Cumming City Zoning Code
165.15 R-2
TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
The regulations set forth in this section or elsewhere in this chapter which are applicable, shall apply in the R-2, Two-Family Residential District. The R-2 Zoning District is intended and designed to preserve certain medium density residential areas with two-family dwellings, and permit additional areas to develop with two-family dwellings.
1. Principal Permitted Uses. Only the use of structures or land listed in this section shall be permitted in the R-2 District.
A. Any use permitted in the R-1 Zoning District, provided such use shall comply with the minimum requirements of the R-2 Zoning District.
B. Two-family dwellings.
2. Permitted Accessory Uses. The following uses may exist as part of, or accessory to the principal permitted and special exceptions:
A. All accessory uses permitted in and as limited in the R-1 Zoning Districts.
3. Special Exception Uses and Structures. Special exception uses and structures are permitted in the R-2 Two-Family Residential District in accordance with subsections 165.42(2) and (3), after notice and public hearing.
4. Maximum Height Regulations. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height, and no accessory structure shall exceed 15 feet in height, unless a greater height is permitted for a special exception.
5. Bulk Regulations. The following minimum requirements shall be observed for the R-2, Two-Family Residential District:
Principal Use | Lot Area | Lot Width | Front Yard Setback | Side Yard Setback, Least Width on Any One Side | Sum of Both Side Yard Setbacks | Rear Yard Setback |
Day Care Center | 40,000 square feet | 150 feet | 35 feet | 25 feet | 50 feet | 35 feet |
Multiple-Family Townhouses | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Other Uses | 80,000 square feet | 200 feet | 35 feet | 50 feet | 100 feet | 35 feet |
* Two-Family Townhouse - a townhouse, with two attached dwelling units, wherein the owner of the dwelling unit owns the lot beneath the dwelling unit, shall be permitted in the R-2 District provided the lot for one dwelling has a minimum area of 6,250 square feet, minimum width of 50 feet and minimum side yard setback of zero feet at the side lot line where the two dwellings are attached. Public street frontage shall not be required for townhouse lots which are part of a complex which does not require a public street as part of the City’s transportation network and is master planned with a private common roadway serving the townhouse lots and maintained by an association of townhouse homeowners. A private, common roadway serving a complex of two-family townhouse dwellings shall not be greater than 600 feet in length for a cul-de-sac and 1,320 feet for a through street, which shall be intended to serve only dwellings within the complex. Individual townhouse lots shall not have minimum setback, lot width and area requirements, provided the tract of land encompassing the townhouse lots and common areas has public street frontage; a minimum width of 100 feet; a minimum area of 40,000 square feet; maximum density of five dwelling units per acre, minimum separation of 15 feet between residential buildings; minimum separation of 25 feet between a residential building and common private roadways; and a minimum building setback of 30 feet from all boundaries of the complex, including public streets. The development of a townhouse complex shall require the approval of a site plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 165.48, Site Plans, and approval of Homeowners Association documents by the City, which establish provisions for maintenance of common areas. | ||||||
6. Sign Regulations. See Section 165.27.
7. Green Space and Buffer Requirements. See Section 165.29.
8. Off-Street Parking and Loading. See Section 165.47.
9. Architectural Standards. See Chapter 166.
10. Site Plan Requirements. See Section 165.48.
11. Special Exception Permits. See subsections 165.42(2) and (3).
