Brookhaven City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- IN GENERAL
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY.
- Sec. 27-1. - Title and components.
- Sec. 27-2. - Authority.
- Sec. 27-3. - Applicability.
- Sec. 27-4. - Effective date.
- Sec. 27-5. - Purpose.
- Sec. 27-6. - General prohibition.
- Sec. 27-7. - Minimum requirements.
- Sec. 27-8. - Compliance with other regulations.
- Sec. 27-9. - Conflicting provisions.
- Sec. 27-10. - Delegation of authority.
- Sec. 27-11. - Definitions and interpretation of ordinance language.
- Sec. 27-12. - Severability.
- DIVISION 2. - ZONING MAP
- DIVISION 3. - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE II
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - DETACHED HOUSES
- DIVISION 3. - ATTACHED HOUSES
- DIVISION 4. - TWO-FLATS AND THREE-FLATS
- DIVISION 5. - MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
- DIVISION 6. - COURTYARD HOUSING
- DIVISION 7. - ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADUs)[2]
- DIVISION 8. - CIVIC BUILDINGS
- DIVISION 9. - GARAGES
ARTICLE III
MIXED-USE DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - COMMERCIAL HOUSES
- DIVISION 3. - SHOPFRONT BUILDINGS
- DIVISION 4. - GENERAL BUILDINGS
- DIVISION 5. - WORKSPACE BUILDINGS
- DIVISION 6. - CIVIC BUILDINGS
ARTICLE IV
COMMERCIAL AND EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - USES
- DIVISION 3. - BUILDING TYPES
- DIVISION 4. - LOT AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- DIVISION 5. - GENERALLY APPLICABLE REGULATIONS
ARTICLE V
- OVERLAY DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - /BHO, BUFORD HIGHWAY OVERLAY
- Sec. 27-381. - Scope.
- Sec. 27-382. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 27-383. - Applicability.
- Sec. 27-384. - Streets.
- Sec. 27-385. - Streetscapes.
- Sec. 27-386. - Workforce housing incentives.
- Sec. 27-387. - Peachtree Creek Greenway.
- Sec. 27-388. - Building heights and density.
- Sec. 27-389. - Utilities.
- Sec. 27-390. - Open space.
- DIVISION 3. - /PRO, PEACHTREE ROAD OVERLAY
- DIVISION 4. - /NCO, NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER OVERLAY
- DIVISION 5. - /AEO, AIRPORT ENVIRONS OVERLAY
ARTICLE VI
SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - PR, PEACHTREE ROAD DISTRICTS
- Sec. 27-464. - General.
- Sec. 27-465. - Uses.
- Sec. 27-466. - Allowed building types.
- Sec. 27-467. - Detached house regulations.
- Sec. 27-468. - Attached house regulations.
- Sec. 27-469. - Walk-up building regulations.
- Sec. 27-470. - Commercial house regulations.
- Sec. 27-471. - Shopfront building regulations.
- Sec. 27-472. - General building regulations.
- Sec. 27-473. - Front setbacks.
- Sec. 27-474. - Public benefit height bonuses.
- Sec. 27-475. - TOD height bonus.
- Sec. 27-476. - Transparency.
- Sec. 27-477. - Lot edges.
- Sec. 27-478. - Neighborhood transitions.
- Sec. 27-479. - Building design and plan review.
- Sec. 27-480. - Pedestrian access.
- Sec. 27-481. - Parking.
- Sec. 27-482. - Open space.
- Sec. 27-483. - Landscaping and screening.
- Sec. 27-484. - Signs.
- DIVISION 3. - MPD, MASTER PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
- DIVISION 4. - TND (LEGACY) DISTRICT
- DIVISION 5. - R-CH (LEGACY) DISTRICT
- DIVISION 6. - PC-2 (LEGACY) DISTRICT
- DIVISION 7. - ANX, ANNEXATION DISTRICTS[3]
ARTICLE VII
USES
Sections
- DIVISION 2. - PRINCIPAL USES ALLOWED
- DIVISION 3. - USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- DIVISION 4. - RESIDENTIAL USES[4]
- DIVISION 5. - PUBLIC AND CIVIC USES[5]
- Sec. 27-600. - Cemetery.
- Sec. 27-601. - Club or lodge.
- Sec. 27-602. - College or university.
- Sec. 27-603. - Heliport.
- Sec. 27-604. - Hospital.
- Sec. 27-605. - Library or cultural exhibit.
- Sec. 27-607. - Religious assembly.
- Sec. 27-608. - Safety service.
- Sec. 27-609. - School.
- Sec. 27-610. - Utilities and public service facilities.
- DIVISION 6. - COMMERCIAL USES[6]
- Sec. 27-621. - Animal service.
- Sec. 27-622. - Assembly and entertainment.
- Sec. 27-623. - Business or trade school.
- Sec. 27-624. - Commercial service.
- Sec. 27-625. - Day care.
- Sec. 27-626. - Eating and drinking places.
- Sec. 27-627. - Financial service.
- Sec. 27-628. - Funeral and mortuary service.
- Sec. 27-629. - Lodging.
- Sec. 27-630. - Medical service.
- Sec. 27-631. - Office.
- Sec. 27-632. - Parking, non-accessory.
- Sec. 27-633. - Retail sales.
- Sec. 27-634. - Sexually oriented businesses.
- Sec. 27-635. - Sports and recreation, participant.
- Sec. 27-636. - Vehicle fuel station.
- Sec. 27-637. - Vehicle sales and rentals.
- Sec. 27-638. - Vehicle maintenance and repair.
- DIVISION 7. - INDUSTRIAL USES[7]
- DIVISION 8. - AGRICULTURAL USES[8]
- DIVISION 9. - WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS[9]
- DIVISION 10. - OTHER PRINCIPAL USES[10]
- DIVISION 11. - ACCESSORY USES
- Sec. 27-696. - Generally applicable regulations.
- Sec. 27-697. - Amateur radio service antennas.
- Sec. 27-698. - Electric vehicle charging stations.
- Sec. 27-699. - Geothermal energy systems.
- Sec. 27-700. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 27-701. - Outdoor storage.
- Sec. 27-702. - Residential composting.
- Sec. 27-703. - Satellite dish antennas.
- Sec. 27-704. - Solar energy systems.
- Sec. 27-705. - Swimming pools.
- DIVISION 12. - TEMPORARY USES
ARTICLE VIII
PARKING AND ACCESS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING RATIOS
- DIVISION 3. - CALCULATION OF REQUIRED PARKING
- DIVISION 4. - PARKING CREDITS AND REDUCTIONS
- DIVISION 5. - BICYCLE PARKING
- DIVISION 6. - PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
- DIVISION 7. - LOCATION AND USE OF OFF-STREET PARKING
- DIVISION 8. - PARKING LAYOUT AND DESIGN
- Sec. 27-831. - Applicability.
- Sec. 27-832. - Chapter 14 requirements.
- Sec. 27-833. - Access drives.
- Sec. 27-834. - Parking stall size.
- Sec. 27-835. - Parking lot geometrics.
- Sec. 27-836. - Tandem and valet parking.
- Sec. 27-837. - Marking.
- Sec. 27-838. - Surfacing.
- Sec. 27-839. - Vertical clearance.
- Sec. 27-840. - Lighting.
- Sec. 27-841. - Landscaping
- Sec. 27-842. - Parking garages.
- DIVISION 9. - STACKING SPACES
- DIVISION 10. - ACCESSIBLE PARKING[11]
- DIVISION 11. - RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
- DIVISION 12. - LOADING
ARTICLE IX
LANDSCAPING AND SITE FEATURES
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
- Sec. 27-924. - Purpose.
- Sec. 27-925. - Parking lot perimeter landscape.
- Sec. 27-926. - Interior parking lot landscape.
- Sec. 27-927. - Parking garages.
- Sec. 27-928. - Outdoor storage and service area screening.
- Sec. 27-929. - Plant and landscape material.
- Sec. 27-930. - Maintenance.
- Sec. 27-931. - Alternative compliance.
- DIVISION 2. - TRANSITION BUFFERS
- DIVISION 3. - FENCES AND WALLS
- DIVISION 4. - OUTDOOR LIGHTING
ARTICLE X
- REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - COMMON (PROCEDURAL) PROVISIONS
- Sec. 27-994.- Applicability.
- Sec. 27-995. - Georgia Zoning Procedures Law.
- Sec. 27-996. - Developments of regional impact.
- Sec. 27-997. - Procedures summary table.
- Sec. 27-998. - Preapplication meetings.
- Sec. 27-999. - Public information meetings.
- Sec. 27-1000. - Applications and fees.
- Sec. 27-1001. - Application processing cycles.
- Sec. 27-1002. - Public hearings.
- Sec. 27-1003. - Public notices.
- Sec. 27-1004. - Action by review and decision-making bodies.
- Sec. 27-1005. - Conditions of approval.
- Sec. 27-1006. - Burden of proof or persuasion.
- Sec. 27-1007. - Appeals of city council or ZBA final decisions.
- DIVISION 2. - AMENDMENTS
- Sec. 27-1018.- Applicability.
- Sec. 27-1019. - Authority to initiate.
- Sec. 27-1020. - Preapplication meeting.
- Sec. 27-1021. - Public Information Meeting
- Sec. 27-1022. - Application filing.
- Sec. 27-1023. - Public hearings and notices.
- Sec. 27-1024. - Staff review.
- Sec. 27-1025. - Planning commission public hearing and recommendation.
- Sec. 27-1026. - City council public hearing and decision.
- Sec. 27-1027. - Review and approval criteria.
- Sec. 27-1028. - Successive applications.
- Sec. 27-1029. - Modifying conditions of approval.
- Sec. 27-1030. - Amendments to zoning ordinance involving single-family residential uses.
- DIVISION 3. - SPECIAL LAND USE PERMITS (SLUPS)
- Sec. 27-1040.- Applicability.
- Sec. 27-1041. - Authority to file.
- Sec. 27-1042. - Preapplication meeting.
- Sec. 27-1043. - Public information meeting.
- Sec. 27-1044. - Application filing.
- Sec. 27-1045. - Public hearing notices.
- Sec. 27-1046. - Staff review.
- Sec. 27-1047. - Planning commission public hearing and recommendation.
- Sec. 27-1048. - City council public hearing and decision.
- Sec. 27-1049. - Review and approval criteria.
- Sec. 27-1050. - Successive applications.
- Sec. 27-1051. - Transfer.
- Sec. 27-1052. - Modifying conditions of approval.
- DIVISION 4. - MASTER PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS
- DIVISION 5. - CONCURRENT VARIANCES
- DIVISION 6. - VARIANCES
- Sec. 27-1091.- Applicability.
- Sec. 27-1092. - Prohibited variances.
- Sec. 27-1093. - Authority to file.
- Sec. 27-1094. - Preapplication meeting.
- Sec. 27-1095. - Application filing.
- Sec. 27-1096. - Public hearing notices.
- Sec. 27-1097. - Zoning board of appeals public hearing and decision.
- Sec. 27-1098. - Review and approval criteria.
- Sec. 27-1099. - Successive applications.
- Sec. 27-1100. - Appeals
- Sec. 27-1101. - Transfer of variances.
- Sec. 27-1102. - Amending conditions of approval.
- DIVISION 8. - ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCES
- Sec. 27-1123.- Applicability.
- Sec. 27-1124. - Authority to file.
- Sec. 27-1125. - Application filing.
- Sec. 27-1126. - Posted notice.
- Sec. 27-1127. - Director's decision.
- Sec. 27-1128. - Review and approval criteria.
- Sec. 27-1129. - Appeals.
- Sec. 27-1130. - Transfer.
- Sec. 27-1131. - Amending conditions of approval.
- DIVISION 9. - ADMINISTRATIVE PERMITS
- Sec. 27-1142.- Applicability.
- Sec. 27-1143. - Authority to file.
- Sec. 27-1144. - Application filing.
- Sec. 27-1145. - Director's decision.
- Sec. 27-1146. - Review and approval criteria.
- Sec. 27-1147. - Appeals.
- Sec. 27-1148. - Transfer of administrative permit.
- Sec. 27-1149. - Amending conditions of approval.
- DIVISION 10. - APPEALS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS
- Sec. 27-1160.- Applicability.
- Sec. 27-1161. - Authority to file.
- Sec. 27-1162. - Application filing.
- Sec. 27-1163. - Effect of appeal.
- Sec. 27-1164. - Record of decision.
- Sec. 27-1165. - Hearing notice.
- Sec. 27-1166. - Hearing and decision.
- Sec. 27-1167. - Review and approval criteria.
- Sec. 27-1168. - Appeals.
- DIVISION 11. - REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
ARTICLE XI
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - REVIEW AND DECISION-MAKING BODIES
- DIVISION 2. - INSPECTIONS
- DIVISION 3. - VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT
- Sec. 27-1220. - Responsibility for enforcement.
- Sec. 27-1221. - Violations.
- Sec. 27-1222. - Continuing violations.
- Sec. 27-1223. - Remedies and enforcement powers.
- Sec. 27-1224. - Other penalties, remedies and powers.
- Sec. 27-1225. - Continuation of previous enforcement actions.
- Sec. 27-1226. - Remedies cumulative.
- Sec. 27-1227. - Persons subject to penalties.
- Sec. 27-1228. - Enforcement procedures.
ARTICLE XII
NONCONFORMITIES
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - NONCONFORMING LOTS
- DIVISION 3. - NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES
- DIVISION 4. - NONCONFORMING USES
- DIVISION 5. - NONCONFORMING DEVELOPMENT FEATURES
ARTICLE XIII
TERMINOLOGY AND MEASUREMENTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - LANGUAGE AND ORDINANCE CONSTRUCTION
- DIVISION 2. - MEASUREMENT-RELATED TERMS
- Sec. 27-1329. - Fractions and rounding.
- Sec. 27-1330. - Lot area.
- Sec. 27-1331. - Lot width.
- Sec. 27-1332. - Lot frontage or street frontage.
- Sec. 27-1333. - Impervious coverage.
- Sec. 27-1334. - Floor area.
- Sec. 27-1335. - Density.
- Sec. 27-1336. - Setbacks.
- Sec. 27-1337. - Build-to-zone.
- Sec. 27-1338. - Height.
- DIVISION 3. - USE-RELATED TERMS[12]
- DIVISION 4. - GENERAL DEFINITIONS
- Sec. 27-1359. - Terms beginning with "A".
- Sec. 27-1360. - Terms beginning with "B".
- Sec. 27-1361. - Terms beginning with "C".
- Sec. 27-1362. - Terms beginning with "D".
- Sec. 27-1363. - Terms beginning with "E".
- Sec. 27-1364. - Terms beginning with "F".
- Sec. 27-1365. - Terms beginning with "G".
- Sec. 27-1366. - Terms beginning with "H".
- Sec. 27-1367. - Terms beginning with "I".
- Sec. 27-1369. - Terms beginning with "K".
- Sec. 27-1370. - Terms beginning with "L".
- Sec. 27-1371. - Terms beginning with "M".
- Sec. 27-1372. - Terms beginning with "N".
- Sec. 27-1373. - Terms beginning with "O".
- Sec. 27-1374. - Terms beginning with "P".
- Sec. 27-1375. - Terms beginning with "Q".
- Sec. 27-1376. - Terms beginning with "R".
- Sec. 27-1377. - Terms beginning with "S".
- Sec. 27-1378. - Terms beginning with "T".
- Sec. 27-1379. - Terms beginning with "U".
- Sec. 27-1380. - Terms beginning with "V".
- Sec. 27-1381. - Terms beginning with "W".
- Sec. 27-1383. - Terms beginning with "Y".
- Sec. 27-1384. - Terms beginning with "Z".