Decatur City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 1
- General Provisions
Sections
- Sec. 1.1.- Legal Status Provisions
- Sec. 1.2. - Zoning Districts
- Sec. 1.3. - Zoning District Map
- Sec. 1.4. - Comprehensive Land Use Plan
ARTICLE 2
- Rules of Interpretation
Sections
- Sec. 2.1.- Rules Applicable to All Districts
- Sec. 2.2. - Building Types
ARTICLE 3
- Residential Districts
Sections
- Sec. 3.1.- R-85 Single-Family Residential District
- Sec. 3.2. - R-60 Single-Family Residential District
- Sec. 3.3. - R-50 Single Family Residential District
- Sec. 3.4. - RS-17 Single-Family Residential District
- Sec. 3.5. - RM-18 Multiple-Family Residential District
- Sec. 3.6. - RM-22 Multiple-Family Residential District
- Sec. 3.7. - RM-43 Multiple-Family Residential District
- Sec. 3.8. - Conservation Subdivision (R-85, R-60)
ARTICLE 4
- Mixed Use and Commercial Districts
Sections
- Sec. 4.1.- PO Professional Office District
- Sec. 4.2. - NMU Neighborhood Mixed Use District
- Sec. 4.3. - C-1 Local Commercial District
- Sec. 4.4. - C-2 General Business District
- Sec. 4.5. - C-3 Heavy Commercial District
- Sec. 4.6. - MU Mixed-Use District
ARTICLE 5
- Special and Overlay Districts
Sections
- Sec. 5.1.- Institutional District
- Sec. 5.2. - Historic Preservation
- 5.2.1. - Historic Preservation Commission
- 5.2.2. - Establishment of Historic Districts and Properties
- 5.2.3. - Regulation of Historic Districts and Properties
- 5.2.4. - General Provisions for Historic Districts and Properties
- 5.2.5. - Old DeKalb County Courthouse
- 5.2.6. - Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children
- 5.2.7. - McDonough-Adams-Kings Highway District
- 5.2.8. - Clairemont Avenue Historic District
- 5.2.9. - Ponce de Leon Court Historic District
- 5.2.10. - Old Decatur Historic District
- 5.2.11. - Parkwood Historic District
- 5.2.12. - Maintenance of Historic Properties
- Sec. 5.3. - Downtown Decatur Special Pedestrian Area
- Sec. 5.4. - Planned Unit Development District
ARTICLE 6
- Use Provisions
Sections
- Sec. 6.1.- Use Classification
- Sec. 6.2. - Allowed Use Table
- Sec. 6.3. - Residential Uses
- Sec. 6.4. - Public Uses
- Sec. 6.5. - Commercial Uses
- 6.5.1. - Alcohol Sales
- 6.5.2. - Day Care
- 6.5.3. - Indoor Recreation
- 6.5.4. - Medical
- 6.5.5. - Office
- 6.5.6. - Outdoor Recreation
- 6.5.7. - Overnight Lodging
- 6.5.8. - Parking
- 6.5.9. - Personal Services
- 6.5.10. - Eating and Drinking
- 6.5.11. - Retail Sales
- 6.5.12. - Vehicle Service, Repair
- 6.5.13. - Vehicle Sales/Rental
- Sec. 6.6. - Industrial Uses
- Sec. 6.7. - Open Uses
- Sec. 6.8. - Accessory Uses
- Sec. 6.9. - Temporary Uses
ARTICLE 7
- Site Development
Sections
- Sec. 7.1.- Parking and Access
- Sec. 7.2. - Landscaping
- Sec. 7.3. - Signs
- 7.3.1. - Preamble and Purpose
- 7.3.2. - General Provisions
- 7.3.3. - Sign Standards
- 7.3.4. - Permit Required
- 7.3.5. - Application
- 7.3.6. - Fees
- 7.3.7. - Inspection
- 7.3.8. - Signs Exempt From Permits
- 7.3.9. - Prohibited Signs and Sign Devices
- 7.3.10. - Nonconforming Signs
- 7.3.11. - Vacant Buildings, Premises or Property
- 7.3.12. - Permitted Signs
- 7.3.13. - Severability
- Sec. 7.4. - Site Lighting
- Sec. 7.5. - Manufactured Homes, Preengineered Buildings
- Sec. 7.6. - Performance Standards
ARTICLE 8
- Public Improvements
Sections
- Sec. 8.1.- Required Improvements
- Sec. 8.2. - Design Standards
ARTICLE 9
- Environmental Protection
Sections
- Sec. 9.1.- Tree Canopy Conservation[2]
- 9.1.1. - Intent
- 9.1.2. - Applicability And Exemptions
- 9.1.3. - Administrative Standards and Supplemental Materials
- 9.1.4. - Tree Canopy Cover Credit
- 9.1.5. - Tree Canopy Cover Requirements
- 9.1.6. - Tree Canopy Replacement Requirements
- 9.1.7. - Tree Bank
- 9.1.8. - Standard Tree Canopy Value
- 9.1.9. - Tree Planting Easements
- 9.1.10. - Tree Maintenance Requirements
- 9.1.11. - Tree Transplanting
- 9.1.12. - Canopy Loss Fee
- 9.1.13. - Tree Protection Requirements
- 9.1.14. - Boundary Trees
- 9.1.15. - Landmark Trees
- 9.1.16. - Plans and Permits
- 9.1.17. - Surface Parking Lots
- 9.1.18. - Administrative Setback Adjustments for Tree Conservation
- 9.1.19. - Utility Company Requirements
- 9.1.20. - Violations and Penalties
- 9.1.21. - Appeals
- Sec. 9.2. - Stream Buffer Protection
- 9.2.1. - Description
- 9.2.2. - Findings and Purposes
- 9.2.3. - Purposes
- 9.2.4. - Applicability
- 9.2.5. - Land Development Requirements
- 9.2.6. - Other Buffer Regulations and Requirements
- 9.2.7. - Development on Buffer Zone Properties
- 9.2.8. - Responsibility
- 9.2.9. - Inspection
- 9.2.10. - Violations, Enforcement and Penalties
- Sec. 9.3. - Stormwater Management
- 9.3.1. - Description
- 9.3.2. - Introduction
- 9.3.3. - General Provisions
- 9.3.4. - Permit Procedures and Requirements
- 9.3.5. - Post-Development Stormwater Management Performance Criteria
- 9.3.6. - Compliance with the Approved Stormwater Management Plan.
- 9.3.7. - Construction Inspections
- 9.3.8. - Ongoing Inspection and Maintenance
- 9.3.9. - Violations, Enforcement Penalties, and Appeals
- 9.3.10. - Maintenance by Owner of Stormwater Management Systems Predating Current GSMM
- Sec. 9.4. - Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control[3]
- Sec. 9.5 - Floodplain Management/Flood Damage Prevention[4]
- Sec. 9.6. - Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection
- 9.6.1. - Description
- 9.6.2. - Introduction
- 9.6.3. - General Provisions
- 9.6.4. - Prohibitions
- 9.6.5. - Industrial or Construction Activity Discharges
- 9.6.6. - Access and Inspection of Properties and Facilities
- 9.6.7. - Notification of Accidental Discharges and Spills
- 9.6.8. - Violations, Enforcement and Penalties
- Sec. 9.7. - Stormwater Utility
- Sec. 9.8. - Stormwater Management Rates
ARTICLE 10
- Buildings and Fire
Sections
- Sec. 10.1.- Buildings and Building Regulations
- Sec. 10.2. - Fire and Fire Prevention
ARTICLE 11
- Administration
Sections
- Sec. 11.1.- Review Bodies
- Sec. 11.2. - Review Process and Procedures
- 11.2.1. - Summary of Review Authority
- 11.2.2. - Amendments
- 11.2.3. - Conditional Use Permits
- 11.2.4. - Special Exceptions
- 11.2.5. - Subdivision Review
- 11.2.6. - Certificate of Zoning Compliance
- 11.2.7. - Administrative Adjustment
- 11.2.8. - Demolition Permit
- 11.2.9. - Variances
- 11.2.10. - Appeal of Administrator's Decision
- 11.2.11. - Appeals from Final Decisions of the Board
- Sec. 11.3. - Nonconformities
- Sec. 11.4. - Enforcement