Dawsonville City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE VI
OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING AND ACCESS REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- Sec. 601.- Off-street parking and loading spaces required.
- Sec. 602. - Minimum number of off-street parking spaces required.
- Sec. 603. - Maximum number of off-street parking spaces allowed.
- Sec. 604. - Handicapped parking requirements.
- Sec. 605. - Minimum number of off-street loading spaces required.
- Sec. 606. - Parking and loading area design requirements.
- Sec. 607. - Curb cut and access specifications.
- Sec. 608. - Visibility at intersections.
- Sec. 609. - Parking or storage of recreational vehicles.
- Sec. 610. - Abandoned, wrecked or junked vehicles and materials.
- Sec. 611. - Exemption of town business (historical) district.
- Sec. 612. - Parking areas must be appropriately zoned.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 701.- Use, occupancy and erection.
- Sec. 702. - Minimum requirements.
- Sec. 703. - Height limitations.
- Sec. 704. - Every use must be upon a lot.
- Sec. 705. - One principal building on a lot.
- Sec. 706. - Separation between principal buildings.
- Sec. 707. - Reduction in lot size prohibited.
- Sec. 708. - Annexation.
- Sec. 709. - Street frontage requirement.
- Sec. 710. - Lot width.
- Sec. 711. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 712. - Accessory buildings and uses.
- Sec. 713. - Regulations for specific accessory structures.
- Sec. 714. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 715. - Prohibited home occupations.
- Sec. 716. - Subdivision plats must meet zoning requirements.
- Sec. 717. - Yard sales.
- Sec. 718. - Bed and breakfast establishments.
- Sec. 719. - Short-term home rentals.
- Sec. 720. - Conditional uses.
ARTICLE VIII
BUFFER, LANDSCAPE, SCREENING AND OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- Sec. 801.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 802. - Buffer required.
- Sec. 803. - Buffer specifications.
- Sec. 804. - Landscape strip required.
- Sec. 805. - Acceptable plant materials.
- Sec. 806. - Maintenance of buffers and landscape strips.
- Sec. 807. - Tree protection.
- Sec. 808. - Parking area landscaping requirements.
- Sec. 809. - Screening of dumpsters required.
- Sec. 810. - Administration and enforcement.
ARTICLE IX
POWERS OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCES, COMPOSITION AND POWERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AUTHORITY OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL, VARIANCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
Sections
- Sec. 901.- Powers of the planning director.
- Sec. 902. - Reserved.
- Sec. 903. - Powers of the planning commission and mayor/council.
- Sec. 904. - Creation of the Planning Commission and appointment of members.
- Sec. 905. - Meetings and records.
- Sec. 906. - Attendance requirement.
- Sec. 907. - Variances, conditional uses and map amendments.
- Sec. 908. - Criteria to consider for conditional uses.
- Sec. 909. - Criteria to consider for map amendments (rezonings).
- Sec. 910. - Public hearings.
- Sec. 910.1. - Withdrawal and postponement procedure.
- Sec. 910.2. - Attachment of conditions.
- Sec. 910.3. - Appeal.
- Sec. 911. - Public notice and public hearing required.
- Sec. 912. - Recommendation by planning director.
- Sec. 913. - Planning commission recommendation.
- Sec. 914. - Conduct of public hearings.
- Sec. 915. - Action by the appropriate body.
- Sec. 916. - Conditional approval permitted.
- Sec. 917. - Expiration of conditional use, variance and zoning approval.
- Sec. 918. - Approval required by appropriate body.
- Sec. 919. - Procedure for approved zoning ordinance text amendments.
- Sec. 920. - Designation of approved applications on official zoning map.
- Sec. 921. - Applicable zoning ordinance and/or development regulations.
- Sec. 922. - Fees for zoning map amendments, conditional use permits, variances and administrative variances.
ARTICLE XIV
R-6, MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections
- Sec. 1401.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 1402. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 1403. - Conditional uses.
- Sec. 1404. - Development regulations in general.
- Sec. 1405. - Townhouse development regulations.
- Sec. 1406. - Residential condominium development regulations.
- Sec. 1407. - Density calculation.
- Sec. 1408. - Prohibited uses.
ARTICLE XIX
PUD, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Sections
- Sec. 1901.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 1902. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 1903. - Development summary report required.
- Sec. 1904. - Site plan approval required.
- Sec. 1905. - Report and site plan are minimum requirements.
- Sec. 1906. - Revisions to approved PUD application.
- Sec. 1907. - Minimum site area and frontage required.
- Sec. 1908. - Suggested site planning guidelines.
ARTICLE XX
PCS, PLANNED CONSERVATION SUBDIVISION DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 2001.- Purpose.
- Sec. 2002. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 2003. - Intent.
- Sec. 2004. - Open space.
- Sec. 2005. - Disposition and preservation of open space.
- Sec. 2006. - Open space ownership and maintenance.
- Sec. 2007. - Septic systems, wells, and storm water management systems.
- Sec. 2008. - Significant structures.
- Sec. 2009. - Road specifications.
- Sec. 2010. - Area and yard requirements; locations and structures.
- Sec. 2011. - Prohibited uses.
ARTICLE XXXII
MUV, MIXED USE VILLAGE DISTRICT
Sections
- Sec. 3201.- Purpose.
- Sec. 3202. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 3203. - Conditional uses.
- Sec. 3204. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 3205. - Land area.
- Sec. 3206. - Density and lot sizes.
- Sec. 3207. - Village core area.
- Sec. 3208. - Setbacks and buffers.
- Sec. 3209. - Utility construction.
- Sec. 3210. - Transportation system.
- Sec. 3211. - Sign program.
- Sec. 3212. - Open space.
- Sec. 3213. - Architectural standards.
- Sec. 3214. - Landscaping.
- Sec. 3215. - Approval process.
ARTICLE XXXIV
AIR, AIRPORT OVERLAY DISTRICT
Sections
- Sec. 3401.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 3402. - Definitions.
- Sec. 3403. - Airport zones established.
- Sec. 3404. - Airport overlay district map.
- Sec. 3405. - Airport zone height limitations.
- Sec. 3406. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 3407. - Use restriction.
- Sec. 3408. - Hazards and obstructions shall not be increased.
- Sec. 3409. - Marking and lighting.
- Sec. 3410. - Nonconforming uses abandoned or destroyed.
- Sec. 3411. - Variances.
- Sec. 3412. - Staff review of application for variance.