Cumming City Zoning Code

    The regulations set forth in this section or elsewhere in this chapter, which are applicable, shall apply in all C- 3 Community Commercial Zoning District. The C-3 District is intended to provide a wide range of commercial and retail uses and services for residents of the community and outside the community, and has performance standards that encourage quality of building design, site design, and construction aesthetically compatible with the desired character of the area.

   1.   Principal Permitted Uses and Structures. Following are the principal uses and structures permitted in the C-3, Community Commercial District:

      A.   Residential dwellings not exceeding six dwelling units per acre of total lot area, in addition to any other permitted use which may be located on the first floor of a building. Dwelling units shall not be located on the first floor of a building in order to preserve the first floor area for permitted nonresidential uses.

      B.   The following retail commercial and service establishments and uses:

         (1)   Antique stores, but not including refinishing or refurbishing.

         (2)   Artists’ and architectural supply.

         (3)   Automobile parts store; no repair work on site permitted.

         (4)   Banks, savings and loans and other financial institutions with drive-in facilities permitted.

         (5)   Bars and night clubs.

         (6)   Billiard parlors and pool halls.

         (7)   Clothing and accessory stores, including storage and repair of fur garments, but not including trading in furs.

         (8)   Commercial art galleries.

         (9)   Computers, typewriters, copiers, and similar office equipment retail sales and service.

         (10)   Department or variety stores.

         (11)   Electrical repair shops.

         (12)   Floor covering stores, primarily engaged in retail sales and incidental installation, but not including establishments primarily engaged in installing or supplying building contractors.

         (13)   Formal wear and costume rental.

         (14)   Fruit stores and vegetable markets, provided that no outdoor or open-air display, sales, or storage shall be permitted except by special exception permit.

         (15)   Grocery and food stores.

         (16)   Hardware stores.

         (17)   Hot tub or sauna sales, but not including swimming pools.

         (18)   Household appliance stores.

         (19)   Household furniture, retail sales but not including cabinets.

         (20)   Household improvement products stores, i.e., paint, glass and wallpaper stores, retail sales to the general public only.

         (21)   Interior decorations, including retail sales of draperies and curtains.

         (22)   Luggage and leather goods.

         (23)   Music or dance schools or studios, including instruction and exercise classes, but not including ballrooms or dance halls.

         (24)   Office furniture, and supplies, retail sales only.

         (25)   Pet shops, but not including boarding or outdoor kennels.

         (26)   Postal service (local substation of United States) or private parcel post delivery service.

         (27)   Radio, television, and music stores.

         (28)   Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops, but not including sales of motorized vehicles.

         (29)   Theaters; does not include drive-in theaters.

         (30)   Toy stores.

         (31)   Veterinarian clinics for household pets on an out-patient basis only; no overnight boarding or lodging except by special exceptions permit.

         (32)   Any use which is found by the Zoning Administrator to be similar to one of the above named uses, and in his/her opinion, conforms to the intent of this section.

   2.   Permitted Accessory Uses. Following are the permitted accessory uses and structures permitted in the C-3 Community Commercial District:

      A.   Retail establishments and refreshment stands accessory to principal buildings; provided, however, there shall be no access to such place of retail use except from the inside of the principal building, complex, or internal courtyard, nor shall any identification signage, display of stock, goods or advertising for such be so arranged that it can be viewed from outside the principal building.

      B.   Storage areas incidental to the principal use, but not to exceed a floor area which is equal to 25 percent of the floor area used by the principal use, and such storage shall be wholly contained within the principal building.

      C.   Temporary use of buildings or trailers for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings or trailers shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the construction work.

   3.   Special Exception Uses and Structures. Special exception uses and structures are permitted in the C-3 Community Commercial District in accordance with subsections 165.42(2) and (3), after notice and public hearing.

   4.   Maximum Height Regulations. The maximum height for principal structures in the C-3 Community Commercial District is three stories or 35 feet.

   5.   Bulk Regulations. The following minimum requirements shall be observed for permitted uses in the C-3 Community Commercial District:

 

 

   6.   Frontage Road Requirement. Lots directly abutting arterial streets shall not exceed one drive access onto each such arterial street except as provided below. Common drives between adjacent landowners shall in lieu of individual drives be located with the common property line as the centerline of the drive and required to be located a minimum of 125 feet from any other drive as measured from centerline to centerline. One additional drive access may be permitted for a lot with continuous frontage in excess of 300 feet, or two additional drive accesses for continuous frontage in excess of 600 feet, if proper spacing is provided.

   7.   Sign Regulations. See Section 165.27.

   8.   Green Space and Buffer Requirements. See Section 165.29.

   9.   Off-Street Parking and Loading. See Section 165.47.

   10.   Architectural Standards. See Chapter 166.

   11.   Site Plan Requirements. See Section 165.48.

   12.   Special Exception Permits. See subsections 165.42(2) and (3).