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Fitzgerald City Zoning Code

SECTION 6

- SETBACK, FLOOR AREA AND YARD REQUIREMENTS BY DISTRICT

6-1.- Development standards.

Within the various zoning districts as indicated on the "Zoning Map of Fitzgerald, Georgia", no building or structure, excluding all signs other than the advertising signs, shall be constructed or erected except as indicated in the following schedule:

R-20 R-15 R-9 R-6
MINIMUM GROSS FLOOR AREA FOR DWELLING UNITS 1,500 square feet 1,200 square feet 1,000 square feet 800 square feet
MINIMUM LOT AREA FOR DWELLING UNITS 20,000 square feet 15,000 square feet 9,000 square feet 6,000 square feet first unit plus 3,000 square feet each additional unit
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH 120 feet 100 feet 80 feet 60 feet
FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM CENTERLINE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY
ON PRINCIPAL AND MINOR ARTERIALS 80 feet* 80 feet* 70 feet* 70 feet*
ON COLLECTOR STREETS 75 feet* 75 feet* 65 feet* 65 feet*
ON LOCAL STREETS 70 feet* 70 feet* 60 feet* 60 feet*
MINIMUM SIDE YARDS 15 feet 10 feet 10 feet 8 feet
MINIMUM REAR YARDS 40 feet 40 feet 30 feet 30 feet
MAXIMUM HEIGHT 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet

 

  *Plus ½ any amount which the R/W width exceeds sixty (60) feet for local streets, seventy (70) feet for collector streets, and eighty (80) feet for principal and minor arterials.

R-6-M MHP M-R P
MINIMUM GROSS FLOOR AREA FOR DWELLING UNIT 600 square feet 400 square feet ***
800 square feet 		***
800 square feet
MINIMUM LOT AREA FOR DWELLING UNITS 6,000 square feet first unit plus 3,000 square feet each additional unit. Gross min. lot size of two (2) acres; 4,000 square foot lot area per unit 6,000 square feet first unit plus 3,000 square feet each additional unit 6,000 square feet first unit plus 3,000 square feet each additional unit
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH 60 feet 50 feet 60 feet 60 feet
FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM CENTERLINE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY
ON PRINCIPAL AND MINOR ARTERIALS 70 feet* 70 feet* 70 feet* 70 feet*
ON COLLECTOR STREETS 65 feet* 65 feet* 65 feet* 65 feet*
ON LOCAL STREETS 60 feet* 60 feet* 60 feet* 60 feet*
MINIMUM SIDE YARDS 8 feet 10 feet except for mobile home parks—20 feet 10 feet except multifamily or residential group dev. pjts., 3 or more stories—20 ft. 10 feet except multifamily or residential group dev. pjts., 3 or more stories—20 feet
MINIMUM REAR YARDS 30 feet 20 feet 30 feet** 30 feet**
MAXIMUM HEIGHT 35 feet 35 feet None** None**

 

  Plus ½ any amount which the R/W width exceeds sixty (60) feet for local streets, seventy (70) feet for collector streets, and eighty (80) feet for principal and minor arterials.

 **The minimum distance from all other property lines to any building over thirty-five (35) feet in height shall be increased one (1) foot for every two (2) feet (or part of two (2) feet) of building height greater than thirty-five (35) feet.

***Eight hundred (800) square feet for each unit (two (2) bedroom or larger); six hundred (600) square feet for each one bedroom unit (not to exceed twenty-five (25) percent of project); four hundred (400) square feet for each efficiency unit (not to exceed twenty-five (25) percent of project).

N-C & C-C G-B D-C WLI H-I
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH 60 feet 60 feet None None None
FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM CENTERLINE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY
ON PRINCIPAL
AND MINOR
ARTERIALS 		90 feet** 75 feet** None 70 feet** 70 feet**
ON COLLECTOR STREETS 85 feet** 70 feet** None 65 feet** 65 feet**
ON LOCAL STREETS 80 feet** 80 feet** None 60 feet** 60 feet**
MINIMUM SIDE YARDS *
None*** 		*
None*** 		None*** *
None*** 		*
None***
MINIMUM REAR YARDS *
12 feet*** 		*
12 Ft.*** 		None*** *
12 feet*** 		*
None***
MAXIMUM HEIGHT None* None* None None* None*

 

  *The minimum distance from all other property lines to any building over thirty-five (35) feet in height shall be increased one (1) foot for every two (2) feet (or part of two (2) feet) of building height greater than thirty-five (35) feet.

 **Plus ½ any amount which the R/W width exceeds sixty (60) feet for local streets, seventy (70) feet for collector streets, and eighty (80) feet for principal and minor arterials.

***If the adjoining yard is within any residential district, the yard requirements specified in this table shall be increased ten (10) feet and screening shall be provided as specified in section 3-19 along the lot line common with said lot.