Chamblee City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
TITLE 1
ADMINISTRATION2
Sections
- CHAPTER 100.- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 100-1. - Title.
- Section 100-2. - Purpose.
- Section 100-3. - Authority.
- Section 100-4. - Applicability.
- Section 100-5. - Transitional provisions.
- Section 100-6. - Severability clause.
- Section 100-7. - Amendments.
- Section 100-8. - Duties to administer, interpret and enforce this UDO.
- Section 100-9. - Fees.
- Section 100-10. - Adoption of certain codes.
- Section 100-11. - Incorporation of UDO Addenda.
- Section 100-12. - Rules of interpretation.
- Section 100-13. - Relationship to other ordinances, statutes and resolutions.
- CHAPTER 110. - DEFINITIONS
- CHAPTER 120. - ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
- Section 120-1. - Violations of this Unified Development Ordinance.
- Section 120-2. - Inspection and right of entry.
- Section 120-3. - Inspection warrants.
- Section 120-4. - Notice of violation.
- Section 120-5. - Stop Work Orders and revocations.
- Section 120-6. - Other enforcement.
- Section 120-7. - Penalties for violations.
- Section 120-8. - Judicial review.
- Section 120-9. - Pre-application conference.
TITLE 2
LAND USE AND ZONING
Sections
- CHAPTER 200.- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 200-1.- Purpose.
- Section 200-2. - Authority.
- Section 200-3. - Incorporation of official Zoning Map.
- Section 200-4. - Division of City into districts.
- Section 200-5. - Interpretation of zoning district boundaries.
- Section 200-6. - Relationship to comprehensive plan and future development map.
- Section 200-7. - Relationship to previous approvals.
- Section 200-8. - Zoning verification.
- CHAPTER 210.- BASE ZONING DISTRICTS
- Section 210-1.- Applicability.
- Section 210-2. - NR-1, Neighborhood Residential 1 district.
- Section 210-3. - NR-2, Neighborhood Residential 2 district.
- Section 210-4. - NR-3, Neighborhood Infill district.
- Section 210-5. - VR, Village Residential district.
- Section 210-6. - NC-1, Neighborhood Commercial 1 district.
- Section 210-7. - NC-2, Neighborhood Commercial 2 district.
- Section 210-8. - CC, Corridor Commercial district.
- Section 210-9. - CVC, Corridor Village Commercial district.
- Section 210-10. - VC, Village Commercial district.
- Section 210-11. - TOD, Transit-Oriented Development district.
- Section 210-12. - MU-BC, Mixed-Use - Business Center district.
- Section 210-13. - IT, Industrial Transitional district.
- Section 210-14. - I, Light Industrial district.
- CHAPTER 220.- SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- Section 220-0.- Interpretation and applicability of special zoning districts.
- Section 220-1. - Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) Overlay district.
- Section 220-2. - A, Airport district.
- Section 220-3. - PUD, Planned Unit Development district.
- Section 220-4. - Neighborhood Preservation Overlay district.
- Section 220-5. - Rail Trail Overlay district.
- Section 220-6. - Dekalb County-Annexed zoning district.
- CHAPTER 230.- STANDARDS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS
- ARTICLE 1. - ZONING PROVISIONS
- Section 230-1. - Dimensional standards of zoning districts.
- Section 230-2. - Access to public street.
- Section 230-3. - Contextual lot, building, and threshold elevation standards for infill development.
- Section 230-4. - Encroachments into required yards.
- Section 230-5. - Building height exceptions.
- Section 230-6. - Fences and retaining walls.
- Section 230-7. - Corner visibility.
- Section 230-8. - Accessory structures.
- Section 230-9. - Sustainable certification.
- Section 230-10. - Residential Recycling Program.
- ARTICLE 2. - CIVIC DESIGN
- ARTICLE 1. - ZONING PROVISIONS
- CHAPTER 240.- GENERAL USE REGULATIONS
- ARTICLE 1. - PERMITTED AND PROHIBITED USES
- ARTICLE 2. - ACCESSORY USE STANDARDS
- ARTICLE 3. - SUPPLEMENTAL USE STANDARDS
- CHAPTER 250.- OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
- ARTICLE 1. - OFF-STREET PARKING STANDARDS
- Section 250-1. - General requirements.
- Section 250-2. - Minimum number of parking spaces required.
- Section 250-3. - Shared parking.
- Section 250-4. - Bicycle parking.
- Section 250-5. - Electric vehicle charging stations.
- Section 250-6. - Shuttle service.
- Section 250-7. - Parking except in NR-1, NR-2 districts and detached single-family residential uses in NR-3, VR, NC-1, and NC-2 districts.
- Section 250-8. - Compact parking spaces.
- Section 250-9. - On-street parking.
- Section 250-10. - Stacking spaces for drive-through service windows and drive-through facilities.
- Section 250-11. - Landscaping in parking lots.
- Section 250-12. - Parking in NR-1 and NR-2 districts and Residential Uses in NC-1 and NC-2 districts.
- Section 250-13. - Parking for detached single-family residential uses in NR-3, VR, NC-1, and NC-2 districts.
- ARTICLE 2. - OFF-STREET LOADING STANDARDS
- ARTICLE 1. - OFF-STREET PARKING STANDARDS
- CHAPTER 260.- SIGN REGULATIONS
- Section 260-1.- Purpose and findings.
- Section 260-2. - Applicability.
- Section 260-3. - Definitions.
- Section 260-4. - Signs exempt from permit requirements.
- Section 260-5. - Prohibited signs.
- Section 260-6. - Conformance to state law.
- Section 260-7. - Measurements.
- Section 260-8. - Signs allowed by zoning district.
- Section 260-9. - Permanent signs.
- Section 260-10. - Temporary signs.
- Section 260-11. - Illumination of signs.
- Section 260-12. - Changeable copy signs.
- Section 260-13. - Sign permits and applications.
- Section 260-14. - Business license and insurance for sign contractors.
- Section 260-15. - Nonconforming signs.
- Section 260-16. - Enforcement.
- Section 260-17. - Severability.
- CHAPTER 270.- NONCONFORMING SITUATIONS
- Section 270-1.- Purpose and intent.
- Section 270-2. - Increase of nonconformity prohibited.
- Section 270-3. - Determination of nonconformity status.
- Section 270-4. - Nonconforming lots of record.
- Section 270-5. - Nonconforming uses.
- Section 270-6. - Nonconforming structures.
- Section 270-7. - Nonconforming development features.
- Section 270-8. - Buildings and structures where construction has begun.
- Section 270-9. - Redevelopment Thresholds.
- Section 270-10. - Adaptive Reuse Projects.
- CHAPTER 280.- PROCEDURES
- ARTICLE 1. - COMMON PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS
- Section 280-1. - Applicability.
- Section 280-2. - Georgia Zoning Procedures Law.
- Section 280-3. - Outside agency reviews.
- Section 280-4. - Summary of review and decision-making authority.
- Section 280-5. - Applications and fees.
- Section 280-6. - Application processing cycles.
- Section 280-7. - Denial and withdrawal of applications.
- Section 280-8. - Public hearings.
- Section 280-9. - Action by Mayor and City Council.
- Section 280-10. - Conditions of approval.
- Section 280-11. - Pre-application conference.
- Section 280-12. - Design Review Board.
- ARTICLE 2. - AMENDMENTS
- ARTICLE 3. - DEVELOPMENTS OF COMMUNITY IMPACT
- Section 280-19. - Applicability.
- Section 280-20. - Authority to file.
- Section 280-21. - Application filing.
- Section 280-22. - Public hearing notices.
- Section 280-23. - City Council public hearing and decision.
- Section 280-24. - Review and approval criteria.
- Section 280-25. - Modifications of approved DCIs.
- Section 280-26. - Expiration of approval.
- ARTICLE 4. - VARIANCES
- Section 280-27. - Applicability.
- Section 280-28. - Prohibited variances.
- Section 280-29. - Authority to file.
- Section 280-30. - Application filing.
- Section 280-31. - City Council public hearing and decision.
- Section 280-32. - Review and approval criteria.
- Section 280-33. - Appeals.
- Section 280-34. - Transfer of variances.
- Section 280-35. - Amending conditions of approval.
- Section 280-36. - Concurrent review process.
- ARTICLE 5. - ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCES
- ARTICLE 6. - APPEALS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS
- Section 280-42. - Applicability.
- Section 280-43. - Authority to file.
- Section 280-44. - Application filing.
- Section 280-45. - Effect of appeal.
- Section 280-46. - Hearing notice.
- Section 280-47. - City Council public hearing and decision.
- Section 280-48. - Review and approval criteria.
- Section 280-49. - Appeals.
- ARTICLE 7. - TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDIES[2]
- Section 280-50. - Purpose and intent.
- Section 280-51. - Objectives.
- Section 280-52. - Thresholds of applicability.
- Section 280-53. - Exemptions.
- Section 280-54. - Required contents of a traffic impact study.
- Section 280-55. - Additional technical specifications.
- Section 280-56. - Recommendations for mitigation of impacts.
- Section 280-57. - Determination of project and system improvements.
- Section 280-58. - Signage.
- Section 280-59. - Conditions of development.
- ARTICLE 1. - COMMON PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 3
DEVELOPMENT AND PERMITTING
Sections
- CHAPTER 300.- SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES
- ARTICLE 1. - GENERAL
- Section 300-1. - Authority and purpose.
- Section 300-2. - Applicability of subdivision and development standards.
- Section 300-3. - Definitions.
- Section 300-4. - Priority of conditions of zoning over these regulations.
- Section 300-5. - Incorporation of standard drawings and design guidelines.
- Section 300-6. - Reserved.
- Section 300-7. - Reserved.
- Section 300-8. - Waivers.
- ARTICLE 2. - DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS
- Section 300-10. - Land development, subdivision and site design.
- Section 300-11. - Land suitability.
- Section 300-12. - Design of lots.
- Section 300-14. - Conservation subdivisions.
- Section 300-15. - Access and right-of-way.
- Section 300-16. - Utility easements.
- Section 300-17. - Design of blocks.
- Section 300-18. - Monumentation.
- Section 300-19. - Assignment of street names and addresses.
- ARTICLE 3. - SUBDIVISION AND SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW PROCEDURES[2]
- Section 300-20. - Street Name Change Procedures.
- Section 300-23. - Policies and purposes.
- Section 300-24. - Exemptions from provisions of preliminary plat procedures.
- Section 300-25. - Subdivision plat application and review process.
- Section 300-26. - Preliminary plat procedures.
- Section 300-27. - Final plat procedures.
- Section 300-28. - Revised final plat.
- Section 300-29. - Mayor and City Council approval of conservation subdivision.
- Section 300-30. - Guarantees and sureties.
- ARTICLE 4. - CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND INSPECTIONS
- Section 300-34. - Applicability.
- Section 300-35. - Landscaping, buffer and tree protection plans.
- Section 300-36. - Erosion, sedimentation and pollution control plan.
- Section 300-37. - Grading plan.
- Section 300-38. - Storm drainage profile drawing.
- Section 300-39. - Street plan and profile sheets.
- Section 300-40. - Initiation of development activities.
- Section 300-41. - Development inspections.
- Section 300-42. - Stop Work Orders.
- ARTICLE 5. - DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
- ARTICLE 6. - APPEALS
- ARTICLE 7. - TERMS OF EXPIRATION
- ARTICLE 1. - GENERAL
- CHAPTER 310.- ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
- ARTICLE 1. - SOIL EROSION, SEDIMENTATION AND POLLUTION
- Section 310-1. - Applicability.
- Section 310-2. - Exemptions.
- Section 310-3. - Minimum requirements.
- Section 310-4. - Application and permit process.
- Section 310-5. - Inspection and enforcement.
- Section 310-6. - Penalties and incentives.
- Section 310-7. - Education and certification.
- Section 310-8. - Validity and liability.
- ARTICLE 2. - STREAM BUFFERS
- Section 310-16. - Title.
- Section 310-17. - Findings and purposes.
- Section 310-18. - Applicability.
- Section 310-19. - Land development requirements.
- Section 310-20. - Compatibility with other buffer regulations and requirements.
- Section 310-21. - Additional information requirements for development on buffer zone properties.
- Section 310-22. - Responsibility.
- Section 310-23. - Inspection.
- Section 310-24. - Violations, enforcement and penalties.
- Section 310-25. - Administrative appeal and judicial review.
- ARTICLE 3. - NUISANCES
- Section 310-30. - Nuisances prohibited.
- Section 310-31. - Notice of Violation.
- Section 310-32. - Jurisdiction of municipal court.
- Section 310-33. - Abatement by city.
- Section 310-34. - Findings of the existence of unsafe structures or buildings.
- Section 310-35. - Nuisance abatement procedures.
- Section 310-36. - Recovery of Costs for Abatement.
- ARTICLE 4. - NOISE
- ARTICLE 5. - PUBLIC SEWER CONNECTION AND SEPTIC SYSTEM CONVERSION TO PUBLIC SEWER[3]
- Section 310-50. - Mandatory connections to public sanitary sewer.
- Section 310-51. - Private sewage disposal facilities generally.
- Section 310-52. - Nonavailability of public sanitary sewer.
- Section 310-53. - Sewer Construction and Assessments for new developments.
- Section 310-54. - Special Septic Tank to Sewer Conversion Tax District—Sewer Extensions for Existing Developments.
- ARTICLE 6. - WASTE OF POTABLE WATER
- ARTICLE 1. - SOIL EROSION, SEDIMENTATION AND POLLUTION
- CHAPTER 320.- BUFFERS, LANDSCAPING AND TREE PROTECTION
- ARTICLE 1. - GENERAL
- ARTICLE 2. - BUFFERS
- ARTICLE 3. - LANDSCAPE REGULATIONS
- ARTICLE 4. - TREE PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT REGULATIONS
- Section 320-30. - Applicability.
- Section 320-31. - Public trees.
- Section 320-32. - Permitting process.
- Section 320-33. - Protection of trees.
- Section 320-34. - Tree removal permits.
- Section 320-35. - Specimen trees.
- Section 320-36. - Tree survey plan and inventory.
- Section 320-37. - Tree protection and replacement plans.
- Section 320-38. - Tree preservation and replacement requirements.
- Section 320-39. - Tree density requirements.
- Section 320-40. - Recompense and alternative compliance.
- Section 320-41. - Inspection.
- Section 320-42. - Sureties and guarantees.
- Section 320-44. - Continuing maintenance.
- Section 320-45. - Violation and penalty.
- Section 320-46. - Judicial review.
- CHAPTER 330.- FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Section 330-1.- Purpose.
- Section 330-2. - General provisions.
- Section 330-3. - Permit procedures and requirements.
- Section 330-4. - Standards for development.
- Section 330-5. - Provisions for flood damage reduction.
- Section 330-6. - Variance procedures.
- Section 330-7. - Violations, enforcement and penalties.
- CHAPTER 340.- STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- ARTICLE 1. - STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- ARTICLE 2. - ILLICIT DISCHARGE AND ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS
- Section 340-16. - Introduction.
- Section 340-17. - General provisions.
- Section 340-18. - Prohibitions.
- Section 340-19. - Industrial or construction activity discharges.
- Section 340-20. - Access and inspection of properties and facilities.
- Section 340-21. - Notification of accidental discharges and spills.
- Section 340-22. - Violations, enforcement and penalties.
- ARTICLE 3. - RESERVED[4]
- ARTICLE 4. - POST-CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT[5]
- Section 340-36. - Introduction.
- Section 340-37. - General provisions.
- Section 340-38. - Permit procedures and requirements.
- Section 340-39. - Post-development stormwater management performance criteria.
- Section 340-40. - Construction inspections of post-development management system.
- Section 340-41. - Ongoing inspection and maintenance of stormwater facilities and practices.
- Section 340-42. - Violations, enforcement and penalties.
- ARTICLE 5. - STORMWATER UTILITY
- Section 340-46. - Findings.
- Section 340-47. - Establishment of a utility and enterprise fund.
- Section 340-48. - Scope of responsibility for the drainage system in the city.
- Section 340-49. - Requirements for on-site stormwater systems; enforcement methods and inspections.
- Section 340-50. - Determination and modification of stormwater service charges.
- Section 340-51. - Effective date of stormwater service charges.
- Section 340-52. - Stormwater service fees established.
- Section 340-53. - Exemptions and credits applicable to stormwater service charges.
- Section 340-54. - Stormwater service charge billing, delinquencies, collections.
- Section 340-55. - Stormwater utility service charges billed in common.
- Section 340-56. - Appeals.
- ARTICLE 6. - GROUNDWATER RECHARGE AREA PROTECTION
- Section 340-66. - Title of article, findings and objectives.
- Section 340-67. - Establishment of a groundwater recharge area district.
- Section 340-68. - Determination of pollution susceptibility.
- Section 340-69. - Permit requirements and enforcement.
- Section 340-71. - Groundwater protection standards.
- Section 340-72. - Judicial review.
- Section 340-73. - Amendments.
- Section 340-74. - Assessment relief.
- CHAPTER 350.- INFRASTRUCTURE
- ARTICLE 1. - STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Section 350-1. - Street classification requirements.
- Section 350-2. - Access management.
- Section 350-3. - Requirements for new streets.
- Section 350-4. - Street intersections.
- Section 350-5. - Street design standards.
- Section 350-6. - Curbs and gutters.
- Section 350-7. - Sidewalks and bikeway construction standards.
- Section 350-8. - Traffic control devices.
- Section 350-9. - Traffic calming devices.
- ARTICLE 2. - DRAINAGE SYSTEM
- ARTICLE 3. - PUBLIC UTILITIES INSTALLATION
- ARTICLE 4. - STREET LIGHTING AND OTHER FURNITURE
- ARTICLE 1. - STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
MF DISTRICTS
INFILL DEV./REUSE DESIGN GUIDELINES
Sections
- 1.0 - General Design Principles
- 2.0 - Multifamily Design Guidelines
- 3.0 - Infill Development
- 4.0 - Adaptive Reuse
- 2.1. - TREE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION FEE SCHEDULE
- 2.2. - PLANT SPECIES SELECTION LIST FOR PERMANENT BUFFERS
- 2.3. - TREE SPECIES SELECTION LIST
- 2.4. - TREES APPROPRIATE FOR PLANTING IN GDOT RIGHT-OF-WAY
- 2.5. - TREES APPROPRIATE FOR PLANTING IN GDOT RIGHT-OF-WAY WITHIN 500-FOOT BILLBOARD ZONES
- 2.6. - ACCEPTABLE MULCHING MATERIALS
- 2.7. - INVASIVE SPECIES LIST
- 2.8. - BIORETENTION AREA SPECIES SELECTION LIST
- 2.9. - STANDARD DETAILS
- 3.1. - Street Designations
- 3.2. - General Notes