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Griffin City Zoning Code

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PERMITTED USES FOR ALL ZONING DISTRICTS.

Except for use provisions as specified by Article 5 and other sections pertaining to infrastructure criteria, location criteria and/or overlay regulations, Table 7.3 establishes permitted, conditional, and special uses for all zoning districts. See Article 5 regarding interpretations of uses.

Table 7.3 Permitted Use Table by Zoning Category and Development
Use Category By Specific Type
P = Permitted by Right
C = Conditional
SU = Special Use
✓ = Consult Supplemental Regulations
Supplemental
Regulations
Low Density
Residential
A/R-1
*6
Low Density
Residential
B/R-2
*6
Low Density
Residential
C/R-3
*6
Medium Density
Residential R-4
High Density
Residential-A
*7
High Density
Residential-B
*7
Neighborhood
Business
District
Central
Business
District
Planned
Commercial
District
Planned
Residential
District
*8
Mixed Use
Overlay—
Neighborhood
Mixed Use
Overlay—
Corridor
Mixed Use
Overlay—
Village
Mixed Use
Overlay—
Entertainment/Arts
Planned
Industrial
District
InstitutionalConservation
Subdivision
Agricultural
and
Residential
SPROD
Underlying
Zoning +
Airport
Overlay
District
SHRODMedical
Overlay
District
AGRICULTURAL
Accessory Structures, Agricultural - See Accessory Uses P P P P P P
Community Garden SU SU SU P SU P P
Farm Operations P
Farmstand P P
Feed, Seed and Fertilizer Sales P P SU
Greenhouse, Nursery P P P SU
Keeping of Chickens/Pigeons P P
Keeping of Bees P P
Livestock, see Farm Operations
Riding Stables P P
Sale of Farm Goods on the premises P P
COMMERCIAL *5
Ambulance service or rescue squad P P P
Amusement or Commercial recreation facility P P
Animal Hospital, see Veterinary Services
Art shows, carnival rides, festivals, parades and special events of community interest, see Section 721 SU SU SU
Automotive Body, Paint and Interior Repair and Maintenance P *13 P
Automotive Engine Repair and Replacement Shops P *13 P
Automotive Tire Dealers P *13 P
Bakery P P P P SU
Bank P P P SU P
Barbershop, beauty parlor P P P P SU
Brewery and Distilleries P
Car wash P P P P
Carnivals, see Section 721 SU SU SU
Clinics, medical and dental SU P P P SU P P
Commercial Kennel P P P P SU
Commercial recreation, Indoor P P P *5 P *5 P *5 P P
Commercial recreation, Outdoor P P P
Consumer Fireworks Retail Sales Facility or Store P *10
Consumer Fireworks Retail Sales Stand P *12
Convenience Store with gasoline or diesel fuel P (<2,500 sf) P P SU
Convenience Store without gasoline or diesel fuel P (<2,500 sf) P P SU SU SU
Day care, Nursery SU SU P SU P P SU
Dog Grooming P P P P
Eating establishments P P P P *4 P *4 P *4 P SU
Eating establishments, Fast Food SU P P P SU
Emergency Services SU P
Existing business and professional offices with no on-site storage of equipment and supplies P
Extended Stay Hotel/Motel SU SU
Farmer's Market P P P P P P
Financial Institution P P P SU P P SU
Florist, Flower Shop SU P P P SU
Grocery shop (under 2,500 sf), convenience store P P P
Grocery stores or other retail establishments over 15,000 sf P SU SU SU
Health Club, see Section 721 P P P P
Home Occupation as provided in Section 503 P P P P P P P P
Home Stay Bed and Breakfast SU SU SU SU SU SU SU P P P SU
Hospital or Clinic P SU SU P
Hospital related out-patient services (Ambulatory and Diagnostic Clinics) P
Hotel SU P P P P SU
Kennel, Non-commercial (5 dogs max, must be at least 90 days old) SU SU SU SU
Laboratories, Medical and Dental P
Laundromat P P P SU SU
Licensed Day Care center SU P SU SU P SU
Locksmith shop P P P
Medical or dental services and clinics P P P P P P
Motel P P P SU
Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers P
Motor Vehicle Towing P
Neighborhood retail, service or office uses SU SU SU
Office space for governmental, business, professional: including but not limited to construction contractors, general contractors, heavy equipment contractors, special trade contractors, engineers, architects and land surveyors P
Office Uses P P P P P
Office, Medical or Clinic P P P P
Office, professional SU P P SU P P P SU
Office, temporary for on-site construction functions P P P
Outdoor recreation entertainment facilities SU SU SU P
Personal Service business P P P
Personal Service establishment SU SU P P SU P P SU SU
Pharmacy P SU P
Photographer's studio P P P P
Recreational facility P P
Research or experimental laboratory P *2
Restaurant, Café - see Eating Establishments P P P P SU SU
Retail business SU P P P P *3 P *3 P *3 P SU SU SU
Retail dry cleaner, see Laundromat SU
Retail Uses P P
Shoe Repair P P P
Sidewalk café, see Section 722 P P P P
Stadiums, see Section 721
Studio—Art, music, dance, or other P P P P P
Temporary Firework Stands P *12
Theatre, see also Section 721 P P P
Veterinary Services, clinics or hospitals SU P P P P
INDUSTRIAL
Building, facility, or land for the distribution of utility services P P
Central Trash Collection Dumpsters P *3
Enclosed commercial storage P
Exterior display and sales facility P
Junkyard - see Open, outdoor storage P *3
Light Industrial Use P
Manufacturing P *2
Newspaper publishing facility P P P *2 P *2 P *2 P
Open, Outside Storage of Materials, Vehicles, and Other Goods P *13 P
Radio and/or television and/or transmission tower P SU SU
Repair, accessory structure or service facility incidental to the primary use P *4
Retail Business, Heavy Equipment P *3
Self-Storage Facility P P
Warehouse P
Warehouse or other storage facility P P
Wholesale Business P P
INSTITUTIONAL
Cemetery, see Section 503 P
Churches, see Places of Worship
Commercial Trade or Vocational school P
Cultural facilities, see also Section 721 P P
Funeral Home SU P P P SU
Government office/facility P P SU P *2 P *2 P *2 P P *3 P
Government uses P P P
Institutional uses P P
Neighborhood Clubhouse SU SU SU SU SU SU P
Places of Worship, see Section 721 SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU
Private or Public Club, Lodge, Social Center or Meeting Room P P *5 P *5 P
Publically owned building, facility, land P P SU *3 P
Schools: Colleges/Universities, elementary, middle, high, postgraduate, vocational/commercial P
RESIDENTIAL *1 *1 *1
Accessory dwelling unit - See Accessory Uses
Aeronautical related uses P
Airport related accessory uses SU
Assisted living, retirement center, and nursing home SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU
Cluster Development P P P P P
Dwelling, Single-Family Attached (including Townhouses) P P P *1 P P P P
Dwelling, Multi-Family, Senior Housing P P SU P *1 P P P P P P
Dwelling, Single-Family Detached ✓- HDR-A P P P P SU P P P
Dwelling, Two-family (duplex) P P P
Infill Development pursuant to Section 605 B and C P P P P P P
Live/Work, Efficiency or Loft apartment over ground floor level P P P P P P P P P
Manufactured Homes in accordance with Section 605A P P
Personal care home, group home for disabled persons, and boarding home SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU SU
Residential dwelling, provided the existing structure was originally constructed as a residential dwelling (single or multi-family) and is located on West Poplar Street or West Solomon Street P P P
Vertical Mixed Use P P
Watchman's or caretakers single family home SU P
OTHER
Accessory Uses and structures as provided in Section 504 P P P P P P P P
All permitted uses in underlying zoning district P
Any permitted use in PCD P
Building facility or land for non-commercial park or recreation; Thoroughfares; Open space, or Public body of water and similar purposes P
Building, Facility, Land for Parking P P P
Building, Facility, Land for Parking SU SU P
Mass Transit Station P SU
Places of Assembly Overlay District (PAO) *9 SU SU SU P SU P
Places of Assembly in accordance with Section 721 SU SU SU SU
Railroad or bus passenger station P SU
Transit Station P P SU P
Transportation terminal SU P
Transportation terminal in conjunction with a mass transit station P SU

 

*1   Residential dwelling provided that the existing structure was originally constructed as a residential dwelling (single-or multi-family) and is located on West Poplar Street or West Solomon Street.

*2   All operations are conducted entirely within a building and no noise, vibration, smoke, gas, fume, odor, dust fire hazard, radiation, or other injurious or obnoxious condition related to the operation creating a nuisance beyond the premises.

*3   Such use shall be properly screened from view from adjoining streets and properties by a suitable fence or wall at least six feet in height above finished grade. The required fence or wall must provide for a reasonable visual separation between the use and adjoining properties.

*4   The operation of the repair or service facility does not constitute a nuisance to adjoining properties and the operation is not otherwise prohibited in the zoning district.

*5   Commercial uses are only allowed in multi-family developments, on the ground floor, not to exceed 20% of the floor area of the development exclusive of structured parking areas. In no case shall commercial uses exceed 20,000 square feet.

*6   In order to maintain the integrity of single-family neighborhoods in the LDR-A, B, C zoning districts prohibit all uses except agricultural as noted and uses permitted under the Places of Public Assembly as provided in Section 721 of this ordinance.

*7   Other neighborhood retail, personal service or office uses that are primarily for use of residents of the HDR-A, B zoning districts provided that they are conducted entirely in a permanently enclosed building and the buildings shall be an architectural design compatible with the dwelling within the HDR-A, B development.

*8   Single-family attached dwelling, provided that such dwellings shall not represent more than 25% of total dwelling units within the proposed development nor shall such dwellings be established on the perimeter of the PRD development that adjoins LDR-A, B, C zoning districts.

*9   A Special Use permit is required for all assembly uses over 3,000 square feet.

*10   Fireworks Retail Sales Facility or Store must meet the minimum standards of NFPA 1124 for new and existing buildings.

*11   Occupancy will be based on the requirements set forth in the International Residential Code (IRC)/International Building Code (IBC) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 Life Safety Codes (2012)/International Fire Code (IFC) 2012.

*12   Consumer Fireworks Retail Sales Stands are allowed along the following commercial corridors: North Expressway, US 19/41 and Taylor Street/US 16.

*13   Outside storage is prohibited; however, uses categorized as Automotive Engine Repair and Replacement, Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers, Automotive Tire Dealers, Motor Vehicle Towing, and Automotive Body, Paint and Interior Repair and Maintenance shall have no more than four motor vehicles per exterior service bay, which is a bay/garage door located on the outside of the principal business structure or shall have no more than the number motor vehicles which can be legally parked in a paved, striped parking lot in conformance with the Unified Development Code, Articles 8 and 9, as required.

( Ord. No. 14-2 , § 1, 5-27-2014; Ord. No. 14-04 , § 1, 7-8-2014; Ord. No. 15-01 , § 1, 1-27-2015; Ord. No. 15-08 , § 1, 6-23-2015, eff. 7-1-2015; Ord. No. 15-10 , § 1, 7-28-2015; Ord. No. 15-11 , § 1, 7-28-2015; Ord. No. 16-01 , § 1, 1-12-2016; Ord. No. 16-10 , § 1, 7-26-2016; Ord. No. 18-06 , § 1, 3-27-2018; Ord. No. 19-05 , § 1, 1-22-2019; Ord. No. 20-04 , § 1, 7-28-2020; Ord. No. 22-02 , § 1, 4-26-2022; Ord. No. 23-01 , § 3, 2-28-2023; Ord. No. 23-04 , § 1, 7-25-2023)