Chattahoochee Hills City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 1-1.- Title.
- Sec. 1-2. - Authority.
- Sec. 1-3. - Zoning compliance law.
- Sec. 1-4. - Purpose.
- Sec. 1-5. - Applicability.
- Sec. 1-6. - Minimum requirements.
- Sec. 1-7. - Enactment and effect.
- Sec. 1-8. - Prior approvals.
- Sec. 1-9. - Transitional provisions.
- Sec. 1-10. - Severability.
- Sec. 1-11. - Official zoning map.
- Sec. 1-12. - Establishment of zoning districts.
- Sec. 1-13. - Interpretation of map boundaries.
- Sec. 1-14. - Relationship to comprehensive plan.
- Sec. 1-15. - UDC administration.
- Sec. 1-16. - Nonconformities.
- Sec. 1-17. - Enforcement.
ARTICLE III
ZONING PROCEDURES
Sections
- Sec. 3-1.- Applicability.
- Sec. 3-2. - Pre-application meeting.
- Sec. 3-3. - Amendments.
- Sec. 3-4. - District expansion.
- Sec. 3-5. - Creation of historic crossroads (HC) districts.
- Sec. 3-6. - Staff review.
- Sec. 3-7. - Notice of public hearing.
- Sec. 3-8. - Policies and procedures.
- Sec. 3-9. - Zoning decisions.
- Sec. 3-10. - Zoning action review standards.
- Sec. 3-11. - Future development map amendments.
- Sec. 3-12. - Conditional zoning.
- Sec. 3-13. - Procedures for annexation.
- Sec. 3-14. - Special permits; general.
- Sec. 3-15. - Special administrative permits.
- Sec. 3-16. - Special use permits.
- Sec. 3-17. - Variances.
- Sec. 3-18. - Administrative variances.
- Sec. 3-19. - Appeal procedures.
- Sec. 3-20. - Zoning reversion.
ARTICLE IV
SUBDIVISION PROCEDURES
Sections
- Sec. 4-1.- Conformance required.
- Sec. 4-2. - Applicability and general provisions.
- Sec. 4-3. - Exemptions from plat approval.
- Sec. 4-4. - Lot combinations.
- Sec. 4-5. - Lot line adjustments.
- Sec. 4-6. - Concept plan.
- Sec. 4-7. - Preliminary plat.
- Sec. 4-8. - Construction plans and development permit.
- Sec. 4-9. - Final plat.
- Sec. 4-10. - Plat requirements.
- Sec. 4-11. - Improvement guarantees.
- Sec. 4-12. - Limitations on minor subdivisions.
- Sec. 4-13. - Major subdivision process.
ARTICLE V
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 5-1.- Measurement of distance.
- Sec. 5-2. - Required open space and civic space.
- Sec. 5-3. - Required open space.
- Sec. 5-4. - Open space networks.
- Sec. 5-5. - Open space protection and maintenance.
- Sec. 5-6. - Off-site open space.
- Sec. 5-7. - Required civic space.
- Sec. 5-8. - Required buffers and screens.
- Sec. 5-9. - Greenway trail connections.
- Sec. 5-10. - Landscape standards.
- Sec. 5-11. - Fences and walls.
- Sec. 5-12. - Traffic impact study.
- Sec. 5-13. - Vehicular parking.
- Sec. 5-14. - Bicycle parking.
- Sec. 5-15. - Loading and dumpsters.
- Sec. 5-16. - Inoperative vehicles.
- Sec. 5-17. - Outdoor storage.
- Sec. 5-18. - Cemeteries.
- Sec. 5-19. - Night sky.
ARTICLE VIII
SIGNS
Sections
- Sec. 8-1.- Title.
- Sec. 8-2. - Purpose and findings.
- Sec. 8-3. - Definitions.
- Sec. 8-4. - Violations, penalties.
- Sec. 8-5. - Applicability.
- Sec. 8-6. - Permit required.
- Sec. 8-7. - Fees required.
- Sec. 8-8. - Application content.
- Sec. 8-9. - Comprehensive sign plan.
- Sec. 8-10. - Application rejection.
- Sec. 8-11. - Permit revocation.
- Sec. 8-12. - Variance.
- Sec. 8-13. - Suspension, revocation.
- Sec. 8-14. - Expiration date.
- Sec. 8-15. - Tax certificate, liability insurance required.
- Sec. 8-16. - Signs which require no permit.
- Sec. 8-17. - Prohibited signs and devices.
- Sec. 8-18. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 8-19. - Removal of unlawful or dangerous signs.
- Sec. 8-20. - Sign location.
- Sec. 8-21. - Measurement of sign area.
- Sec. 8-22. - Measurement of sign height.
- Sec. 8-23. - Construction standards.
- Sec. 8-24. - Location standards.
ARTICLE XII
THOROUGHFARES
Sections
- Sec. 12-1.- Design.
- Sec. 12-2. - Connectivity.
- Sec. 12-3. - Type and design.
- Sec. 12-4. - Thoroughfare assemblies.
- Sec. 12-5. - Curb cuts and access.
- Sec. 12-6. - Thoroughfare lighting.
- Sec. 12-7. - Public frontages.
- Sec. 12-8. - Traffic signs.
- Sec. 12-9. - Unpaved thoroughfare standards.
- Sec. 12-10. - Private thoroughfares.
- Sec. 12-11. - Dedications of thoroughfares and public lands.
ARTICLE XIII
TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TDR, PDR, DTC1
Sections
- Sec. 13-1.- Introduction.
- Sec. 13-2. - Definitions.
- Sec. 13-3. - TDR, PDR, and DTC programs purpose.
- Sec. 13-4. - Plan administrator.
- Sec. 13-5. - Typical TDR process.
- Sec. 13-6. - Sending areas.
- Sec. 13-7. - Receiving of TDRs.
- Sec. 13-8. - Density transfer charges (DTC) program.
- Sec. 13-9. - Purchase of development rights (PDR) program.
- Sec. 13-10. - Type of available easements.
- Sec. 13-11. - Administrative process.
- Sec. 13-12. - Legal status of TDRs.