Coweta County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 17H
C-8 HEAVY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
The C-8 zone is established to protect and promote a suitable environment for those retail and service uses which generate loud noises and require large areas for open storage. It is an area which provides for substantial motor vehicle traffic. Permitted uses of this district shall be located at major interchanges of interstate freeways and/or along major arterial roads.
Sec. 170H.- Dimensional requirements.
Required minimum lot size, yard setbacks, height limitations and related requirements are set forth in Article 23.
Sec. 171H. - Permitted uses.
Any one or more of the following uses may be permitted in any C-8 heavy commercial district subject to further provisions of this ordinance.
(1)
Automotive carwash (full service or self-service).
(2)
Automotive parts stores with machine shops.
(3)
Automotive service stations.
(4)
Automobile sales (new and used) and repair establishments.
(5)
Automobile tire stores including lubrication or tune-up centers.
(6)
Boat sales facilities.
(7)
Building materials sales with outdoor storage.
(8)
Bus terminals and taxicab stands.
(9)
Dry cleaning and laundry establishments, including pickup, alterations, self-service laundry.
(10)
Equipment rental (excluding heavy equipment, bulldozers, backhoes, forklifts, cranes, etc.).
(11)
Flea markets, pawnshops, salvage shops and other establishments which deal primarily in used merchandise.
(12)
Funeral parlors.
(13)
Miniwarehouses.
(14)
Motorcycle sales.
(15)
Newspapers and printing plants.
(16)
Outdoor advertising signs.
(17)
Pest control businesses.
(18)
Radio stations, radio and telecommunication towers:
(a)
Where other permitted districts adjoin a tower site, the setback from common permitted district boundaries may be reduced to the dimensional requirement of the district of the tower site. Otherwise, the minimum setback from nonpermitted districts shall be the height of the tower and appurtenances.
(b)
Requirements of article 6, section 62 of this ordinance shall apply.
(c)
Requirements of article 6, sections 69.5(2), applicability; 69.5(3), general guidelines and requirements; 69.5(4), permitted uses; and 69.5(5), removal of abandoned antennas and towers shall apply.
(19)
Customary accessory buildings and uses.
Sec. 172H. - Conditional uses.
The following conditional uses may be permitted, subject to approval of a conditional use permit by the board of commissioners, after receiving the recommendation of the board of zoning appeals as provided in article 28:
(1)
A wrecker or towing service provided area for storage of vehicles is screened with a six-foot, 100 percent opaque fence.
Sec. 173H. - Additional requirements.
Required parking, loading and other supplemental regulations applicable to this district are set forth in article 24.