Cumming City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS; APPEALS AND VARIANCES
- DIVISION 3. - NONCONFORMING LOTS, BUILDING AND USES
- DIVISION 4. - AMENDMENT, APPLICATION AND PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS[1]
- Sec. 113-106. - Authority to amend.
- Sec. 113-107. - Initiation of zoning amendments.
- Sec. 113-108. - Frequency of application.
- Sec. 113-109. - Withdrawal of amendment application.
- Sec. 113-110. - Application requirements.
- Sec. 113-111. - Site plan requirements.
- Sec. 113-112. - Criteria to consider for map amendments.
- Sec. 113-113. - Criteria to consider for conditional uses.
- Sec. 113-114. - Public notice and public hearing.
- Sec. 113-115. - Recommendation by zoning administrator.
- Sec. 113-116. - Planning commission recommendation.
- Sec. 113-117. - Conduct of public hearings.
- Sec. 113-118. - Action.
- Sec. 113-119. - Conditional approval permitted.
- Sec. 113-120. - Appeals.
ARTICLE IV
ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 113-168.- R-1, Single-Family Residential District.
- Sec. 113-169. - R-1A, Single-Family Residential District.
- Sec. 113-170. - R-2, Moderate-Density Residential District.
- Sec. 113-171. - R-3, Multiple-Family Residential District.
- Sec. 113-172. - OP, Office-Professional District.
- Sec. 113-173. - INST, Institutional District.
- Sec. 113-174. - CBD, Central Business District.
- Sec. 113-175. - NS, Neighborhood Shopping District.
- Sec. 113-176. - HB, Highway Business District.
- Sec. 113-177. - PSC, Planned Shopping Center District.
- Sec. 113-178. - OCMS, Office-Commercial Multi-Story District.
- Sec. 113-179. - M-1, Restricted Industrial District.
- Sec. 113-180. - MU, Multiple Use District.
- Sec. 113-180.5. - PUD, Planned Unit Development District.
- Sec. 113-181. - Table of conditional uses.
- Sec. 113-182. - Table of dimensional requirements.
- Sec. 113-183. - AP, Annexed Property District.
ARTICLE V
- SUPPLEMENTARY AND GENERAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 113-199.- Use, occupancy and erection.
- Sec. 113-200. - Minimum requirements.
- Sec. 113-201. - Every use must be upon a lot.
- Sec. 113-202. - One principal building on a lot.
- Sec. 113-203. - Height limitations.
- Sec. 113-204. - Maximum density, minimum lot size, and minimum lot width.
- Sec. 113-205. - Minimum floor area per dwelling unit.
- Sec. 113-206. - Residential occupancy limitations.
- Sec. 113-207. - Minimum required yards and building setbacks.
- Sec. 113-208. - Coverage requirements.
- Sec. 113-209. - Street frontage requirement.
- Sec. 113-210. - Visibility at intersections.
- Sec. 113-211. - Validity of existing conditions of zoning and prior master plan approvals.
ARTICLE VI
REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC USES
Sections
- Sec. 113-233.- Abandoned, wrecked or junked vehicles and materials.
- Sec. 113-234. - Accessory apartments.
- Sec. 113-235. - Accessory buildings and uses.
- Sec. 113-236. - Automobile sales establishments.
- Sec. 113-237. - Commercial recreational facilities, outdoor.
- Sec. 113-238. - Community recreation.
- Sec. 113-239. - Manufactured homes/temporary structures/metal buildings/construction field office.
- Sec. 113-240. - Day care centers.
- Sec. 113-241. - Drive-through facilities.
- Sec. 113-242. - Dwellings, single-family attached (townhouses).
- Sec. 113-243. - Fences and walls.
- Sec. 113-244. - Gasoline pumps.
- Sec. 113-245. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 113-246. - Multifamily development.
- Sec. 113-247. - Parking or storage of recreational vehicles; recreational vehicle parks.
- Sec. 113-248. - Self-service storage facilities; miniwarehouses.
- Sec. 113-249. - Temporary classroom.
- Sec. 113-250. - Yard sales.
- Sec. 113-251. - Environmentally sensitive parcel.
- Sec. 113-252. - Full-service restaurants.
ARTICLE VII
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- Sec. 113-283. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 113-284. - Applicability.
- Sec. 113-285. - Access.
- Sec. 113-286. - Interparcel access.
- Sec. 113-287. - Curbcuts.
- Sec. 113-288. - Off-street loading areas required.
- Sec. 113-289. - Accessory uses of parking lots and loading areas.
- Sec. 113-290. - Parking and loading area improvement requirements.
- Sec. 113-291. - Stacking spaces for drive-through facilities.
- Sec. 113-292. - Temporary open-air market.
- DIVISION 2. - OFF-STREET PARKING
- Sec. 113-316. - Required.
- Sec. 113-317. - Location of parking areas.
- Sec. 113-318. - Parking plan required.
- Sec. 113-319. - Minimum number of parking spaces required.
- Sec. 113-320. - Number of handicapped parking spaces required.
- Sec. 113-321. - Interpretations of parking requirements.
- Sec. 113-322. - Reduction of required parking for off-site arrangements.
- Sec. 113-323. - Reduction of required parking for mixed or joint use of parking spaces.
- Sec. 113-324. - Maximum parking limitations.
- Sec. 113-325. - Compact parking.
ARTICLE VIII
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE AREAS
Sections
- Sec. 113-354.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 113-355. - Definitions.
- Sec. 113-356. - Hydrologic Atlas 18 adopted.
- Sec. 113-357. - Hydrologic Atlas 20 adopted.
- Sec. 113-358. - Applicability; permit required.
- Sec. 113-359. - County health department approval required.
- Sec. 113-360. - Minimum lot size.
- Sec. 113-361. - Uses prohibited.
ARTICLE X
- WETLANDS
Sections
ARTICLE XI
STREAM BUFFER PROTECTION
Sections
- Sec. 113-447.- Applicability.
- Sec. 113-448. - Relation to other requirements.
- Sec. 113-449. - Grandfather provisions.
- Sec. 113-450. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 113-451. - Stream buffer and setback requirements.
- Sec. 113-452. - Permit application requirements.
- Sec. 113-453. - Variances to stream buffer and setback requirements.
- Sec. 113-454. - Variance application requirements.
- Sec. 113-455. - Responsibility and liability.
ARTICLE XII
CONSERVATION SUBDIVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 113-479.- Short title.
- Sec. 113-480. - Definitions.
- Sec. 113-481. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 113-482. - Applicability of regulations.
- Sec. 113-483. - Ownership of development site.
- Sec. 113-484. - Housing density determination.
- Sec. 113-485. - Application requirements.
- Sec. 113-486. - Processing and acting on applications.
- Sec. 113-487. - Open space requirements.
- Sec. 113-488. - Permitted uses of open space.
- Sec. 113-489. - Prohibited uses of open space.
- Sec. 113-490. - Ownership and management of open space.
- Sec. 113-491. - Legal instrument for permanent protection.
- Sec. 113-492. - Relationship to dimensional requirements of zoning districts.
ARTICLE XIII
SIGNS2
Sections
- Sec. 113-523.- Purposes.
- Sec. 113-524. - Authority, adoption, and scope.
- Sec. 113-525. - Definitions and sign-specific performance standards.
- Sec. 113-526. - Jurisdiction.
- Sec. 113-527. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 113-528. - Sign permit required.
- Sec. 113-529. - Sign permit application.
- Sec. 113-530. - Building permits.
- Sec. 113-531. - Process for issuance of sign permits.
- Sec. 113-532. - Sign permit expiration date.
- Sec. 113-533. - Sign permit fees.
- Sec. 113-534. - Inspection.
- Sec. 113-535. - Termination of sign permit and/or city occupation license.
- Sec. 113-536. - Removal of discontinued signs.
- Sec. 113-537. - Maintenance of signs.
- Sec. 113-538. - Relocation costs.
- Sec. 113-539. - Enforcement.
- Sec. 113-540. - Penalty for violation.
- Sec. 113-541. - Nonconforming signs and threats to public safety.
- Sec. 113-542. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 113-543. - Sign devices allowed for up to 30 days.
- Sec. 113-544. - Weekend signs.
- Sec. 113-545. - Minimum setback from right-of-way.
- Sec. 113-546. - Appeals and variances authorized.
- Sec. 113-547. - Sign requirements per zoning district.
- Sec. 113-548. - Residential zoning districts: Permitted signs and performance standards.
- Sec. 113-549. - Commercial and industrial zoning districts: Permitted signs and performance standards.
- Sec. 113-550. - Particular regulations concerning automated changeable copy signs.
ARTICLE XIV
DESIGN REVIEW
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- Sec. 113-601. - Title.
- Sec. 113-602. - Findings and purposes.
- Sec. 113-603. - Definitions.
- Sec. 113-604. - Jurisdiction.
- Sec. 113-605. - Design review permit required.
- Sec. 113-606. - Applicability.
- Sec. 113-607. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 113-608. - Adoption of design guide by reference.
- Sec. 113-609. - Applicability of design guide.
- DIVISION 2. - REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR DESIGN REVIEW