This Article is established to ensure that each district is reserved primarily for its intended use, including public and semi-public uses that are necessary to serve the needs of the district. It is the intent of this article to promote the stability and character of land development, and to promote the most desirable use of land in accordance with the Cordele Comprehensive Plan.

600.1 Use Prohibited When Not Specified. If not otherwise stated, any use not specifically permitted in a district as provided in this Article shall be prohibited. See Section 680 (Unclassified Uses and Interpretation of Uses) for the procedure to handle uses not specifically permitted in any district.

610.1 Intent and purpose. This district is intended to accommodate low-density, single-family, residential uses and to maintain a large lot residential character. Additional uses are allowed only as conditional uses, include related recreational, religious, and public use facilities normally required to provide the basic elements of a balanced and attractive residential area. It is the intent of this Ordinance to separate and protect this district from the encroachment of uses not performing a function necessary to the residential environment.

610.2 Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted within the R-12 district:

(a)

Single-family, detached dwellings.

(b)

Accessory buildings and uses, including:

(1)

Home swimming pools, consistent with the standards in Article VII.

(c)

Home businesses, consistent with the Standards in Article VII.

(d)

Family personal care homes.

(e)

Day care homes.

(f)

Non-commercial horticulture, home gardening, but excluding raising of livestock and poultry.

(g)

Signs, as permitted in Article IX.

610.3 Conditional uses. The following uses are Conditional Uses that require approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Article X, section 1015:

(a)

Churches.

(b)

Group personal care homes.

(c)

Bed and Breakfasts.

(d)

Residential businesses, consistent with standards in Article VII.

(e)

Golf, swimming, tennis, or country clubs.

(f)

Public, private, or parochial schools.

(g)

Public uses, such as local, state, or federal buildings necessary for the general public welfare, such as community buildings, parks, recreation centers, athletic fields, fire stations, but excluding such uses as incinerators, dumps, garages, machine or equipment ships, equipment and material storage yards.

(h)

Reserved:

(i)

Unmanned public utility structures and substations, excluding towers, provided that such structures are properly screened in accordance with section 550.2 of this Ordinance, and further provided that no on-site storage of equipment is permitted.

(j)

Commercial farming operations, including commercial crop production, commercial horticulture, tree farms, plant nurseries, timber harvesting, but excluding poultry and livestock.

610.4 Area regulations. The following area regulations apply within the R-12 district:

615.1 Intent and Purpose. The R-7.5S Single-Family Residential, Medium Density District is intended to provide suitable areas for single-family, detached dwellings at medium densities as one of a range of residential living styles available in the City. This district is intended to be applied primarily in urban and urbanizing areas.

615.2 Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted within the R-7.5S District:

(a)

Single-family, detached dwellings.

(b)

Accessory buildings and uses, including:

(1)

Home swimming pools, consistent with the standards in Article VII.

(c)

Home businesses, consistent with the Standards in Article VII.

(d)

Family personal care homes.

(e)

Day care homes.

(f)

Non-commercial horticulture, home gardening, but excluding raising of livestock and poultry.

(g)

Signs, as permitted in Article IX.

615.3 Conditional uses. The following are Conditional Uses that require approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Article X, section 1015:

(a)

Churches.

(b)

Group personal care homes.

(c)

Residential businesses, consistent with standards in Article VII.

(d)

Bed and Breakfasts.

(e)

Public, private, or parochial schools.

(f)

Public uses, such as local, state, or federal buildings necessary for the general public welfare, such as community buildings and auditoriums, parks, recreation centers, athletic fields, fire stations, but excluding such uses as incinerators, dumps, garages, machine or equipment ships, equipment and material storage yards.

(g)

Unmanned public utility structures and substations, excluding towers, provided that such structures are properly screened in accordance with section 550.2 of this Ordinance, and further provided that no on-site storage of equipment is permitted.

(h)

Day care centers.

(i)

Golf, swim, tennis and country clubs.

615.4 Area regulations: The following area regulations apply within the R-7.5S district:

620.1 Intent and purpose. The R-7.5 District is intended to provide a mixture of single-family and two-family homes in a residential setting.

620.2 Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the R-7.5 District:

(a)

Single-family, detached dwellings.

(b)

Two-family dwelling units (duplexes)

(c)

Accessory buildings and uses, including:

(1)

Home swimming pools, consistent with the standards in Article VII.

(2)

Attached, accessory dwelling units consistent with the standards in Article VII.

(d)

Home businesses, consistent with the Standards in Article VII.

(e)

Family personal care homes.

(f)

Day care homes.

(g)

Non-commercial horticulture, home gardening, but excluding raising of livestock and poultry.

(h)

Signs, as permitted in Article IX.

620.3 Conditional uses. The following are conditional uses that require the approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to Article X, Section 1015; provided however, the Cordele City Commission shall grant a conditional use for manufactured or mobile homes as defined by Section 210(65) and (69) upon a recommendation by the Zoning Board of Appeals and following a hearing before the Cordele City Commission.

(a)

Churches.

(b)

Group personal care homes.

(c)

Residential business, consistent with standards in Article VII.

(d)

Bed and Breakfasts.

(e)

Public, private, or parochial schools.

(f)

Public uses, such as local, state, or federal buildings necessary for the general public welfare, such as community buildings and auditoriums, parks, recreation centers, athletic fields, fire stations, but excluding such uses as incinerators, dumps, garages, machine or equipment ships, equipment and material storage yards.

(g)

Unmanned public utility structures and substations, excluding towers, provided that such structures are property screened in accordance with section 550.2 of this Ordinance, and further provided that no on-site storage of equipment is permitted.

(h)

Day care centers.

(i)

Golf, swim, tennis, and country clubs

(j)

Manufactured homes and mobile homes.

620.4 Area regulations. The following regulations apply in the R-7.5 District:

(Ord. No. 2021-05, § 2, 7-20-21)

625.1 Intent and purpose. The intent of the Multiple-Family Residential District is to provide for the development, and protection of multiple-family residential dwellings constructed for rental occupancy or ownership of individual units within a multiple-family building. Property zoned and developed within the R-4, Multi-Family District, shall provide quality multi-family development with emphasis on open space and access to light and air. The intent of multi-family development is to provide residents the convenience of apartment living and the amenities generally available to low-density residential development. All multi-family developments will be low-rise with open space as required herein.

625.2 Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the R-4 District:

(a)

Single-family, detached dwellings.

(b)

Two-family dwelling units (duplexes).

(c)

Accessory buildings and uses, including:

(1)

Home swimming pools, consistent with the standards in Article VII.

(2)

Attached, accessory dwelling units consistent with the standards in Article VII.

(d)

Home businesses, consistent with the Standards in Article VII.

(e)

Family personal care homes.

(f)

Day care homes and day-care centers.

(g)

Non-commercial horticulture, home gardening, but excluding raising of livestock and poultry.

(h)

Multi-family residential dwellings.

(i)

Townhouses.

(j)

Condominiums.

(k)

Golf, swim, tennis, and country clubs.

(l)

Public, private, or parochial schools.

(m)

Churches.

(n)

Unmanned public utility structures and substations, excluding towers, provided that such structures are properly screened in accordance with section 550.2 of this Ordinance, and further provided that no on-site storage of equipment is permitted.

(o)

Signs, as permitted in Article IX.

(p)

Boarding houses.

(q)

Offices of physicians, lawyers, accountants, engineers, architects, dentists, surveyors, and similar professionals.

(r)

Insurance offices, real estate offices, etc., where the nature of the business is primarily personal service.

(s)

Signs, consistent with section 960, Signs Permitted in Specific Zoning Districts, 960.2, Tables of Allowable Signs, Allowable Signs in Residential Zones (R-12, R7.5S, R7-5, R-4).

625.3 Conditional uses. The following are conditional uses that require the approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to Article X, Section 1015; provided however, the Cordele City Commission shall grant a conditional use for manufactured or mobile homes as defined by Section 210(65) and (69) upon a recommendation by the Zoning Board of Appeals and following a hearing before the Cordele City Commission.

(a)

Residential businesses, consistent with the standards in Article VII.

(b)

Group personal care homes.

(c)

Congregate personal care homes.

(d)

Manufactured home parks, consistent with the standards in Article VII.

(e)

Public uses, such as local, state, or federal buildings necessary for the general public welfare, such as community buildings and auditoriums, parks, recreation centers, athletic fields, but excluding such uses as incinerators, dumps, garages, machine or equipment ships, equipment and material storage yards.

(f)

Service and auxiliary buildings located and specifically designed to serve only the residents of one manufactured home park, not to include automobile or manufactured home repair facilities or repair facilities of any type. Permitted buildings shall be limited to the following uses:

(1)

Manufactured home park management office.

(2)

Storage for maintenance tools, equipment, and supplies.

(3)

Residence for the exclusive use of a watchman, caretaker, owner or manager of a manufactured home park.

(4)

Recreation, assembly, and laundry facilities for the exclusive use of the manufactured home residents and their guests.

(g)

Manufactured homes and mobile homes.

625.4 Area regulations. The following area regulations apply within the R-4 District. Area regulations for manufactured home parks and for manufactured home stands or spaces within manufactured home parks are set forth in Article VII, Sec. 750:

625.5 Performance standards for multi-family development. The following standards apply to multi-family development within the R-4 District:

(a)

All multi-family development in the R-4 Multi-Family Residential District shall require site plan approval of the Chief Codes Official, and shall include approval of building placement on the lot and the number of proposed units. The site plan shall include a landscape plan.

(b)

All parking shall be off-street. Insofar as possible, off-street parking facilities shall be grouped in bays, either adjacent to streets or in the interiors of blocks, and no off-street parking space shall be more than 100 feet, by the most direct pedestrian route, from a door of the dwelling unit it is intended to serve. There shall be a minimum of two (2) spaces per dwelling unit, with each space having minimum dimensions of 9 feet by 20 feet.

(c)

All multi-family units shall be required to tie into the public water and sanitary sewer system.

(d)

There shall be no more than 8 dwelling units in any one (1) multi-family building. Multi-family buildings must be separated by a minimum of 20 feet of landscaped open space.

(e)

All streets which serve more than one multi-family complex or other principal use shall have a minimum right-of-way of 50 feet; and shall be constructed to comply with city street paving specifications.

(f)

The development shall contain a storm drainage system of sufficient size and design as will adequately collect, detain, carry off, and dispose of all projected surface water run-off within the development area.

(g)

A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the total acreage of any development of more than 10 dwelling units shall be reserved for open-air recreational uses and other usable open spaces.

Usable open space is defined as an open area designed and developed for use by the occupants of the development of their guests for recreation (commercial, public or private), courts, gardens, or household service activities such as clothes drying. The space shall be effectively separated from automobile traffic and parking and shall be readily accessible to the occupants of the dwelling units. Open space does not include space devoted to streets or parking, rights-of-way, or utility easements.

(h)

If conveyance of land within the development to individual owners is intended:

(1)

The developer shall comply with all procedures and requirements of the City of Cordele subdivision regulations.

(2)

No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued for a condominium project until proof of compliance with the Georgia Condominium Act has been presented to and approved in writing by the City Attorney.

(Ord. No. 0-10-44, 9-7-10; Ord. No. 2021-05, § 1, 7-20-21)

630.1 Intent and purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide areas where office, institutional, and residential uses can coexist without the threat of encroachment of more intense commercial or retail uses. Only very specialized sale, or processing of merchandise are permitted in this district as secondary uses. This district is primarily intended to be located along arterial and collector streets, where existing structures can accommodate residential, office, and institutional uses and in areas dominated by institutional uses. Its use is also appropriate when an office development is situated adjacent to an existing residential area and where careful, special site planning and design provisions can create a compatible relationship with adjacent residential land uses.

630.2 Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the OI-Office & Institutional District:

(a)

Single-family, detached dwellings.

(b)

Two-family dwelling units (duplexes).

(c)

Accessory buildings and uses, including:

(1)

Home swimming pools, consistent with the standards in Article VII.

(2)

Attached, accessory dwelling units consistent with the standards in Article VII.

(d)

Home businesses, consistent with the Standards in Article VII.

(e)

Family personal care homes.

(f)

Day care homes and day-care centers.

(g)

Non-commercial horticulture, home gardening, but excluding raising of livestock and poultry.

(h)

Multi-family residential dwellings.

(i)

Townhouses.

(j)

Condominiums.

(k)

Golf, swim, tennis, and country clubs.

(l)

Public, private, or parochial schools.

(m)

Churches.

(n)

Unmanned public utility structures and substations, excluding towers, provided that such structures are properly screened in accordance with section 550.2 of this Ordinance, and further provided that no on-site storage of equipment is permitted.

(o)

Signs, as permitted in Article IX.

(p)

Boarding houses.

(q)

Offices of physicians, lawyers, accountants, engineers, architects, dentists, surveyors, and similar professional people who may occupy an entire building or a group of buildings.

(r)

Businesses which are incidental to the above professional practices, e.g., prescription shops, optical sales, etc.

(s)

Insurance offices, real estate offices, etc., where the nature of the business is primarily one of personal service.

(t)

Hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, convalescent homes, excluding sanitariums and mental institutions.

(u)

Group personal care homes.

(v)

Congregate personal care homes.

(w)

Residential businesses.

(x)

Public utility structures and buildings, provided that the installation is properly screened and any employment at such site is intended for maintenance and repairs only. No equipment or materials shall be stored and no office permitted on the site. Such structures shall be architecturally harmonious with the general character of the surrounding area.

(y)

Banks and financial institutions.

(z)

Beauty shops/barber shops.

(aa)

Cafes, grills, lunch counters, and restaurants, including drive-in restaurants, but not including night clubs, bars, and faverns.

630.3 Conditional uses. The following are Conditional Uses that require approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Article X, section 1015:

(a)

Athletic fields, parks and recreational areas.

(b)

Ambulance services.

(c)

Veterinarian clinics, provided that all kennels and/or pens are located within an enclosed building.

(d)

Private, nonprofits, fraternal lodges.

(e)

Automobile service stations.

(f)

Funeral homes.

630.4 Area regulations. The following are regulations apply in the OI — Office and Institutional District:

(1)

Where an OI district abuts a residential district, the buffer and screening requirements set forth in Section 550 must be satisfied.

(Ord. No. 0-04-25, § 5, 9-7-04)

635.1 Intent and purpose. The Central Business District is established in order to recognize and protect the present business and commercial uses serving the whole city; to encourage development of this district as the shopping and business center of the City of Cordele and the surrounding trade area; and to encourage full utilization of existing structures by allowing mixed land uses and shared parking facilities.

635.2 Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the CBD Central Business District:

(a)

Appliance stores, including radio and television service.

(b)

Art and antique shops.

(c)

Automobile/truck, farm equipment sales.

(d)

Banks/financial institutions.

(e)

Barber and beauty shops.

(f)

Bicycles and sporting goods stores.

(g)

Book, stationary stores.

(h)

Bowling alleys.

(i)

Bus terminal facilities, taxi stands and dispatchers.

(j)

Cafes, restaurants, grills, and lunch counters.

(k)

Camera or photographic stores, photograph developing services.

(l)

Churches and places of worship.

(m)

Clothing, shoes, millinery, dry goods and notions.

(n)

Commercial parking garages.

(o)

Community centers, public auditoriums, museums.

(p)

Confectionery stores.

(q)

Convenience type grocers, e.g., fruits, vegetables, meat markets, delicatessens, catering.

(r)

Curio and souvenir shops.

(s)

Drug stores.

(t)

Dress-making, tailoring shops.

(u)

Electrical supplies.

(v)

Florist/nursery shops.

(w)

Furniture, including office furniture and home furnishings.

(x)

Hardware and paint stores.

(y)

Heating and plumbing supplies.

(z)

Gift shops.

(aa)

Ice cream shops.

(bb)

Indoor theaters.

(cc)

Jewelry stores.

(dd)

Laundry and dry cleaning establishments.

(ee)

Libraries, museums, community buildings, and similar government and public uses.

(ff)

Motels and hotels.

(gg)

Newspapers, printing, blueprinting, bookbinding, quick copying, lithography and publishing establishments.

(hh)

Night clubs, bars, taverns.

(ii)

Offices.

(jj)

Post offices.

(kk)

Printing, blueprinting, bookbinding, quick copying, lithography and publishing establishments.

(ll)

Private, nonprofits, fraternal lodges.

(mm)

Government office buildings.

(nn)

Public utility structures and buildings, including electric and natural gas substations, telephone exchanges, and excluding towers.

(oo)

Publicly or privately owned utility offices.

(pp)

Radio and television stations, excluding towers.

(qq)

Retail stores.

(rr)

Signs, as permitted in Article IX.

(ss)

Shoe repair shops.

(tt)

Undertaking or mortuary establishments.

(uu)

Grocery stores, supermarkets.

(vv)

Retail liquor stores.

(ww)

Two-family residences.

(xx)

Multi-family residences.

(yy)

Pet grooming shops.

635.3 Conditional uses. The following are Conditional Uses that require approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Article X, Section 1015:

(a)

Hospital, clinics, sanitariums, convalescent/nursing homes.

(b)

Ambulance services.

(c)

Dwellings, including single-family, two-family and multi-family.

(d)

Boarding houses.

(e)

Entertainment arcades, such as skating rinks.

(f)

Automobile service stations.

(g)

Automobile repair garages.

(h)

Retail liquor stores.

(i)

Single-family residences.

(j)

Light industrial uses including the following: warehousing; wholesale distribution; building and/or contractor's material storage; carpentry/woodworking; bottling/packaging; public and private utility substations, yards, and storage; Farmland except livestock; fish; meat curing; storage; frozen foods; florist; greenhouse; forestland; plant nurseries; laboratory research; commercial schools; manufacturing that does not create disturbing or offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, hear, glare, traffic hazards, parking problems, voltage fluctuation, radio or television interference, unhealthy or unsightly conditions.

(k)

Heavy industrial uses as set forth in section 660 below.

635.4 Area regulations. The following area regulations apply within the CBD Central Business District:

(Ord. No. 0-04-25, § 5, 9-7-04)

640.1 Intent and purpose. The Neighborhood Commercial District is intended to allow only uses that serve as convenience centers for the needs of the immediate neighborhoods and maintain economic compatibility. All businesses, servicing, and/or storage within this district must not be objectionable by reason of odor, dust, bright lights, smoke, noise, vibration or congestion. All businesses, servicing, and/or processing shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building except where the nature of the activity makes it impossible, e.g., off-street loading. Permitted uses shall be architecturally harmonious with the surrounding area.

640.2 Permitted uses. Within the NC Neighborhood Commercial District, the following uses are permitted:

(a)

Two-family residences and multi-family residences.

(b)

Athletic clubs.

(c)

Book, stationery, camera, or photographic stores.

(d)

Confectionery stores.

(e)

Drug stores.

(f)

Ice cream parlors.

(g)

Florist, nursery, and gift shops.

(h)

Convenience grocers, fruits, vegetable, or meat markets, delicatessens, and catering, but not including produce stands.

(i)

Jewelry stores.

(j)

Banks, including drive-through banks.

(k)

Any of the following service businesses:

(1)

Barber and beauty shops.

(2)

Cafes, grills, lunch counters, and restaurants, including drive-in restaurants, but not including night clubs, bars, and taverns.

(3)

Dress-making, drapery, tailoring, and upholstering shops employing six (6) people or fewer.

(4)

Laundry and dry cleaning pick-up stations, and self-service laundries

(5)

Shoe repair shops.

(l)

Signs as permitted in Article IX.

(m)

Accessory buildings and uses when located on the same lot or parcel as the main structure, provided the requirements of Article VII are met.

(n)

Churches and other places of worship.

(o)

Public uses, such as local, state, or federal buildings necessary for the general public welfare, community buildings and auditoriums, fire stations, parks, recreation centers, athletic fields, but excluding such uses as incinerators, dumps, garages, machine or equipment ships, equipment and material storage yards.

(p)

Unmanned utility substations and other above-ground fixed equipment

(q)

Accessory apartments as a mixed use with a business use and located in the same building as the professional office or commercial use.

(r)

Day care centers.

(s)

Grocery stores, produce and meat markets, delicatessen, and supermarkets.

640.3 Conditional uses. The following are Conditional Uses that require approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Article X, Section 1015:

(a)

Veterinarian clinic or hospital, and/or boarding kennel, provided that all kennels and/or pens are located within an enclosed building.

(b)

Automobile service stations with or without convenience stores consistent with standards in Article VII.

(c)

Private, nonprofits and fraternal organizations.

(d)

Nightclubs, bars, and taverns.

(e)

Retail liquor stores.

(f)

Single-family residences.

640.4 Area regulations. The following area regulations apply in the NC - Neighborhood Commercial District:

(1)

Where a NC district abuts a residential district, the buffer and screening requirements set forth in section 550 must be satisfied.

(Ord. No. 0-04-25, § 5, 9-7-04)

645.1 Intent and purpose. The intent of this district is to provide a commercial district designed to serve the community at-large consisting of a wide variety of sales and service facilities and locations that will be accessible to all shoppers, as well as to the motoring public.

645.2 Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the GC - General Commercial District:

(a)

Two-family residences and multi-family residences.

(b)

Any retail business or service, including enclosed or unenclosed malls, and the incidental manufacturing of products sold at retail establishments on the premises, provided that the manufacturing area does not occupy more than twenty (20) percent of the total floor area, and does not employ more than five (5) persons.

(c)

Bowling alleys, billiard rooms.

(d)

Milk bottling, distribution centers, ice cream manufacturing.

(e)

Automobile service stations and convenience stores consistent with Article VII.

(f)

Hospital, clinics, sanitariums, convalescent/nursing homes.

(g)

Automobile accessory stores, including tires, batteries, etc.

(h)

Automobile repair garages, mechanical and body shops, provided all operations are conducted in a building that shall not have any openings, other than a stationary window, within 100 feet facing a residential district, and provided that no parts or waste materials shall be stored or otherwise maintained outside such buildings.

(i)

Farm and garden supply stores, builder's equipment and supply store.

(j)

Drive-in restaurants, drive-thru restaurants.

(k)

Bottling works for soft drinks.

(l)

Accessory buildings and uses located on the same lot and consistent with standards in Article VII.

(m)

Automobile, travel trailer, farm equipment and implements, contractor's equipment, and manufactured housing sales (new and used) which need not be enclosed, but any mechanical or body repair must be conducted entirely within a structure that shall not have any opening, other than a stationary window, within 100 feet facing a residential district, and provided further that all vehicles on a car sales lot must be in operating condition at all times.

(n)

Trade shops, including sheet metal, roofing, upholstery, electrical, plumbing, venetian blind, cabinet making and carpentry, rug and carpet cleaning, and sign painting, provided that all operations are conducted entirely within a building which shall not have any opening, other than stationary windows, within 100 feet of any residential district.

(o)

Undertaking, mortuary establishments.

(p)

Wholesale and storage business, excluding building material yards.

(q)

Ambulance services.

(r)

Radio and television broadcasting stations.

(s)

Hotels and motels.

(t)

Commercial parking lots.

(u)

Night clubs, bars, and taverns.

(v)

Churches, other places of worship, cemeteries consistent with the standards in Article VII.

(w)

Banks and professional offices.

(x)

Retail liquor stores.

(y)

Bakeries.

(z)

Veterinarian Hospital with kennel, provided the open areas in which animals are kept must be enclosed by a fence not less than seven (7) feet high.

645.3 Conditional uses. The following are Conditional Uses that require approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Article X, Section 1015:

(a)

Miniature golf, driving ranges.

(b)

Amusement parks, go-cart, motor bike tracks.

(c)

Single-family residences.

(d)

Light industrial uses including the following: warehousing; wholesale distribution; building and/or contractor's material storage; carpentry/woodworking; bottling/packaging; public and private utility substations, yards, and storage; Farmland except livestock; fish; meat curing; storage; frozen foods; florist; greenhouse; forestland; plant nurseries; laboratory research; commercial schools; manufacturing that does not create disturbing or offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, heat, glare, traffic hazard, parking problems, voltage fluctuations, radio or television interference, unhealthy or unsightly conditions.

(e)

Adult entertainment, consistent with the standards in Article VII.

645.4 Area regulations. The following area regulations apply in the GC -General Commercial District:

(1)

Where a GC district abuts a residential district, the buffer and screening requirements set forth in section 550 must be satisfied.

(Ord. No. 0-99-52, § 2, 11-2-99)

650.1 Intent and purpose. This district is intended for the development of retail service establishments which are oriented toward highway and highway uses. The district is intended only for arterials and freeway locations and shall be limited to locations with existing highway oriented businesses or future locations which are compatible with the City of Cordele Comprehensive Plan and which afford the space for adjacent expansion of similar uses.

650.2 Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the HC - Highway Commercial District:

(a)

Two-family residences and multi-family residences.

(b)

Any retail business or commercial use in which there is no processing or treatment of materials, goods or products except as provided for, including:

(1)

Automobile service stations and convenience stores consistent with the provisions in Article VII.

(2)

Appliance stores.

(3)

Antique shops.

(4)

Bottling works.

(5)

Clothing, shoe, millinery, dry goods, or notion stores.

(6)

Drugstores.

(7)

Hardware and paint stores.

(8)

Furniture and home furnishings, stores including office furniture and equipment stores.

(9)

Florists.

(10)

Grocery stores and supermarkets.

(11)

Jewelry stores.

(12)

Variety or Five and Dime stores.

(13)

Bakeries.

(14)

Farm and garden supplies and equipment.

(15)

Dairy products.

(c)

Any service business, including but not limited to:

(1)

Restaurants, grills, or cafes.

(2)

Motels.

(3)

Dry cleaning and laundry establishments.

(4)

Self-service laundries and dry cleaning.

(5)

Appliance repairs.

(6)

Shoe repairs.

(7)

Dressmaking, tailoring, drapery, and upholstering shops.

(8)

Barber and beauty salons.

(9)

Automobile repair garages, mechanical and body, provided all operations are conducted in a building which shall not have any openings, other than a stationary window, within 100 feet facing a residential district and which shall not store otherwise maintain any parts or waste materials outside such buildings.

(10)

Automobile laundries or car washes, provided that a paved area shall be located on the same lot for the storage of vehicles awaiting entrance to the washing process sufficient to contain a number of vehicles (at 200 square feet per vehicle) equal to one-third (⅓) of the practical hourly capacity of the washing machines and provided that curb breaks be limited to two (2), each not to exceed 30 feet in width, and located not less than 20 feet from an intersection.

(11)

Taxi stands and dispatches.

(12)

Electrical, heating and plumbing services.

(13)

Banks and finance companies.

(14)

Insurance and real estate offices.

(15)

Pet grooming shops.

(d)

Funeral homes and mortuaries.

(e)

Commercial recreational activities, such as bowling and miniature golf.

(f)

Drive-in theaters provided acceleration and deceleration lanes of at least 200 feet in length are provided for the use of vehicles entering or leaving the theater and the volume or concentration of traffic will not constitute a safety hazard or unduly impede highway traffic movement, and provided that the screen is not visible from any expressway, freeway, arterial, or collector street located within 2000 feet of such screen.

(g)

Signs, as permitted in Article IX.

(h)

Theaters.

(i)

Professional offices.

(j)

Accessory uses when located on the same lot or parcel of land as the main structures and provided the requirements of Article VII are met.

(k)

Veterinarian hospitals and kennels provided that open areas in which animals are kept must be enclosed by a fence not less than 7 feet high.

(l)

Mini-warehouse storage facility.

(m)

Recreational vehicle parks - campgrounds consistent with the standards in Article VII.

650.3 Conditional uses. The following are Conditional Uses that require approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Article X, Section 1015:

(a)

Single-family residences.

(b)

Manufactured home parks consistent with the standards in Article VII.

650.3 Area regulations. The following are regulations apply in the HC - Highway Commercial District:

(1)

Where a HC district abuts a residential district, the buffer and screening requirements set forth in section 550 must be satisfied.

655.1 Intent and purpose. The Light Industrial District is intended to provide suitable areas for light industrial uses, including manufacturing, assembling, research and development, processing, wholesaling, and storage, by providing access to major streets and adequate public utilities, by discouraging uses that are incompatible with light manufacturing, and by minimizing the negative impacts often associated with industrial uses on business and residential districts. It is further intended that no new residential uses shall be permitted in this district.

655.2 Permitted uses. Uses in this district that are not conducted within a building must be screened pursuant to Section 550. The following uses are permitted in the LI - Light Industrial District:

(a)

All uses permitted in the HC - Highway Commercial District, except no residential structures or accessory apartments are permitted.

(b)

Contractors' storage and equipment yards if fenced and screened in accordance with Article V, Section 550, or located entirely within a building.

(c)

Building and lumber supply establishments provided the entire storage area is properly screened as required in Article V, Section 550. Any machine operations shall be conducted entirely within a building that shall not have any opening, other than a stationary window, within 100 feet of a residential district.

(d)

Printing, publishing, and reproducing establishments.

(e)

Radio and television stations, including transmission towers.

(f)

Truck terminals, provided that acceleration and deceleration lanes of at least 200 feet are provided for trucks entering or leaving the site and that the truck traffic so generated will not create a safety hazard or unduly impede traffic movement.

(g)

Greenhouses.

(h)

Forestland, farmland, except livestock.

(i)

Laboratory research.

(j)

Wholesale warehouses and distribution facilities.

(k)

Mini-warehouses.

(l)

Public works and public utility facilities, such as substations, distribution lines, transformer stations, transmission lines and towers, water tanks and towers, pumping stations, telephone exchanges and service or storage yards.

(m)

Establishments for manufacture, repair, assembly, or processing, including, but not limited to:

(1)

Confectionery manufacturing.

(2)

Clothing and garment manufacturing.

(3)

Laboratories for testing materials, chemical analysis, photographic processing.

(4)

Manufacturing, assembly of scientific, optical and electronic equipment.

(5)

Manufacturing of musical instruments and parts.

(6)

Manufacturing of toys, or sporting and athletic goods.

(7)

Manufacturing of souvenirs and novelties.

(n)

Food processing plants, such as bakeries, frozen desert and milk processing, meat packers, fish and poultry houses that do not involve the slaughtering or cleaning of animal carcasses on the premises.

655.3 Conditional uses. The following are Conditional Uses that require the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Article X, Section 1015:

(a)

Automobile junk yards, provided that following provisions are met:

(1)

No such operation shall be permitted to locate closer than three hundred (300) feet to a residential district and no closer than fifty (50) feet to any property line.

(2)

No such operation shall be permitted to locate on or facing a state or federal highway.

(3)

All such operations, except the driveway, shall be completely enclosed by a buffer or wall, in accordance with the provisions of Section 550 of this Ordinance. The Chief Codes Official may require screening of greater height if necessary to adequately screen such operations.

655.4 Prohibited uses. The following uses are specifically prohibited in the LI — Light Industrial District:

(a)

No residential structure shall hereafter be erected in the LI District.

(b)

Acid manufacture, including the manufacture of hydrochloric, nitric, picric, or sulfuric acid.

(c)

Cement, lime, clay, gypsum, or plaster manufacture.

(d)

Production of chlorine or similar noxious gases.

(e)

Distillation of bones.

(f)

Drop forge industries using power hammers.

(g)

Explosives: manufacture or storage.

(h)

Fertilizer manufacture.

(i)

Garbage, offal, dead animal reduction, or dumping.

(j)

Glue manufacture.

(k)

Hair manufacture or processing.

(l)

Petroleum refining or aboveground storage of petroleum products.

(m)

Processing of sauerkraut, vinegar, or yeast.

(n)

Rendering or refining of fats or oils.

(o)

Stockyard or animal feeding pens.

(p)

Any other use that is noxious or offensive by reason of the emission or creation of odor, dust, fumes, smoke, gas, noise, vibration, or similar substances or conditions which in the opinion of the Board of Zoning Appeals would be detrimental to the community interest.

655.5 Area regulations. The following area regulations apply in the Light Industrial District:

(1)

Where a LI district abuts a residential district, the buffer and screening requirements set forth in section 550 must be satisfied.

660.1 Intent and purpose. The Heavy Industrial District is intended to provide suitable areas for heavy industrial uses, including manufacturing, assembling, research and development, processing, wholesaling, and storage, by providing access to major streets and adequate public utilities, by discouraging uses that are incompatible with heavy manufacturing, and by minimizing the negative impacts often associated with industrial uses. It is further intended that no new residential uses shall be permitted in this district.

660.2 Permitted uses. Uses in this district that are not conducted within a building must be screened pursuant to Section 550. The following uses are permitted in the HI - Heavy Industrial District:

(a)

All uses permitted in the Light Industrial and Manufacturing District — LI.

(b)

All other industrial uses, except that the uses set forth in Section 655.4 above (Prohibited Uses) are not permitted in the HI District.

660.3 Area regulations. The following area regulations apply in the HI — Heavy Industrial and Manufacturing District:

(1)

Where a HI district abuts a residential district, the buffer and screening requirements set forth in section 550 must be satisfied.

665.1 Intent and purpose. It is the intent of this district to provide areas to accommodate public uses such as public schools, hospitals, and parks.

665.2 Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted within the PEH - Park, Education, and Health District:

(a)

Local, state, or federal government buildings, including police and fire stations.

(b)

Civic centers, museums, auditoriums.

(c)

Public and private schools, including all associated facilities such as stadiums, and trade and technical schools.

(d)

Public or private parks and recreation facilities, playgrounds, athletic fields, swimming pools, athletic clubs, picnic facilities, and country clubs.

(e)

Hospitals and associated medical facilities.

665.3 Conditional uses. The following are conditional uses that require approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Article X, section 1015:

(a)

Public and private recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds.

(b)

Recycling collection centers.

(c)

Cemeteries, consistent with the standards in Article VII.

(d)

Amusement parks, go-cart, motor bike tracks, skating rinks.

(e)

Public works and public utility facilities, such as substations, distribution lines, transformer stations, transmission lines and towers, water tanks and towers, pumping stations, telephone exchanges and service or storage yards.

(f)

Day care centers.

(g)

Commercial schools.

(h)

Water reservoir facilities.

665.4 Area regulations. The following area regulations apply in the PEH-Parks, Education, and Health District:

670.1 Intent and purpose. This district is designed to provide locations for essential services, major public uses or community service activities.

670.2 Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted within the PW — Public Works District:

(a)

Airports.

(b)

Publicly owned civic and recreation centers, auditoriums, assembly halls.

(c)

Publicly owned hospitals and associated medical facilities.

(d)

Major public utilities such as wastewater, storm-water, and potable water treatment and storage facilities.

(e)

Fish hatchery.

(f)

Governmental buildings, including those housing fire and police protection services

670.3 Conditional uses. The following are conditional uses that require approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Article X, section 1015:

(a)

Athletic fields.

(b)

Utility plants and substations.

(c)

Golf courses.

(d)

Gravel pits.

(g)

Recycling collection centers.

(h)

Landfills.

(i)

Parks and playgrounds.

(j)

Public swimming pools.

(k)

Water reservoir facilities.

670.4 Area regulations. The following area regulations apply in the PW - Public Works District:

675.1 Intent and purpose. It is the intent and purpose of this district to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by the enactment and enforcement of provisions designed to: require that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities that serve such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction; control the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels, and natural protective barriers that are involved in the accommodation of flood waters; control filling, grading dredging and other development that may increase erosion or flood damage.

675.2 Land within this district. This district includes all areas of "special flood hazard" as established by the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance of the City of Cordele and identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in its Flood Insurance Study dated March 18, 1987, with accompanying maps and other supporting data, and any revision thereto.

675.3 Permitted uses. Land uses within this district shall be those uses permitted within the underlying zoning district. All development within this overly zone shall comply with the regulations of the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance in addition to the regulations set forth in this Ordinance.

680.1 Intent and purpose. The Planned Development District is established to permit flexibility in the design and development of land in order to promote its most appropriate use; to promote high quality, logically organized and compatible community development by encouraging developments to be planned on a larger scale; to allow a mixture and/or density of land uses not otherwise allowed in an established zoning district by careful site planning that ensures compatible relationships between uses within the planned development site and uses adjacent to the site; to encourage creative site design that seeks to preserve the open space and unique environmental features, to conserve energy through efficient building design and clustering, to use the land efficiently, and to increase the efficiency of public service delivery; and to ensure that such large scale planned development proceeds in a manner consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Cordele.

A Planned Development is a zoning technique under which the text of this Ordinance provides general guidelines for development, but the districts are mapped only when a developer makes an application for a planned development project. The approval process for a Planned Development involves rezoning the property to the Planned Development District designation and simultaneous approval of a detailed site plan for the property. It is not the intent of this Ordinance to utilize the Planned Development District solely to diminish the usual application of these regulations.

680.2 Planned development defined. For the purpose of this Ordinance, a Planned Development shall mean the development of land under unified ownership or control which is planned and developed as a whole in a single or programmed series of operations with uses and structures substantially related to the character of the entire development. A Planned Development must also include a program for the provision, maintenance, and operation of all areas, improvements, facilities, and necessary service for the common use of all occupants of the Planned Development.

680.3 Uses within a planned development. Any use allowed in a conventional zoning district herein may be proposed for inclusion in a Planned Development. Each proposed use should be consistent in application with the intent and purpose of the conventional zoning districts in which that use is allowed. Only the specific uses proposed in an application and approved shall be allowed in the planned development. Any addition of uses, change of plans, or increase in size or density shall require a separate amendment to the original approved Planned Development and shall follow the same administrative process as any other zoning ordinance amendment. Initial approval of a Planned Development by the City of Cordele does not mean that any subsequently proposed amendments to that Planned Development have a vested right to be approved. Unless otherwise stated in this section, the development standards and land uses that are presented with an application for amendment shall, if approved, become the standards for the subject property and shall become a part of these zoning regulations.

680.4 General conditions.

(a)

Planning Considerations. An area may be considered for rezoning to Planned Development District if any one of the following conditions exist:

(1)

Separate land uses, which would not otherwise be permitted to locate within the same zoning district, are proposed for development on one or more adjacent parcels under single ownership.

(2)

Exceptions or variations from the size, setback, frontage, density, uses, or other standards that are required in the conventional zoning districts are being proposed as a part of a planned development.

(b)

Unified Ownership or Control. The title to all land within a proposed site for a Planned Development shall be owned or controlled by the developer submitting the application for the Planned Development. The term "controlled by" shall mean that the developer shall have the written consent of all owners of property within the proposed site that the developer does not wholly own. Such consent shall contain a statement that such developer is authorized to represent such owners in the submission of an application under the provisions of this section and that such owners agree to be bound by the decision of the City Commission in the event such application is approved.

680.5 Special Site Requirements. All proposed Planned Development District applications shall conform to the following site requirements:

(a)

The site proposed for Planned Development District classification must contain an area five (5) acres or more, unless a smaller area is specifically approved by the Planning Commission due to special and unusual circumstances. In no case shall the minimum lot size be less than two (2) acres.

(b)

The site must abut a public street for a distance of at least 100 feet.

680.6 Required report and plans. Each Planned Development application shall include a written report and a set of site plans prepared in accordance with the following guidelines:

(a)

Written report. A written report shall be submitted which will set forth the land uses proposed, the type, nature, size, intent, and characteristics of the proposed development. This report shall include, where applicable:

(1)

A description of the proposal, including proposed uses, and its location,

(2)

The proposed standards for development, including restrictions on use of the property, density, yard (setback) requirements, and any proposed restrictive covenants,

(3)

An explanation of why the proposed development standards are necessary, if the above proposed standards vary from existing standards set forth in the City of Cordele Zoning Ordinance,

(4)

Plans for the provision of utilities, including water, sewer, and drainage facilities,

(5)

Plans and methods for protection of abutting properties, including buffers screening, and landscaping,

(6)

Data stating the total number of acres (or square feet) proposed for each type of land use, including public facilities,

(7)

Any streets and common open spaces not proposed for dedication to the City of Cordele shall have the proposed maintenance and ownership agreements explained in detail,

(8)

The architectural style and proposed site of all structures shall be indicated,

(9)

A proposed development timetable,

(10)

Additional relevant data as may be required by the Chief Codes Official.

(b)

Required site plans. Applications for all Planned Developments shall include a detailed site plan prepared by a registered engineer, architect, land surveyor, or landscape architect. The site plan shall bear the official registration seal of the professional(s) who prepared the plan. The required site plan shall include as a minimum the following information:

(a)

A survey of the property indicating all property dimensions, property size, adjoining owners, scale, north arrow, and tie-in point to a known location (road intersection/land lot corner etc.),

(b)

Proposed subdivision platting, streets, setbacks, building sites, type of use for each building site, ingress and egress to the site, internal access and circulation, off-street parking areas, proposed public facilities and open areas, name of the development, and any special drainage features,

(c)

Proposed site preparation, grading and landscape plan.

(c)

Additional data required. In addition to the information required to be included in the written report and plans submitted in accordance with Sections 680.6(a) and (b) above, the written report and site plans should also include information that addresses the following items:

(a)

The development controls for the subject property shall be shown (lot coverage, setbacks, building heights, lot sizes, etc.).

(b)

For residential uses, the site plan or written report shall indicate the proposed size, location, architectural style, number of units, and number of bedrooms of all residential structures.

(c)

For office uses, the site plan shall indicate the proposed size, location, number of stories, and estimated number of employees in each office building.

(d)

For commercial uses, the written report and site plan shall indicate the following:

(i)

The proposed size, location and number of stories of each commercial structure,

(ii)

The entrance, exit points to the development, the number and location of all parking spaces, together with all loading and no parking areas shall be shown in detail.

(iii)

The proposed location and type of all buffers shall be shown and described.

(iv)

Any proposed exterior lighting, signs, or identification graphics shall be indicated depicting location, number, size and height.

(v)

The type and number of commercial uses proposed shall be indicated.

(e)

For industrial uses, the written report and site plan shall include the following:

(i)

The site plan shall indicate the rail facilities, outdoor, outdoor storage areas size, location and number of stories of each industrial structure.

(ii)

The entrance, exit points to the development, the number and location of all parking spaces together with all loading and no parking areas shall be shown in detail.

(iii)

The proposed location and type of all buffers shall be shown and described.

(iv)

Any proposed exterior lighting, signs, or identification graphics shall be depicted showing proposed location, number, size and height.

(v)

The type and number of uses industrial uses proposed shall be indicated. Information as to whether any of the proposed industries use large quantities of hazardous materials or produce hazardous wastes in quantities that would require regulation by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

680.7 Relation to subdivisions. In addition to the information required by this Section, if the Planned Development proposal includes the subdivision of land for any purpose or for the provision of new public or private streets, the applicant shall submit an application for a subdivision in accordance with the City of Cordele Subdivision Ordinance and shall comply with all regulations set forth within the Cordele Subdivision Ordinance. The rezoning request and the proposed subdivision of the property shall be processed simultaneously. Any requested variation from the standards set forth in the Subdivision Ordinance shall be listed on the site plan and explained in the written report.

685.1 Interpretation of use categories enumerated in the zoning ordinance. The Chief Codes Official shall be the City Official charged with the responsibility of interpreting this Ordinance to determine whether a proposed use can be interpreted to fall within a land use category that is permitted or conditionally permitted in the district in which the project is proposed.

(a)

Appeal of chief codes official's decision. An aggrieved party may appeal the Chief Codes Official's interpretation made in accordance with this section to the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Article X, Section 1000.3 (Appeals of Chief Codes Official's Decisions).

685.2 Unclassified uses. Proposed uses that are determined to be unclassified (i.e., don't fall within any established use category) may be approved upon application for a Special Use Permit in accordance with Article X, Section 1025 (Special Use Permits).

685.3 Zoning ordinance amendments. As an alternative to the Special Use Permit procedure set forth in Section 685.2 above, the applicant may apply for an amendment to the zoning ordinance in accordance with Article X, Section 1030 to add the proposed unclassified use to the list of permitted or conditionally permitted uses for the zoning district within which the applicant's property is located.