1.

Minimum initial tract size:

a.

Single-family attached and multi-family developments: Four acres; provided, however, the net minimum individual lot size shall not be less than 1,850 square feet for single-family attached units.

2.

Maximum density per acre:

a.

Single-family attached and multi-family developments: 14 units per acre.

3.

Minimum heated floor area per dwelling unit: 800 square feet for one-bedroom units, 950 square feet for two-bedroom units and 1,100 square feet for three-bedroom units.

4.

Minimum street frontage: 250 feet.

5.

Minimum lot width: 250 feet as measured at building line.

6.

Minimum front yard: 25 feet.

7.

Minimum side yard: 20 feet, except that the side yard for interior, attached units shall be zero.

8.

Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.

9.

Minimum distance between buildings:

a.

Front to front: 50 feet.

b.

Front or rear to side: 50 feet.

c.

Side to side: 20 feet.

10.

Minimum building height: 35 feet.

11.

Maximum number of units per building: 12.

12.

Maximum lot coverage by impervious surface: 50%.

13.

Minimum common open space: Single-family attached and multi-family developments shall preserve a minimum of 20 percent of the development tract as common open space.

14.

Buffer requirements: Any HDR-B development adjoining an LDR-A, LDR-B or LDR-C district or property identified on the future land use map as low density residential shall establish a minimum landscaped buffer of 40 feet along the common property boundary between zoning districts in accordance with Section 604. Such buffer may be reduced to 30 feet, provided a landscaped, earthen berm with a minimum height of three feet is established.

15.

Parking requirements: All single-family attached dwellings shall be provided with a paved driveway accommodating a minimum of two automobiles; multi-family units shall provide parking in accordance with Article 8 of this ordinance. No parking shall be permitted on the street.

16.

Ownership requirements: All of the land in a single-family attached (townhouse and condominium) and cluster development shall be owned initially by an individual, a corporation or some other legal entity. Individual properties may be sold after a final plat has been approved by the City of Griffin Development Review Committee and recorded in the Office of the Superior Court Clerk of Spalding County. These developments shall also be subject to approval of restrictive homeowner's covenants providing for the maintenance of common open space, required stormwater management infrastructure, establishment and management of a homeowner's association.

17.

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.