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Fitzgerald City Zoning Code

SECTION 5

- SCHEDULE OF PERMITTED USES

5-1.- Table of permitted uses.

Within the various zoning districts as indicated on the "City of Fitzgerald Zoning District Map", no building, structure, or land shall be constructed, erected, altered, or used except as indicated in the following schedules:

5-1.1

Uses permitted by right: Uses permitted as a matter of right are indicated on the following schedule by the letter "X" in the appropriate column.

5-1.2

Special exception: Uses permitted only after special review and approval of the board of appeals are indicated on the following schedule by the letters "SE" in the appropriate column.

5-1.3

Use limitations: Uses marked in the following schedule by an asterisk (*) in the appropriate column are subject to subsection 3-27 of this ordinance.

R-20 R-15 R-9 R-6 R-6-M MHP MR P NC CC GB DC WLI HI
RESIDENTIAL AND RELATED USES
1. ACCESSORY BUILDINGS OR USES X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
2. BOARDING OR ROOMING HOUSE SE SE X X X X
3. CHURCH OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP, including Sunday school buildings, parish houses, convents, nursery school, kindergartens and other related uses on the same premises and operated by the church provided that the lot size shall be no less than five (5) acres in R-20, R-15, and R-9 zones; all other zoning classifications require a minimum lot size of one-half (½) acre. X X X X X X X X X X X
a. The property on which such uses are established shall front on a collector or arterial street as specified on the Major Thoroughfare Plan, Street and Road Classifications, Fitzgerald, Georgia.
b. Any building or structure established with any such use shall have minimum side and rear yards of fifty (50) feet.
4. DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY X X X X X X X X* X* X*
5. DWELLING, TWO FAMILY (DUPLEX) X X X X X* X* X*
6. DWELLING, THREE FAMILY (TRIPLEX) X X X X X* X* X*
7. RESIDENTIAL GROUP DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (See section 9-2) X SE SE
8. DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY (See section 9-3) X X X X SE
9. FAMILY PERSONAL CARE HOME X X X X X
10. GROUP PERSONAL CARE HOME, provided that: X X X X X
a) Inside the area bounded by Roanoke, Merrimac, Sultana and Monitor Drives, minimum lot size shall be one-half (½) acre; all other areas shall be minimum of one (1) acre;
b) Parking is restricted to rear yard and shall be screened per section 3-19.
11. FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES, located within 500 feet from the nearest point of a main college campus and located on a collector or arterial street as specified on the Major Thoroughfare Plan, Street and Road Classifications, Fitzgerald, Georgia. X X
12. GARAGE APARTMENT, provided no more than one shall be permitted on a lot with the principal dwelling, and provided such shall be permitted only within the rear yard. The lot on which such use is to be established must be fifty (50) percent greater in lot area than the minimum standard lot size for the respective district. X X X X
13. GUEST QUARTERS OR SERVANT'S QUARTERS, provided no more than one shall be permitted on a lot with the principal building and provided such shall be permitted only within the rear yard. The lot on which such use is to be established must be fifty (50) percent greater in lot area than the minimum standard lot size for the respective district. X X X X X X X
14. HOME OCCUPATION (See Section 9-1) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
15. MOBILE HOME, provided that: X X
a) The mobile home shall meet the same requirements as a single family dwelling; and
b) Shall be set on a permanent foundation, properly underpinned, and anchored per building code requirements.
16. MOBILE HOME PARK, provided that: X
a) Access to mobile home parks shall be by paved public street and either on or within 1,000 feet of and directly accessible to an arterial or collector street as designated on the Major Thoroughfare Plan, Street and Road Classifications, Fitzgerald, Georgia; and
b) The mobile home park meets the requirements of section 9-4 of this ordinance.
17. PUBLIC OWNED RECREATION CENTERS, Y.M.C.A. AND INSTITUTIONS OF A SIMILAR NATURE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE X SE X X X
18. SCHOOLS, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
19. SCHOOLS, KINDERGARTENS, NURSERIES, AND DAY CARE CENTERS, provided that: SE SE SE SE SE X X
a) Off-street loading and unloading spaces are supplied;
b) At least one hundred (100) square feet of outdoor play area is supplied for each child accommodated; and
c) The entire play area is enclosed by a steel mesh security fence or other substantial building material affording equal or better access control having a minimum height of at least four (4) feet and constructed in such a manner that maximum safety to the children is ensured.
20. TOURIST HOMES SE SE X X X X X
21. TRAVEL TRAILER PARK, (COMMERCIAL) provided that: X
a) No travel trailer park shall be located except with direct access to a principal or minor arterial with a minimum lot width of not less than fifty (50) feet for that portion used for entrance and exit. No entrances or exits shall be through a residential district, or shall require movement of traffic from the park through a residential district.
b) The minimum lot area required for a travel trailer park shall be three (3) acres.
c) Spaces in a travel trailer park may be used by travel trailers provided they shall be rented by the day or week only, and an occupant of such space shall remain in the trailer park for a period of not more than thirty (30) days.
d) Management headquarters, recreational facilities, toilets, showers, laundry facilities and other uses and structures customarily incidental to operation of a trailer park are permitted as accessory uses in any district in which travel trailer parks are allowed provided such establishments and the parking area primarily related to their operations shall not occupy more than ten (10) percent of the area of the park.
e) No space shall be located so that any part intended for occupancy for sleeping purposes shall be within twenty (20) feet of any exterior property line.
f) In addition to meeting the above requirements, the travel trailer park site plan shall be accompanied by a certificate of approval from the Ben Hill County Health Department.
BUSINESS USES
22. AMBULANCE SERVICE OR RESCUE SQUAD (PRIVATE) X X X X X
23. AMUSEMENT OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES (COMMERCIAL), carried on outside a building such as a golf or baseball driving range, miniature golf course, softball field, and uses of a similar nature. X X
24. AMUSEMENT OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES (COMMERCIAL), carried on wholly within a building, such as cinema, theater, auditorium, and uses of a similar nature. X X X X
25. ANIMAL HOSPITAL, COMMERCIAL KENNELS, VETERINARY CLINIC OR ANIMAL BOARDING PLACE, located at least three hundred (300) feet from the nearest residential district. X X
26. RESERVED
27. ART STUDIO X X X X X
28. AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION, provided that major auto repair shall not be permitted, nor shall there be outside storage of materials or equipment other than merchandise offered for sale in a N-C, C-C, G-B, or D-C district. X X X SE X X
29. AUTOMOBILE, TRUCK, FARM EQUIPMENT, OR MOTORCYCLE SALES, REPAIR, OR UPHOLSTERY, AUTO WASHERTERIA, PAINT SHOPS, OR TIRE RECAPPING, (including rebuilding of parts or sales of parts and equipment indoors only, no outside storage of equipment or parts except for WLI and HI districts). X SE X X
30. AUTOMOBILE PARKING LOT OR PARKING GARAGE (Commercial) X X X X X
31. BAIT AND TACKLE STORE X X X X X
32. BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, AND OFFICES not specifically listed elsewhere in this column. X X X X
33. BOOK BINDING, PRINTING, ENGRAVING, BLUEPRINTING, PHOTOSTATING, OR LETTER SHOP X X X
34. BUILDING CONTRACTOR AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND STORAGE OF BUILDING SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, provided that equipment and materials temporarily stored or displayed outside shall be completely enclosed by a suitable fence, and further provided that in a P, CC or DC district, no equipment or materials may be stored, manufactured or processed. No sawmill or planing mill operations shall take place on the premises within any district other than the HI district. X X X X X X
35. BUSINESS SCHOOLS (PRIVATE) SE X X X
36. CLOTHING AND DRY GOODS STORES, including shoe stores, men's shops, women's shops, variety stores and stores of a similar nature. X X X
37. CLUBS OR LODGES (PRIVATE) SE X X X
38. PUBLIC COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES, including dormitories and fraternity or sorority houses if located on main campus. X X X
39. CULTURAL FACILITIES, libraries, museums, and similar facilities. SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE X X X
40. DANCE SCHOOL OR STUDIO SE X X X X
41. DEPARTMENT STORES X X X
42. DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS X X
43. DRIVE-IN THEATER X X
44. DRUG STORES SE X X X X
45. ELECTRICAL REPAIR and similar repair of a heavy commercial nature. X X X
46. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE REPAIR, wholly contained within a building. X X X X X
47. EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY SE X X
48. FREIGHT EXPRESS OFFICE X X X
49. FARMERS MARKET SE X X
50. FEED, SEED, AND INSECTICIDES, AND FERTILIZER RETAIL SALES SE SE X X
51. FLOWER SHOP SE X X X X
52. FOOD STORES, including retail bakeries, meat markets, dairy products, confectioner shops, produce sales, and stores of a similar nature. X X X X
53. FUNERAL HOME SE X X
54. FURNITURE UPHOLSTERY SHOP X X X X X
55. GLASS SALES AND STORAGE, wholly contained within a building. X X X X
56. GOLF COURSE X
57. GOLF COURSE, provided that: SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
a) It shall be for daytime use only; and
b) All greens and fairways shall be setback at least one hundred (100) feet from any exterior property lines; and
c) Structures shall meet minimum setback requirements for single-family residences within the respective district.
58. GROWING OF GARDENS X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
59. GROWING OF CROPS (FARMING) X
60. HOME FURNISHINGS AND HARDWARE, such as appliance sales, hardware stores, paint stores, sporting goods stores, furniture stores, and stores of a similar nature. X X X
61. HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, CARE HOMES, AND CONGREGATE PERSONAL CARE HOMES, provided that: SE SE SE SE SE SE
a) The lot size shall be no less than three (3) acres within any district where allowed; and
b) Any building or structure established with any such use shall have minimum side and rear yards of fifty (50) feet; and,
c) The front yard setback shall be twenty-five (25) feet more than required for other structures within the same district; and,
d) The lot upon which any such use is built shall front on a collector or arterial street as specified on the Major Thoroughfare Plan, Street and Road Classifications, Fitzgerald, Georgia.
62. HOTELS X X X
63. LABORATORY SERVING PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS-MEDICAL, DENTAL X X X X
64. LAUNDROMAT OR WASHERTERIA (COMMERCIAL) (Self-service laundries) X X X SE
65. LOCKSMITH, GUNSMITH-Repairs and sales only. X X X
66. MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR SIMILAR CLINIC X X X X
67. MOTELS X X
68. MUSIC TEACHING STUDIO X X X X X
69. NEIGHBORHOOD DRYCLEANING PLANTS, LAUNDRY PICK-UP STATIONS: X X X X
a) The drycleaning plant and its operation shall meet the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.; and
b) The drycleaning plant shall serve not more than one pick-up and delivery station exclusive of one occupying the same premises as the plant; and
c) The building for a drycleaning plant shall not contain more than four thousand (4,000) square feet of floor area inclusive of drycleaning pick-up facilities within the building; and,
d) The drycleaning plant shall be designed to operate in a manner that will not emit smoke, or odor, or objectionable waste materials and which will not produce noise that will carry beyond the walls of the building occupied by such plant; and
e) Fuel for operation of equipment shall be smokeless fuel; and
f) The applicant for the drycleaning plant shall certify in writing at the time of application that all the above conditions will be met.
70. NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION X X X X
71. NIGHTCLUB OR LOUNGE, provided lot must front arterial street. X X
72. OFFICE EQUIPMENT SALES AND SERVICE X X X X
73. PACKAGE STORE X X X
74. PAWN SHOPS and small personal loan offices other than commercial banks. X X X
75. PERSONAL SERVICE SHOPS, such as barber shops, beauty shops, shoe repair, watch repair, and services of a similar nature. X X X X
76. PEST CONTROL, providing no outside storage other than within a WLI or HI district. X X X X X
77. PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO X X X X X
78. RADIO AND TELEVISION STUDIOS X X X
79. RADIO AND TELEVISION TOWERS, AND UTILITY SUBSTATIONS, provided all buildings, masts, and other facilities are located at least two hundred (200) feet from adjacent property lines on any lot which adjoins any residential district. X X
80. RAILROAD OR BUS PASSENGER STATION X X X X X
81. RAILROAD FREIGHT STATION X X X
82. RESTAURANTS AND FOOD CATERING SERVICE SE X X X X X X
83. RETAIL AUTO PARTS AND TIRE STORES X X X X X
84. RETAIL STORES, not covered elsewhere in this section. X X X
85. RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME SALES OFFICE AND SALES LOT, only allowed outside of the boundary of Roanoke, Merrimac, Sultanta, and Monitor Drives. X X X
86. SHELL HOME, MANUFACTURED HOUSING, MOBILE HOME, TRAVEL TRAILER AND CARGO TRAILER DISPLAY YARDS, only allowed on North Grant Street, or on North Sherman Street, or outside of the boundary of Roanoke, Merrimac, Sultana, and Monitor Drives. X X X
87. SHRUBBERY SALES (Within a CC or DC zone, must be wholly contained within the building.) X X X X X
88. SPECIALTY SHOPS, such as gift shops, jewelry stores, jewelry repair, antique shops, and stores of a similar nature. SE X X X X
89. TAXIDERMIST X X X X
90. TAXI OFFICE X X X X
91. TELEGRAPH OR MESSENGER SERVICE X X X X
92. TRADE SCHOOLS X X SE X X
93. UTILITY TRAILER RENTALS AND RENT-ALLS (No outside storage in CC and DC districts). X X X X
94. VENDING MACHINES, located out-of-doors subject to yard and setback requirements for the respective districts (as an accessory use only). X X X X X X
MANUFACTURING, WHOLESALE & INDUSTRY
95. ACID STORAGE AND MANUFACTURING X
96. FEED, GRAIN, OR FERTILIZER WHOLESALING AND STORAGE SE SE X X
97. FREEZER LOCKER SERVICE, ICE STORAGE X X X
98. GREENHOUSE AND PLANT NURSERY (COMMERCIAL) Heavy equipment allowed only in WLI and HI districts. In CC and DC districts must be wholly contained within a building. X X X X X
99. HEAVY MANUFACTURING, any manufacturing, packaging, processing, or handling of materials provided that any uses such as the manufacturing of cement, corrosive acids, bone distillation, drop forge industry, fat rendering, fertilizer manufacturing, organic materials reduction, meat processing plants, and the like which produce noise, odor, dust, fumes, fire hazards, or other nuisance features shall be setback not less than five hundred (500) feet from any HI district boundary. X
100. JUNK YARD OR AUTO GRAVEYARD, provided that: X
a) Minimum of three (3) acres;
b) Front yard setback increased fifty (50) feet over requirements for other uses in HI zone;
c) Cannot be adjacent to R-20, R-15, R-9, R-6, R-6-M, MHP, M-R, and P districts; and
d) The entire junk yard or auto graveyard shall be screened as required in section 3-19.
101. LIGHT MANUFACTURING: X X
a) Appliance and electronic device assembly plant including the manufacturing of parts for appliances and electronic devices; and
b) Manufacturing of food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, but not including fish and meat products, sauerkraut, vinegar, yeast, and rendering plants; and
c) Machine shop and related activities; and
d) Construction of signs, including painted signs; and
e) Cooperage; and
f) Bottling and canning plants; and
g) Light sheet metal products such as ventilating ducts and eaves; and
h) Ice manufacturing; and
i) Laundry, cleaning, and dyeing plants; and
j) Musical instruments, toys, novelties and similar products; and
k) Ceramic products provided that kilns shall only be by gas or electricity; and
l) Assembly of products from previously prepared materials; and
m) Tinsmith and roofing services; and
n) Other manufacturing, processing, packaging, or handling of a similar nature which shall not omit or produce more smoke, noise, odor, dust, vibration or fumes than the uses listed herein.
102. LUMBER YARD, COAL STORAGE YARDS, OR OTHER STORAGE NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED IN THIS COLUMN, such yards if within a WLI district shall be enclosed by a fence and no storage shall be permitted outside such fence. X X
103. PETROLEUM BULK PLANT (Storage and wholesale distribution) SE X
104. PLANING OR SAW MILL X
105. RAILROAD CLASSIFICATION AND REPAIR YARD X
106. RAISING OR SALE OF LIVESTOCK AND FOWL X
107. SANITARY LANDFILL OR INCINERATION (PRIVATE) X
108. TRUCK TERMINAL X X
109. WAREHOUSING (not related to sales on the premises) X X
110. WAREHOUSING (MINI STORAGE FACILITY) Storage for personal property - must be wholly contained within a building. X X X X
111. WHOLESALING OF A LIGHT COMMERCIAL NATURE when operated in conjunction with or as part of a retail outlet. X X X X
112. WHOLESALING (not covered In other parts of this list). X X
SIGNS
112-A. GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND RELATED ACTIVITIES X
113. ADVERTISING INCIDENTAL USE SIGN X X X X X X
114. ADVERTISING SEPARATE USE SIGN X X X
115. POINT OF BUSINESS SIGN (In accordance with restriction in section 9-1 if for home occupation); in P not to exceed twelve (12) square feet combined; IDENTIFICATION SIGN, BULLETIN BOARD. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
116. SIGNS WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE A PERMIT (Refer to section 10-4.) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
MISCELLANEOUS
117. ARMORIES, for meetings and training organizations. X X X
118. CARNIVAL, RODEO, HORSE SHOW, OR ATHLETIC EVENT, COMMUNITY FAIR OR OTHER EVENT OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC X X X X
119. RELIGIOUS MEETINGS, held in a tent or other temporary structure not to exceed thirty (30) days. X X X
120. TEMPORARY BUILDINGS AND STORAGE OF MATERIALS (in conjunction with construction of a building) on a lot where construction is taking place or on adjacent lots such temporary uses to be terminated upon completion of construction. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
121. CEMETERY (COMMERCIAL) X X
122. GOVERNMENTAL USES SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE

 

(Ord. No. 98-1248, § 3, 10-12-98; Ord. No. 09-1410, §§ 1, 2, 10-12-09)