD REQUIREMENTS BY DISTRICT

6-1 - Development Standards.

Development Standards		Zoning District
		A-U	R-R	R-1	R-1A	M-H-P
Minimum gross floor area per dwelling unit (square feet)		800	800	1,500	1,200	600
Minimum lot area		2 acres	1 acre	1 acre	1 acre	Gross mininimum lot size of 10 acres (See Section 9-4 for individual units)
Minimum lot width ¹ (feet) at road frontage		200	150	150	150	300
Minimum front yard setback from the centerline of R/W (feet)
	Principal and minor arterials	90*	90	90*	90*	90*
	Collector streets	80*	80*	80*	80*	80*
	Local streets	70*	70*	70*	70*	Not allowed
Minimum side yards (feet)		20	20	20	10	20
Minimum rear yards (feet)		40	40	40	30	20
Maximum building height (feet)		35	35	35	35	35
*Plus one-half any amount which the right-of-way width exceeds 60 feet for local streets, 80 feet for collector streets and 100 feet for arterials
¹ For the purpose of administration of the required lot widths set forth in this table, the required lot width shall be measured at the building setback line as dictated by this chapter (see section 70-42)

Development Standards		Zoning District
		R-C	G-B	W-L-I	H-I
Minimum lot area		1 acre	1 acre	1 acre	1 acre
Minimum lot width (feet)		210	210	210	210
Minimum front yard setback from the centerline of right-of-way (feet)
	Principal and minor arterials	90**	90**	90**	90**
	Collector streets	80**	80**	80**	80**
	Local streets	70**	70**	70**	70**
Minimum side yards (feet)		None,**	None,**	None,**	None,**
Minimum rear yard (feet)		12,**	12,**	12,**	None,**
Maximum building height (feet)		35*	35*	None*	None*
*The minimum distance from all other property lines to any building over 35 feet in height shall be increased 1 foot for every 2 feet (or part of 2 feet) of building height greater than 35 feet
**Plus one-half any amount which the right-of-way width exceeds 60 feet for local streets, 80 feet for collector streets and 100 feet for principal and minor arterials
***If the adjoining yard is within any residential district, the yard requirements specified in this table shall be increased 10 feet and screening shall be provided as specified in section 70-50 along the lot line common with said lot

(Ord. of 1-5-2015)

Adel City Zoning Code

SECTION 6

SETBACK AND YARD REQUIREMENTS BY DISTRICT

6-1 - Development Standards.

Development Standards		Zoning District
		A-U	R-R	R-1	R-1A	M-H-P
Minimum gross floor area per dwelling unit (square feet)		800	800	1,500	1,200	600
Minimum lot area		2 acres	1 acre	1 acre	1 acre	Gross mininimum lot size of 10 acres (See Section 9-4 for individual units)
Minimum lot width ¹ (feet) at road frontage		200	150	150	150	300
Minimum front yard setback from the centerline of R/W (feet)
	Principal and minor arterials	90*	90	90*	90*	90*
	Collector streets	80*	80*	80*	80*	80*
	Local streets	70*	70*	70*	70*	Not allowed
Minimum side yards (feet)		20	20	20	10	20
Minimum rear yards (feet)		40	40	40	30	20
Maximum building height (feet)		35	35	35	35	35
*Plus one-half any amount which the right-of-way width exceeds 60 feet for local streets, 80 feet for collector streets and 100 feet for arterials
¹ For the purpose of administration of the required lot widths set forth in this table, the required lot width shall be measured at the building setback line as dictated by this chapter (see section 70-42)

Development Standards		Zoning District
		R-C	G-B	W-L-I	H-I
Minimum lot area		1 acre	1 acre	1 acre	1 acre
Minimum lot width (feet)		210	210	210	210
Minimum front yard setback from the centerline of right-of-way (feet)
	Principal and minor arterials	90**	90**	90**	90**
	Collector streets	80**	80**	80**	80**
	Local streets	70**	70**	70**	70**
Minimum side yards (feet)		None,**	None,**	None,**	None,**
Minimum rear yard (feet)		12,**	12,**	12,**	None,**
Maximum building height (feet)		35*	35*	None*	None*
*The minimum distance from all other property lines to any building over 35 feet in height shall be increased 1 foot for every 2 feet (or part of 2 feet) of building height greater than 35 feet
**Plus one-half any amount which the right-of-way width exceeds 60 feet for local streets, 80 feet for collector streets and 100 feet for principal and minor arterials
***If the adjoining yard is within any residential district, the yard requirements specified in this table shall be increased 10 feet and screening shall be provided as specified in section 70-50 along the lot line common with said lot

(Ord. of 1-5-2015)