Emory City Zoning Code
§ 18
SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
18-1.1.
Dimensional Requirements
District | Density (sf/unit) | Minimum Lot Size | Max Bldg. Cover (%) | Minimum Yards (ft.) | Max Bldg. Height | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area (sf) | Width (ft.) | Depth (ft.) | Frt. | Rear | Side | Cor. | (st.) | (ft.) | |||
R-1 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 70 | 125 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 30 |
R-3 | 1,500 | 14,500 | 150 | 100 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 40 |
District | Density (sf/unit) | Minimum Lot Size | Max Bldg. Cover (%) | Minimum Yards (ft.) | Max Bldg. Height | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area (sf) | Width (ft.) | Depth (ft.) | Frt. | Rear | Side | Cor. | (st.) | (ft.) | |||
R-1 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 70 | 125 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 30 |
R-3 | 1,500 | 14,500 | 150 | 100 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 40 |
District | Density (sf/unit) | Minimum Lot Size | Max Bldg. Cover (%) | Minimum Yards (ft.) | Max Bldg. Height | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area (sf) | Width (ft.) | Depth (ft.) | Frt. | Rear | Side | Cor. | (st.) | (ft.) | |||
R-1 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 70 | 125 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 30 |
R-3 | 1,500 | 14,500 | 150 | 100 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 40 |
District | Density (sf/unit) | Minimum Lot Size | Max Bldg. Cover (%) | Minimum Yards (ft.) | Max Bldg. Height | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area (sf) | Width (ft.) | Depth (ft.) | Frt. | Rear | Side | Cor. | (st.) | (ft.) | |||
R-1 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 70 | 125 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 30 |
R-3 | 1,500 | 14,500 | 150 | 100 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 40 |
18-1.2.
Density
Density shall be calculated as the square footage of lot or tract area per dwelling unit. Alternatively, density may be expressed in terms of equivalent units per acre.
18-1.3.
Lot Area
No lot existing at the time of passage of this Ordinance shall be reduced in area below the minimum requirements of this Section.
18-1.4.
Lot Width
(A)
The minimum lot width shall be measured at the building setback line, but in no case shall the minimum lot width at the front street line be less than fifty (50) feet.
(B)
No lot existing at the time of passage of this Ordinance shall be reduced in width below the minimum requirements of this Section.
18-1.6.
Front Yard
(A)
The front yard shall be measured from the property line to the front face of the building, covered porch, covered terrace or attached accessory building.
(1)
Eaves and roof extensions may project into the required front yard for a distance not to exceed four (4) feet.
(2)
Where no front yard is required, all stairs, eaves, roofs and similar building extensions shall be located behind the front street right-of-way line or property line, and off-street parking facilities shall be equipped with stops or guards to prevent parked vehicles from being stored nearer than ten (10) feet to any curb and all such parking shall be behind the property line.
(B)
Where lots have double frontage, running through from one street to another, a required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
(C)
Gasoline service station pump islands shall not be located nearer than twenty (20) feet to the front property line, and the outer edge of the canopy shall not be nearer than ten (10) feet to the front property line.
(D)
If buildings along with frontage of any street between two intersecting streets in any residential district have observed an average setback which is greater or lesser in dimension than the minimum front yard setback established for the district, then the average setback of all buildings fronting upon such street between two intersecting streets shall establish the minimum front yard requirements.
(1)
All vacant lots shall be assumed to have a minimum front yard specified for the district in computing the average front yard.
(2)
These provisions shall not be interpreted as requiring front yard setback of greater than fifty (50) feet, nor shall they be interpreted as requiring any building to observe a front yard of more than ten (10) feet greater than the front setback observed by any building on a contiguous lot.
(E)
Where the frontage on one side of the street between two intersecting streets is divided into two or more zoning districts, the front yard shall comply with the requirements of the most restrictive district for the entire frontage from one intersecting street to another.
18-1.7.
Side Yard
(A)
Every part of a required side yard shall be open and unobstructed by any building, except for the following:
(1)
accessory buildings as permitted herein;
(2)
the ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, cornices and other architectural features projecting no more than twelve (12) inches into the required street yard; and
(3)
a roof eave or canopy projecting not more than twenty-four (24) inches into the required side yard.
(B)
No main building shall be constructed closer than five (5) feet to an easement line.
18-1.8.
Rear Yard
Every part of a required rear yard shall be open and unobstructed to the sky from a point thirty (30) inches above the general ground level of the graded lot, except for accessory buildings, landscaping, fences and similar appurtenances and the ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, cornices and roof overhangs and other architectural features projecting not more than four (4) feet into the required rear yard.
18-1.9.
Building Coverage
Building coverage shall be calculated as the percent of a lot or tract covered by the roof or first floor of all buildings or structures located on the lot or tract. Roof eaves to the extent of two (2) feet from the walls of a building shall be excluded from building coverage computations.
18-1.10.
Building Height
(A)
A story is defined as the vertical space between the successive floors of a building, including the space from the top floor to the roof. For the purpose of height calculations, stories that are entirely below the average established grade at the street line or the average natural front yard ground level, whichever is higher, shall not be counted in the height calculations.
(B)
Building height shall be measured as the vertical distance of a building measured from the average established grade at the street line or from the average natural front yard ground level, whichever is higher, to: (1) the highest point of the roof’s surface if a flat surface; (2) the deck line of mansard roofs; or (3) the mean height level between eaves and ridge for hip and gable roof. Measurements shall exclude chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, penthouses, tanks, water towers, radio towers, ornamental cupolas, domes or spires, and parapet walls not exceeding ten (10) feet in height. If the street grade has not been officially established, the average front yard grade shall be used for a base level.
(C)
In the districts where the height of buildings is restricted, cooling towers, roof gables, chimneys and vent stacks may extend for an additional height not to exceed forty (40) feet above the average grade line of the building.
(D)
In the districts where the height of buildings is restricted, water standpipes and tanks, church steeples, domes and spires, and school buildings and institutional buildings may be erected to exceed the height limitation, provided that one (1) additional foot shall be added to the required side and rear yard setbacks for each foot that such structures exceed the height limitation of the district.
(Ordinance 4B-2005 adopted 3/15/05; Ordinance 2-2017 adopted 1/17/17; Ordinance 5-2022 adopted 12/13/2022; Ordinance 8-2024 adopted 9/26/2024)