In order that the purposes of this chapter as defined in Article I may be accomplished, there are hereby established within the City of Cartersville, the zoning districts identified as follows:

3.1.1.

AG Agricultural: The purpose of this district is to encourage the retention and development of suitable areas for common farm practices and various compatible nonfarm uses, preservation of open space, the conservation and management of soil, water, air, game, and other natural resources and amenities, and to discourage the creation or continuation of conditions which could detract from the function, operation, and appearance of areas to provide food supplies and to prevent or minimize conflicts between common farm practices and nonfarm uses.

3.1.2.

R-20 Single-family residential: The purpose of this district is to provide low density residential areas for single-family detached dwellings with minimum lot sizes of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

3.1.3.

R-15 Single-family residential: The purpose of this district is to provide low density residential areas for single-family detached dwellings with minimum lot sizes of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.

3.1.4.

R-10 Single-family residential: The purpose of this district is to provide medium density residential areas for single-family detached dwellings with minimum lot sizes of ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

3.1.5.

R-10A Manufactured, industrialized, modular, and prefabricated residential: The purpose of this district is to provide orderly development of residential areas for single-family detached dwellings of manufactured and industrialized housing, modular dwellings, and prefabricated dwellings.

3.1.6.

R-7 Single-family residential: The purpose of this district is to conserve the higher density residential areas in and adjacent to the historic downtown for single-family detached dwellings with minimum lot sizes of seven thousand (7,000) square feet.

3.1.7.

R-D Single-family duplex residential: The purpose of this district is to provide higher density residential areas in downtown sections of the city for single-family duplex dwellings with minimum lot sizes of seven thousand (7,000) square feet per dwelling unit and open space as required.

3.1.8.

RA-12 Single-family residential: The purpose of this district is to provide orderly development of high density residential areas for single-family attached and detached dwellings not to exceed twelve (12) dwelling units per gross acre.

3.1.9.

RSL Residential senior living: The purpose of this district is to provide locations for the development of appropriate housing for the population age fifty-five (55) and older.

3.1.10.

MF-14 Multifamily residential: The purpose of this district is to provide orderly development of high density residential areas for multifamily residential uses not to exceed fourteen (14) dwelling units per gross acre.

3.1.11.

P-D Planned development: The purpose of this district is to provide suitable areas for development of planned communities at a density that allows a full range of residential uses and housing types; neighborhood retail, service, and office uses; and open space. The residential area may include single-family detached dwellings and/or attached dwellings such as patio homes, condominiums, or townhouses, and apartments.

3.1.12.

PC-D Planned commercial development: The purpose of this district is to provide suitable areas for development and redevelopment of commercial properties with the flexibility to allow a full range of uses and designs for retail, service, and/or office centers; outparcels; infill buildings; and open space.

3.1.13.

MHP Mobile home park residential: The purpose of this district is to provide orderly development of higher density areas specifically and exclusively for mobile homes and manufactured homes and to ensure adequate facilities and amenities are provided for a planned development.

3.1.14.

P-S Professional services: The purpose of this district is to provide suitable areas for professional business and service uses and related activities with a minimum of interference from traffic and conflicting uses.

3.1.15.

M-U Multiple use: The purpose of this district is to provide orderly development of areas in which residential, professional, commercial retail and services, financial, educational, and institutional uses can be compatibly mixed while maintaining a healthy living environment for the residents of the district.

3.1.16.

N-C Neighborhood commercial: The purpose of this district is to provide suitable areas for limited commercial uses, including retail, service, and offices, in close proximity to residential neighborhoods.

3.1.17.

DBD Downtown business district: The purpose of this district is to enhance and preserve the historic downtown business district of the city while providing for a wide variety of sales and services and professional offices and also providing for residential dwellings within existing commercial and office buildings in the district.

3.1.18.

O-C Office/commercial: The purpose of this district is to provide and protect convenient areas for community shopping facilities consisting of a wide variety of retail, services, and professional offices.

3.1.19.

G-C General commercial: The purpose of this district is to provide for and encourage the proper grouping and development of roadside uses which include a wide variety of sales and services that will accommodate the needs of the city and the traveling public in order to reduce highway traffic congestion, traffic hazards, and blight along the public streets of the city.

3.1.20.

L-I Light industrial: The purpose of this district is to provide and protect areas for those industrial uses which do not create noise, odor, smoke, dust or other emissions and which do not possess other objectionable characteristics which might be detrimental to surrounding neighborhoods or other uses permitted in the district, and provide areas for other uses as permitted.

3.1.21.

H-I Heavy industrial: The purpose of this district is to provide and protect areas for those industrial uses which cannot comply with the regulations of the L-I district but do comply with all state and federal guidelines for emissions and discharge of effluents into the air, water, and soil, and to provide areas for other uses as permitted.

3.1.22.

MN Mining: The purpose of this district is to provide areas for mining and related activities exclusive from any other industrial uses; promote the orderly development and reclamation of mined areas; provide a proper relationship between mining areas and adjoining land uses; assure minimum area, safety and service requirements; provide for the extraction of minerals, ores and other solid matter for sale or for processing or for consumption, in compliance with the Georgia Surface Mining Act of 1968, as amended or to be amended, rules and regulations pursuant thereto and in compliance with all applicable federal laws and regulations.

3.1.23.

P-I Public/institutional: The purpose of this district is to provide areas for public land, parks, governmental buildings and facilities, cemeteries, crematories, and educational and institutional uses.

3.1.24.

FG Fair ground: The purpose of this district is to provide areas for carnivals, fairs, and related activities exclusive from any other institutional and/or commercial uses.

3.1.25.

Cherokee-Cassville and West End infill overlay districts: The purpose of these districts is to protect the residential character of said districts.

3.1.26.

Main Street overlay district: The purpose of this district is to provide uniform development standards for the Main Street gateway into downtown Cartersville.

3.1.27.

Business park overlay: The purpose of this district is to provide for uniform development standards for Bartow County and the City along the industrial corridor on Cass-White Road.

3.1.28.

T Technology: The purpose of this district is to provide an area to encourage the siting of new technologies, computer systems, data infrastructure and data hosting.

(Ord. No. 33-20, § II, 7-2-20; Ord. No. 73-23, § 1, 11-2-23)

The boundaries of each district are shown on a map entitled "Official Zoning Map of the City of Cartersville, Georgia", dated and certified by the mayor and city clerk. Said map and all explanatory matter thereon accompanies and is hereby made a part of this chapter and the original official zoning map of the City of Cartersville shall be kept in the recorded minutes in the city clerk's office.

Accurate copies of the official zoning map of the City of Cartersville, Georgia shall be on file, in hard copy or in a digital format, in the office of the zoning administrator at all times. Said map shall accurately show all map amendments made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and the date when said amendments became effective. It shall be the duty of the zoning administrator to see to it that the zoning map, whether displayed in his/her office in hard copy or available in digital format, is kept up-to-date and accurately shows all amendments.

When uncertainty exists with respect to the location of boundaries of any zoning district as shown on the official zoning map of the City of Cartersville, Georgia, the following rules shall apply:

3.3.1.

Unless otherwise specifically indicated, where district boundaries are indicated on the zoning map as approximately following the centerline of a street, highway, railroad right-of-way line, stream bed or river bed; such centerline shall be construed to be such district boundaries.

3.3.2.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.

3.3.3.

Where district boundaries are indicated on the zoning map as approximately following the corporate limit line of the city, such corporate limit lines shall be construed to be such district boundaries.

3.3.4.

Where district boundaries are indicated on the zoning map as being set back from a street, road, highway, railroad, stream, or river, and parallel thereto, then such district boundaries unless otherwise specifically indicated, shall be construed as being at the scaled distance from the centerline of such street, road, highway, railroad, stream, or river and as being parallel thereto.

3.3.5.

Where a public road, street, alley, or other right-of-way is officially vacated or abandoned, the zoning applicable to the property to which it is reverted shall apply to such vacated or abandoned road, street, alley, or right-of-way.

3.3.6.

Where a district boundary divides a lot existing on or before November 7, 1996, the location of such boundaries, unless same are indicated by dimensions, shall be determined by use of the scale appearing on such maps. Property owners may request the city rezone the entire property to one (1) of the existing zonings or subdivide the property along the district boundary provided all lot standards are achieved for each newly created lot.