Griffin City Zoning Code

Unless otherwise specified in this ordinance, uses permitted in the MDR district shall conform to the following standards:

1.

Minimum lot area: One-fourth of an acre or 10,890 square feet.

2.

Minimum floor area per dwelling unit: 1,500 square feet for single story; with a minimum building footprint of 900 square feet for two or more story dwellings.

3.

Minimum street frontage: 60 feet for single-family dwellings on non cul-de-sac lots; 35 feet for cul-de-sac lots.

4.

Minimum lot width: 60 feet as measured at building line for single-family dwellings.

5.

Minimum front yard: 35 feet.

6.

Minimum side yard: Ten feet.

7.

Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.

8.

Maximum building height: 35 feet.

9.

Maximum lot coverage by impervious surface: 45 percent.

10.

Buffer requirements: Any R-4 development adjoining an R-1, R-2 or R-3 zoning district or property identified on the future land use map as low density residential development and proposing duplexes shall establish a minimum 30-foot landscaped buffer between the zoning districts, in accordance with Section 604. Such buffer may be reduced to 20 feet, provided a landscaped earthen berm with a minimum height of three feet is established.

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Driveways: All single-family dwellings shall be provided with a paved driveway accommodating a minimum of two automobiles. Garages or carports shall be provided for a minimum of one automobile. No parking shall be permitted on the street.

12.

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.