LIST OF PERMISSIBLE AND CONDITIONAL USES
List of Permissible and Conditional Uses. No principal building, structure, or land use shall be permitted except in the zone districts indicated and for the purposes permitted in the following table. Each use is mutually exclusive and does not encompass other uses listed in the table. A principal use denoted by the Letter "X" is allowed in that zone district by right, subject to any special requirement that may be applicable to that use. A principal use denoted by the letter "C" is permitted only if a conditional use permit is granted by the Mayor and Council after review under the Zoning Procedures and Standards Ordinance, City of Chatsworth, Georgia. For uses not listed in the following table, the Zoning Administrator can determine that said use is similar in impact and intensity to another use that is currently allowed in a zone district and shall rule that the said use is therefore allowed. In the event, that no similarity exists then the proposed use is not allowed or if the interpretation of the Zoning Administrator is questioned, then the Board of Zoning Appeals, properly convened, can make a judgment as to whether said use is allowed in Chatsworth and such ruling shall be final regarding that interpretation. In the event that the Board of Zoning Appeals cannot rule about a specific use then amendment of the Zoning Ordinance shall be required to determine where such use is properly allowed.
| COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS | PERMITTED USES | RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 | C-2 | C-3 | CBD | M-1 | M-2 | RA | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-E | O-R | MHP | |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | ACCESSORY USES - subject to the requirements of VIII-B.1 Supplementary Regulations | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| C | Acid Manufacture | ||||||||||||
| C | Adult Business - provided that they meet all the requirements of the Ordinance for Licensing and Regulation of Adult Businesses. | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Advertising Display, Sales and Manufacturing | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Agri-businesses, cooperatives | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Agricultural Equipment Sales, Supply & Storage | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Ambulance Services | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Amusements, Commercial | |||||||||
| C | C | C | Amusement Park - provided that facilities are not located closer than 1,000 feet to a residential district. | ||||||||||
| Animal Hospital (See Veterinarian Clinic) | |||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Antique Shop | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Apparel and Accessory Store | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Appliance, Radio and TV, Sales and Repair | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Art Gallery | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Athletic Club and Facilities, Public/Semi-Public | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Athletic/Health Club & Facilities | |||||||||
| X | X | Auditorium, Assembly Hall, Civic Center | |||||||||||
| X | Motor Vehicle Race Track - provided that facilities are not located closer than 1,000 feet to a residential district. | ||||||||||||
| X | X | Bait Shop | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Bakery/Pastry Shop | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Bank or Financial Institution, Full Service | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Bank, Auto Teller (ATM) | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Bar, Cocktail Lounge, Tavern | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Barber Shop | X | ||||||||
| X | X | Batting Cages | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Beauty Shop | X | ||||||||
| X | X | C | X | Bed and Breakfast Home - provided that rooms for rent are within a single family dwelling occupied by the owner as his/her principle residence; the same rental occupants shall not reside at the bed and breakfast for more than 7 consecutive days; breakfast is the only meal served and only to registered overnight guests; no person not a resident on the premises is employed; the exterior appearance of the dwelling is not altered from its residential character except for safety purposes; and, the identification sign shall be no larger than 2 square feet and not internally lighted. | C | C | X | X | X | X | |||
| X | X | C | X | Bed and Breakfast Inn - A building, not necessarily owner-occupied, that offers transient lodging accommodations and breakfast for four (4) or more guest rooms for compensation provided that: a) There is compliance with the same licensing, inspection and taxation requirements as hotels, motels, and restaurants. b) If within a residential district, the building shall be residential in character. c) Breakfast is the only meal served and only to overnight guests. d) The owners may have employees. e) The owner shall provide one (1) off-street parking space for each rental room and one (1) space for each employee. f) In a residential district, signage shall be limited to one (1) sign and maximum size of two (2) square feet. | C | C | X | X | X | X | |||
| C | X | Boat Storage | |||||||||||
| X | X | C | Boat Sales, Service and Repair | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Books, Cards/Stationary Store | |||||||||
| X | X | Bottled Gas, Storage & Distribution Center | |||||||||||
| X | X | Bottling Plant | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | Bowling Alley | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Broadcasting Studio (Radio, TV) | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Builder Supplies and Storage | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Building Materials Sales, Supplies and Storage | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Bus Station | ||||||||||
| Camp, Private | C | ||||||||||||
| X | Campground, Public/Private (Tents or Recreational Vehicles - See Article XII, (F) | ||||||||||||
| Car Wash (See Motor Vehicle Car Wash) | |||||||||||||
| X | X | X | Carpenter Shop, Woodworking | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Carpet Cleaning Store | |||||||||
| X | X | X | C | Carpet and Rug Sales, Floor Covering & Storage | |||||||||
| C | X | Cement, Lime Gypsum Manufacture | |||||||||||
| X | C | Cemetery, Private - Any plot of ground, building, mausoleum, columbarium or other enclosure used for the burial of deceased persons of one collateral line of descent. | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||
| X | X | X | X | C | C | Cemetery, Religious Institution - A plot of ground, building, mausoleum, columbarium, or other enclosure owned by or adjacent to a religious institution and used for the burial of deceased persons who are generally members of that religious institution. | C | C | C | C | C | ||
| X | C | Cemetery, Public - A plot of ground, building, mausoleum, columbarium, or other enclosure not located on property owned by or adjacent to a religious institution but used for the burial of deceased persons. | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||
| X | X | X | Cesspool Builder, Sales and Service | ||||||||||
| X | X | C | X | Churches, Accessory Uses of (Minimum site area of sufficient acreage for such accessory use is required; minimum parking requirements of a church shall not be reduced.) | X | C | C | C | C | C | |||
| X | X | C | X | Churches | X | C | C | C | C | C | |||
| X | X | X | Cinema/ Movie, Dance/Drama Theater | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Clinic, Public or Private | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Club and Lodges | |||||||||
| X | X | C | College, University or Junior College | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Community Center | C | |||||||||
| C | C | Concrete/Stone Cutting, Fabrication | |||||||||||
| X | X | C | Contractor Equipment - Material Storage | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Convenience Stores without Fuel Pump Service | C | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Convenience Stores with Fuel Pump Service - provided that all fuel pumps shall be at least 15 feet from the street right-of-way. | C | |||||||||
| Convent and Monastery | C | C | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Country Club, Private Golf Course | C | ||||||||||||
| C | X | X | X | Cultural Facility | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Curio and Souvenir Shops | ||||||||||
| X | X | Dairies, Milk Processing | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | C | Day Care Center, Group | C | C | C | |||||
| X | X | X | X | C | Day Care Facility | C | C | C | |||||
| Day Care, Family Home | C | X | X | X | |||||||||
| X | Driving Range, Golf | C | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Drug Stores, Pharmacies | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Dwelling, Loft - providing each dwelling has a private entry door accessible by an interior or exterior stairway to the ground floor, individual heating and cooling facilities, two off-street parking spaces per dwelling, and meet all other city housing and building codes. | X | ||||||||
| C | Dwelling, Multi-Family/Condominium | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Dwelling, Senior | X | X | |||||||||||
| Dwelling, Single-Family Detached | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Dwelling, Townhouse (Subdivision Approval Required) | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| X | Eggs, Processing | ||||||||||||
| C | X | X | X | Event center | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Equipment Rental, Industrial | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Equipment Supplies (Business/Industrial) | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Exercise Establishments | X | ||||||||
| C | Explosive Manufacture/Storage [Minimum ten (10) acre site; minimum building setback is 300 feet within M-2 district and 1,000 feet from a residential district.] | ||||||||||||
| X | X | Farmer's Market - Provided that permanent sanitary facilities are permitted by applicable authority; no overnight camping on the property is permitted; permanent electrical power is provided; off-street parking is provided; and such use shall be located on a major or minor collector street only. | |||||||||||
| Farming, Horticulture for Personal Use. | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Farming, Horticulture for Commercial use including the growing of flowers, shrubs, fruits, tree nuts and vegetables - Provided that no structure used in such processing is located closer than fifty (50) feet to any property line. | ||||||||||
| X | X | Feed Mill, Seed Mill Production & Packing - Provided that any structure for such processing is located no closer than one hundred (100) feet to any property line. | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | Fire Station, Fire Tower | C | |||||||
| X | X | X | Fish, Meat; Wholesale, Cure, Store, Retail | ||||||||||
| X | X | Flea Market - Provided that permanent sanitary facilities are permitted by applicable authority; no overnight camping on the property is permitted; off-street parking is provided; permanent electrical power is provided; and such use shall be located on a major or minor collector street only. | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Florist, Greenhouse, Nursery, Retail Sales | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Florist Shop | X | ||||||||
| Forest, Commercial | X | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | Frozen Food, Cold Storage Locker | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Funeral Home, Mortuary | X | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Furniture, Home Furnishing and Equipment Store | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Game Room, Arcade | |||||||||
| Garage/Basement/Yard Sales - provided that 1) sales last no longer than 3 days, 2) sales are held no more than four times per year, 3) sales are conducted on the owner's property, (multiple family sales are permitted if they are held on the property of one of the participants), 4) no goods purchased for resale may be offered for sale, and 5) no consignment goods may be offered for sale. | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| X | X | X | Garden, Landscaping Supplies | ||||||||||
| Gasoline Station (See Motor Vehicle Service Station) | |||||||||||||
| X | Go-Kart, Motor Bike Track | ||||||||||||
| Golf Courses and Club Houses | X | ||||||||||||
| X | X | Golf Driving Range | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | C | C | Government Buildings | C | C | C | X | X | C | |
| X | X | X | X | Grocery/General Merchandise Store | |||||||||
| Group Home: 1) shall be approved and licensed by the State of Georgia, Dept. of Human Resources or any agency through which it acts; 2) the outward appearance of the structure shall have the same or similar appearance of the dwellings within the same residential district and shall meet the minimum square footage requirements of the district; 3) the number of occupants served must comply with the housing code. | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| X | Halfway House (Special Approval Requirements - See O.C.G.A 36-66-4) | C | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Hardware, Paint & Wallpaper Store | |||||||||
| C | Hazardous Wastes Handling and Processing [Minimum ten (10) acre site; minimum building setback is 300 feet within M-2 district and 1,000 feet from a residential district.] | ||||||||||||
| Health Club (See Athletic Club) | |||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Hobby, Toy and Game Store | |||||||||
| X | X | Homeless Shelter | |||||||||||
| Home Occupation, Residential - Subject to Article VIII, (B)(2). | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| X | X | Hospital, Health and Medical Institution | X | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Hotel | ||||||||||
| COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS | PERMITTED USES | RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS | |||||||||||
| C-1 | C-2 | C-3 | CBD | M-1 | M-2 | RA | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-E | O-R | MHP | |
| Industrialized Home - (See Dwelling, Single Family Detached) | |||||||||||||
| X | X | Ice, Manufacturing & Sales | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Jewelry Store | |||||||||
| C | C | C | Junk Yard, Salvage Yard | ||||||||||
| X | Kennel, Commercial | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Laboratory Research Facilities | |||||||||
| C | C | Landfill/Sanitary/Hazardous Waste Facility | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Laundry, Commercial Services | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Laundry, Pick-up and Dry Clean Services | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Laundry, Coin-Operated | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Library | |||||||||
| Livestock Raising/Keeping for Personal Pleasure - Provided that all structures used for housing or feeding livestock shall be at least fifty (50) feet from any property line | X | ||||||||||||
| X | X | Livestock Sales or Auction Facilities - Provided that no structure for feeding or housing animals shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to any property line and that adequate off-street parking shall be provided for livestock trailers, recreational trailers, etc. | |||||||||||
| C | X | X | Machine Shop, Fabrication, Welding, Sales | ||||||||||
| X | X | Machinery Sales, Service and Repair | |||||||||||
| X | Manufacturing Establishment involving the mechanical or chemical conversion of raw materials into semi-finished or finished products. | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | Manufacturing Establishments involving only the assembly of pre-manufactured component parts. | ||||||||||
| Manufactured Home | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| X | X | Manufactured Home Sales & Service | |||||||||||
| X | X | Meat Packing & Processing, Slaughter Yards | |||||||||||
| C | Mineral Extraction & Processing | ||||||||||||
| X | Mini-Warehouse (Self-Service Storage Facility) | ||||||||||||
| C | X | C | Miniature Golf Game | ||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | Mobile Home | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| X | X | Motel | |||||||||||
| X | X | Motor Vehicle Parking Lot, Commercial | |||||||||||
| X | Motor Vehicle Race Track - provided that facilities are located closer than 1,000 feet to a residential district. | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Motor Vehicle Repair Service, General | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | Motor Vehicle Repair Service, Specialty | ||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Motor Vehicle Service Station - provided that all fuel pumps shall be at least 15 feet from the street right-of-way. | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Motor Vehicle Wash - Manual or Automatic | ||||||||||
| C | Movies, Drive-In | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Museum | X | ||||||||
| C | Neighborhood Center - provided that a site plan is approved to assure compatibility with the neighborhood in which it is located. | C | C | C | C | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Newsstands | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Nursery and Green House - (Retail) Provided that no structure shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to any adjoining residential property. | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Nursery and Green House - (Wholesale) Provided that no structure shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to any adjoining residential property. | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | X | Office, Business & Professional | X | ||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | Office Supplies | X | |||||||
| X | X | X | Package Store, Alcoholic Beverage - provided that it meets all the requirements of the City's Beer and Wine Ordinance. | ||||||||||
| X | Paper or Paper Pulp Manufacture | ||||||||||||
| Parking Lot (See Motor Vehicle Parking Lot, Commercial) | |||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Parks and Recreational Facilities | C | C | C | C | |||||
| X | Paving, Concrete and Asphalt Plant | ||||||||||||
| Personal Care, Congregate | C | C | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Personal Care, Family Home | C | C | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Personal Care, Group | C | C | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| X | X | X | X | Pet Shop and Animal Grooming Shop | |||||||||
| X | X | Petroleum Products, Bulk Storage Tank | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Print Shop (Quick Print Copying and Office Supplies) | X | ||||||||
| C | X | X | X | Printing, Photo- engraving | |||||||||
| X | X | Printing, Publishing and Sampling | |||||||||||
| X | X | Produce Stand - Provided that a minimum of four (4) off-street parking spaces are provided and that such stand is used only for selling products grown or produced by the owners or tenants of the premises. | |||||||||||
| C | C | C | X | X | Radio, TV & Communication Transmission Tower - subject to requirements of Article VIII, (E). | ||||||||
| C | C | C | C | Railroad Station | |||||||||
| X | X | Recreation Facilities, (Outdoors) | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | Recreation Centers, Public | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| X | Recycling Center (w/processing facilities) | ||||||||||||
| X | X | Recycling Collection Station | |||||||||||
| X | Refining of Petroleum Products | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Repair Service, General Merchandise | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Repair Service (Heavy Equipment) & Trade Shop | ||||||||||
| X | X | Residence Inn | C | ||||||||||
| X | X | Restaurant - drive in | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | Restaurant - non drive in | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Retail Stores offering common merchandise | ||||||||||
| Riding Stables and Academies | X | ||||||||||||
| X | Rooming and Boardinghouse | X | X | ||||||||||
| RV Park, Campground - subject to Article XII, (F). | C | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | Saw Mill, Lumber Yard | ||||||||||
| X | X | Saw Mill, Temporary or Portable | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | School, Commercial | ||||||||||
| School, Public, Private or Parochial | X | X | X | X | X | C | |||||||
| X | Sewage Treatment Facilities, Public or Private | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Shoe Repair | |||||||||
| X | X | Shooting Range, Indoor | |||||||||||
| X | X | Shopping Center | |||||||||||
| X | X | Skating Rink, Roller-Ice | |||||||||||
| C | X | X | Storage Yard, Equipment | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Storage Warehouse | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | Studio for Art, Photography and Similar Uses | C | |||||||
| X | Swimming Pools (Public or Private Membership) | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| X | X | X | X | Tanning Beds | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Tattoo Parlors; Body Art | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Taxidermy | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Taxi Stands, Dispatching | ||||||||||
| Theater, Drama (See Cultural Facility) | |||||||||||||
| C | C | C | Timber Harvesting, Logging | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Tire Sales and Service | |||||||||
| C | C | C | X | X | Tower, Telecommunications - subject to the provisions of Article VIII, (E). | ||||||||
| X | X | Trade Shops | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | Trailers and Utility Trailers | ||||||||||
| X | X | Transfer Station, Solid Waste | |||||||||||
| Travel Trailer Park - (See Campground, Public/Private) | |||||||||||||
| X | X | Truck Terminals, Freight Handling | |||||||||||
| C | C | C | C | C | C | Utility Facilities (gas, electric, telephone transformer stations) - subject to Supplementary Use Regulations in Article VIII (B)(3). | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| X | X | Veterinary Clinic/Animal Hospital/Grooming House | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | Vendor Stand | ||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Video Sales and Rental | |||||||||
| X | X | C | Vocational School | ||||||||||
| C | C | C | C | C | C | Water Treatment Facilities | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| X | X | X | X | X | Welding Shop | ||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Wholesale Sales, Warehouses | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | Wholesale Trade/Warehouse/Distribution Facilities | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Wreckage Services, Temporary Storage - all storage to be located in the side yard and rear yard and enclosed by a sight impermeable fence eight (8) feet high. | ||||||||||
(Ord. of 10-09; Ord. of 6-6-16(2), §§ 2, 3; Ord. of 1-8-2018(1); Ord. No. 24-01, § 1, 3-4-2024; Ord. No. 25-08, § 5-5-2025)
LIST OF PERMISSIBLE AND CONDITIONAL USES
List of Permissible and Conditional Uses. No principal building, structure, or land use shall be permitted except in the zone districts indicated and for the purposes permitted in the following table. Each use is mutually exclusive and does not encompass other uses listed in the table. A principal use denoted by the Letter "X" is allowed in that zone district by right, subject to any special requirement that may be applicable to that use. A principal use denoted by the letter "C" is permitted only if a conditional use permit is granted by the Mayor and Council after review under the Zoning Procedures and Standards Ordinance, City of Chatsworth, Georgia. For uses not listed in the following table, the Zoning Administrator can determine that said use is similar in impact and intensity to another use that is currently allowed in a zone district and shall rule that the said use is therefore allowed. In the event, that no similarity exists then the proposed use is not allowed or if the interpretation of the Zoning Administrator is questioned, then the Board of Zoning Appeals, properly convened, can make a judgment as to whether said use is allowed in Chatsworth and such ruling shall be final regarding that interpretation. In the event that the Board of Zoning Appeals cannot rule about a specific use then amendment of the Zoning Ordinance shall be required to determine where such use is properly allowed.
| COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS | PERMITTED USES | RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 | C-2 | C-3 | CBD | M-1 | M-2 | RA | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-E | O-R | MHP | |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | ACCESSORY USES - subject to the requirements of VIII-B.1 Supplementary Regulations | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| C | Acid Manufacture | ||||||||||||
| C | Adult Business - provided that they meet all the requirements of the Ordinance for Licensing and Regulation of Adult Businesses. | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Advertising Display, Sales and Manufacturing | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Agri-businesses, cooperatives | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Agricultural Equipment Sales, Supply & Storage | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Ambulance Services | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Amusements, Commercial | |||||||||
| C | C | C | Amusement Park - provided that facilities are not located closer than 1,000 feet to a residential district. | ||||||||||
| Animal Hospital (See Veterinarian Clinic) | |||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Antique Shop | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Apparel and Accessory Store | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Appliance, Radio and TV, Sales and Repair | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Art Gallery | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Athletic Club and Facilities, Public/Semi-Public | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Athletic/Health Club & Facilities | |||||||||
| X | X | Auditorium, Assembly Hall, Civic Center | |||||||||||
| X | Motor Vehicle Race Track - provided that facilities are not located closer than 1,000 feet to a residential district. | ||||||||||||
| X | X | Bait Shop | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Bakery/Pastry Shop | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Bank or Financial Institution, Full Service | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Bank, Auto Teller (ATM) | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Bar, Cocktail Lounge, Tavern | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Barber Shop | X | ||||||||
| X | X | Batting Cages | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Beauty Shop | X | ||||||||
| X | X | C | X | Bed and Breakfast Home - provided that rooms for rent are within a single family dwelling occupied by the owner as his/her principle residence; the same rental occupants shall not reside at the bed and breakfast for more than 7 consecutive days; breakfast is the only meal served and only to registered overnight guests; no person not a resident on the premises is employed; the exterior appearance of the dwelling is not altered from its residential character except for safety purposes; and, the identification sign shall be no larger than 2 square feet and not internally lighted. | C | C | X | X | X | X | |||
| X | X | C | X | Bed and Breakfast Inn - A building, not necessarily owner-occupied, that offers transient lodging accommodations and breakfast for four (4) or more guest rooms for compensation provided that: a) There is compliance with the same licensing, inspection and taxation requirements as hotels, motels, and restaurants. b) If within a residential district, the building shall be residential in character. c) Breakfast is the only meal served and only to overnight guests. d) The owners may have employees. e) The owner shall provide one (1) off-street parking space for each rental room and one (1) space for each employee. f) In a residential district, signage shall be limited to one (1) sign and maximum size of two (2) square feet. | C | C | X | X | X | X | |||
| C | X | Boat Storage | |||||||||||
| X | X | C | Boat Sales, Service and Repair | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Books, Cards/Stationary Store | |||||||||
| X | X | Bottled Gas, Storage & Distribution Center | |||||||||||
| X | X | Bottling Plant | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | Bowling Alley | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Broadcasting Studio (Radio, TV) | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Builder Supplies and Storage | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Building Materials Sales, Supplies and Storage | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Bus Station | ||||||||||
| Camp, Private | C | ||||||||||||
| X | Campground, Public/Private (Tents or Recreational Vehicles - See Article XII, (F) | ||||||||||||
| Car Wash (See Motor Vehicle Car Wash) | |||||||||||||
| X | X | X | Carpenter Shop, Woodworking | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Carpet Cleaning Store | |||||||||
| X | X | X | C | Carpet and Rug Sales, Floor Covering & Storage | |||||||||
| C | X | Cement, Lime Gypsum Manufacture | |||||||||||
| X | C | Cemetery, Private - Any plot of ground, building, mausoleum, columbarium or other enclosure used for the burial of deceased persons of one collateral line of descent. | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||
| X | X | X | X | C | C | Cemetery, Religious Institution - A plot of ground, building, mausoleum, columbarium, or other enclosure owned by or adjacent to a religious institution and used for the burial of deceased persons who are generally members of that religious institution. | C | C | C | C | C | ||
| X | C | Cemetery, Public - A plot of ground, building, mausoleum, columbarium, or other enclosure not located on property owned by or adjacent to a religious institution but used for the burial of deceased persons. | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||
| X | X | X | Cesspool Builder, Sales and Service | ||||||||||
| X | X | C | X | Churches, Accessory Uses of (Minimum site area of sufficient acreage for such accessory use is required; minimum parking requirements of a church shall not be reduced.) | X | C | C | C | C | C | |||
| X | X | C | X | Churches | X | C | C | C | C | C | |||
| X | X | X | Cinema/ Movie, Dance/Drama Theater | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Clinic, Public or Private | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Club and Lodges | |||||||||
| X | X | C | College, University or Junior College | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Community Center | C | |||||||||
| C | C | Concrete/Stone Cutting, Fabrication | |||||||||||
| X | X | C | Contractor Equipment - Material Storage | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Convenience Stores without Fuel Pump Service | C | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Convenience Stores with Fuel Pump Service - provided that all fuel pumps shall be at least 15 feet from the street right-of-way. | C | |||||||||
| Convent and Monastery | C | C | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Country Club, Private Golf Course | C | ||||||||||||
| C | X | X | X | Cultural Facility | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Curio and Souvenir Shops | ||||||||||
| X | X | Dairies, Milk Processing | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | C | Day Care Center, Group | C | C | C | |||||
| X | X | X | X | C | Day Care Facility | C | C | C | |||||
| Day Care, Family Home | C | X | X | X | |||||||||
| X | Driving Range, Golf | C | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Drug Stores, Pharmacies | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Dwelling, Loft - providing each dwelling has a private entry door accessible by an interior or exterior stairway to the ground floor, individual heating and cooling facilities, two off-street parking spaces per dwelling, and meet all other city housing and building codes. | X | ||||||||
| C | Dwelling, Multi-Family/Condominium | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Dwelling, Senior | X | X | |||||||||||
| Dwelling, Single-Family Detached | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Dwelling, Townhouse (Subdivision Approval Required) | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| X | Eggs, Processing | ||||||||||||
| C | X | X | X | Event center | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Equipment Rental, Industrial | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Equipment Supplies (Business/Industrial) | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Exercise Establishments | X | ||||||||
| C | Explosive Manufacture/Storage [Minimum ten (10) acre site; minimum building setback is 300 feet within M-2 district and 1,000 feet from a residential district.] | ||||||||||||
| X | X | Farmer's Market - Provided that permanent sanitary facilities are permitted by applicable authority; no overnight camping on the property is permitted; permanent electrical power is provided; off-street parking is provided; and such use shall be located on a major or minor collector street only. | |||||||||||
| Farming, Horticulture for Personal Use. | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Farming, Horticulture for Commercial use including the growing of flowers, shrubs, fruits, tree nuts and vegetables - Provided that no structure used in such processing is located closer than fifty (50) feet to any property line. | ||||||||||
| X | X | Feed Mill, Seed Mill Production & Packing - Provided that any structure for such processing is located no closer than one hundred (100) feet to any property line. | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | Fire Station, Fire Tower | C | |||||||
| X | X | X | Fish, Meat; Wholesale, Cure, Store, Retail | ||||||||||
| X | X | Flea Market - Provided that permanent sanitary facilities are permitted by applicable authority; no overnight camping on the property is permitted; off-street parking is provided; permanent electrical power is provided; and such use shall be located on a major or minor collector street only. | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Florist, Greenhouse, Nursery, Retail Sales | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Florist Shop | X | ||||||||
| Forest, Commercial | X | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | Frozen Food, Cold Storage Locker | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Funeral Home, Mortuary | X | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Furniture, Home Furnishing and Equipment Store | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Game Room, Arcade | |||||||||
| Garage/Basement/Yard Sales - provided that 1) sales last no longer than 3 days, 2) sales are held no more than four times per year, 3) sales are conducted on the owner's property, (multiple family sales are permitted if they are held on the property of one of the participants), 4) no goods purchased for resale may be offered for sale, and 5) no consignment goods may be offered for sale. | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| X | X | X | Garden, Landscaping Supplies | ||||||||||
| Gasoline Station (See Motor Vehicle Service Station) | |||||||||||||
| X | Go-Kart, Motor Bike Track | ||||||||||||
| Golf Courses and Club Houses | X | ||||||||||||
| X | X | Golf Driving Range | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | C | C | Government Buildings | C | C | C | X | X | C | |
| X | X | X | X | Grocery/General Merchandise Store | |||||||||
| Group Home: 1) shall be approved and licensed by the State of Georgia, Dept. of Human Resources or any agency through which it acts; 2) the outward appearance of the structure shall have the same or similar appearance of the dwellings within the same residential district and shall meet the minimum square footage requirements of the district; 3) the number of occupants served must comply with the housing code. | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| X | Halfway House (Special Approval Requirements - See O.C.G.A 36-66-4) | C | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Hardware, Paint & Wallpaper Store | |||||||||
| C | Hazardous Wastes Handling and Processing [Minimum ten (10) acre site; minimum building setback is 300 feet within M-2 district and 1,000 feet from a residential district.] | ||||||||||||
| Health Club (See Athletic Club) | |||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Hobby, Toy and Game Store | |||||||||
| X | X | Homeless Shelter | |||||||||||
| Home Occupation, Residential - Subject to Article VIII, (B)(2). | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| X | X | Hospital, Health and Medical Institution | X | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Hotel | ||||||||||
| COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS | PERMITTED USES | RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS | |||||||||||
| C-1 | C-2 | C-3 | CBD | M-1 | M-2 | RA | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-E | O-R | MHP | |
| Industrialized Home - (See Dwelling, Single Family Detached) | |||||||||||||
| X | X | Ice, Manufacturing & Sales | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Jewelry Store | |||||||||
| C | C | C | Junk Yard, Salvage Yard | ||||||||||
| X | Kennel, Commercial | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Laboratory Research Facilities | |||||||||
| C | C | Landfill/Sanitary/Hazardous Waste Facility | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Laundry, Commercial Services | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Laundry, Pick-up and Dry Clean Services | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Laundry, Coin-Operated | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Library | |||||||||
| Livestock Raising/Keeping for Personal Pleasure - Provided that all structures used for housing or feeding livestock shall be at least fifty (50) feet from any property line | X | ||||||||||||
| X | X | Livestock Sales or Auction Facilities - Provided that no structure for feeding or housing animals shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to any property line and that adequate off-street parking shall be provided for livestock trailers, recreational trailers, etc. | |||||||||||
| C | X | X | Machine Shop, Fabrication, Welding, Sales | ||||||||||
| X | X | Machinery Sales, Service and Repair | |||||||||||
| X | Manufacturing Establishment involving the mechanical or chemical conversion of raw materials into semi-finished or finished products. | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | Manufacturing Establishments involving only the assembly of pre-manufactured component parts. | ||||||||||
| Manufactured Home | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| X | X | Manufactured Home Sales & Service | |||||||||||
| X | X | Meat Packing & Processing, Slaughter Yards | |||||||||||
| C | Mineral Extraction & Processing | ||||||||||||
| X | Mini-Warehouse (Self-Service Storage Facility) | ||||||||||||
| C | X | C | Miniature Golf Game | ||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | Mobile Home | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| X | X | Motel | |||||||||||
| X | X | Motor Vehicle Parking Lot, Commercial | |||||||||||
| X | Motor Vehicle Race Track - provided that facilities are located closer than 1,000 feet to a residential district. | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Motor Vehicle Repair Service, General | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | Motor Vehicle Repair Service, Specialty | ||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Motor Vehicle Service Station - provided that all fuel pumps shall be at least 15 feet from the street right-of-way. | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Motor Vehicle Wash - Manual or Automatic | ||||||||||
| C | Movies, Drive-In | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Museum | X | ||||||||
| C | Neighborhood Center - provided that a site plan is approved to assure compatibility with the neighborhood in which it is located. | C | C | C | C | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Newsstands | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Nursery and Green House - (Retail) Provided that no structure shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to any adjoining residential property. | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Nursery and Green House - (Wholesale) Provided that no structure shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to any adjoining residential property. | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | X | Office, Business & Professional | X | ||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | Office Supplies | X | |||||||
| X | X | X | Package Store, Alcoholic Beverage - provided that it meets all the requirements of the City's Beer and Wine Ordinance. | ||||||||||
| X | Paper or Paper Pulp Manufacture | ||||||||||||
| Parking Lot (See Motor Vehicle Parking Lot, Commercial) | |||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Parks and Recreational Facilities | C | C | C | C | |||||
| X | Paving, Concrete and Asphalt Plant | ||||||||||||
| Personal Care, Congregate | C | C | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Personal Care, Family Home | C | C | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Personal Care, Group | C | C | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| X | X | X | X | Pet Shop and Animal Grooming Shop | |||||||||
| X | X | Petroleum Products, Bulk Storage Tank | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Print Shop (Quick Print Copying and Office Supplies) | X | ||||||||
| C | X | X | X | Printing, Photo- engraving | |||||||||
| X | X | Printing, Publishing and Sampling | |||||||||||
| X | X | Produce Stand - Provided that a minimum of four (4) off-street parking spaces are provided and that such stand is used only for selling products grown or produced by the owners or tenants of the premises. | |||||||||||
| C | C | C | X | X | Radio, TV & Communication Transmission Tower - subject to requirements of Article VIII, (E). | ||||||||
| C | C | C | C | Railroad Station | |||||||||
| X | X | Recreation Facilities, (Outdoors) | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | Recreation Centers, Public | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| X | Recycling Center (w/processing facilities) | ||||||||||||
| X | X | Recycling Collection Station | |||||||||||
| X | Refining of Petroleum Products | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Repair Service, General Merchandise | |||||||||
| X | X | X | Repair Service (Heavy Equipment) & Trade Shop | ||||||||||
| X | X | Residence Inn | C | ||||||||||
| X | X | Restaurant - drive in | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | Restaurant - non drive in | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Retail Stores offering common merchandise | ||||||||||
| Riding Stables and Academies | X | ||||||||||||
| X | Rooming and Boardinghouse | X | X | ||||||||||
| RV Park, Campground - subject to Article XII, (F). | C | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | Saw Mill, Lumber Yard | ||||||||||
| X | X | Saw Mill, Temporary or Portable | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | School, Commercial | ||||||||||
| School, Public, Private or Parochial | X | X | X | X | X | C | |||||||
| X | Sewage Treatment Facilities, Public or Private | ||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Shoe Repair | |||||||||
| X | X | Shooting Range, Indoor | |||||||||||
| X | X | Shopping Center | |||||||||||
| X | X | Skating Rink, Roller-Ice | |||||||||||
| C | X | X | Storage Yard, Equipment | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Storage Warehouse | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | Studio for Art, Photography and Similar Uses | C | |||||||
| X | Swimming Pools (Public or Private Membership) | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| X | X | X | X | Tanning Beds | X | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Tattoo Parlors; Body Art | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Taxidermy | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | Taxi Stands, Dispatching | ||||||||||
| Theater, Drama (See Cultural Facility) | |||||||||||||
| C | C | C | Timber Harvesting, Logging | ||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Tire Sales and Service | |||||||||
| C | C | C | X | X | Tower, Telecommunications - subject to the provisions of Article VIII, (E). | ||||||||
| X | X | Trade Shops | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | Trailers and Utility Trailers | ||||||||||
| X | X | Transfer Station, Solid Waste | |||||||||||
| Travel Trailer Park - (See Campground, Public/Private) | |||||||||||||
| X | X | Truck Terminals, Freight Handling | |||||||||||
| C | C | C | C | C | C | Utility Facilities (gas, electric, telephone transformer stations) - subject to Supplementary Use Regulations in Article VIII (B)(3). | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| X | X | Veterinary Clinic/Animal Hospital/Grooming House | |||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | Vendor Stand | ||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Video Sales and Rental | |||||||||
| X | X | C | Vocational School | ||||||||||
| C | C | C | C | C | C | Water Treatment Facilities | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| X | X | X | X | X | Welding Shop | ||||||||
| X | X | X | X | Wholesale Sales, Warehouses | |||||||||
| X | X | X | X | X | Wholesale Trade/Warehouse/Distribution Facilities | ||||||||
| X | X | X | Wreckage Services, Temporary Storage - all storage to be located in the side yard and rear yard and enclosed by a sight impermeable fence eight (8) feet high. | ||||||||||
(Ord. of 10-09; Ord. of 6-6-16(2), §§ 2, 3; Ord. of 1-8-2018(1); Ord. No. 24-01, § 1, 3-4-2024; Ord. No. 25-08, § 5-5-2025)
