Griffin City Zoning Code

All uses in the SHROD shall be subject to the size, yard, setback and other requirements set forth in the underlying zone district(s) unless a more restrictive standard is established by the SHROD.

1.

Minimum development size: Two acres.

2.

Maximum density per acre: 20 units per acre. This maximum density may be increased in certain instances if permitted in Section 719 F. below.

3.

Minimum floor area per dwelling unit: 550 square feet for studios, 600 square feet for one-bedroom units, 700 square feet for two-bedroom units and 900 square feet for three-bedroom and larger units.

4.

Minimum front-yard: Zero.

5.

Minimum side-yard: Zero.

6.

Minimum rear-yard: Zero.

7.

Maximum building height: 50 feet.

8.

Front doors: The front doors of all dwelling units do not necessarily have to face a public street.

9.

Minimum open space requirement: Ten percent of the gross land area of the development.

10.

100-year Floodplain: No permanent structure shall be constructed within the boundary of the 100-year floodplain unless the structure meets minimum floodplain ordinance requirements as established in Chapter 50, Floods, of the Griffin Code of Ordinances.