Habersham County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- IN GENERAL
Sections
ARTICLE IV
OFF STREET PARKING, LOADING, AND ACCESS REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- Sec. 68-401.- Off-street parking and loading spaces required.
- Sec. 68-402. - Minimum number of off-street parking spaces required.
- Sec. 68-403. - Handicapped parking requirements.
- Sec. 68-404. - Minimum number of off-street loading spaces required.
- Sec. 68-405. - Parking and loading area design requirements.
- Sec. 68-406. - Curb cut and access specifications.
ARTICLE V
- ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 68-501.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 68-502. - Establishment of sensitive environments maps.
- Sec. 68-503. - Regulations governing land development within significant groundwater recharge areas.
- Sec. 68-504. - Wetlands protection regulations.
- Sec. 68-505. - Water supply watershed protection regulations.
- Sec. 68-506. - Chattahoochee river corridor protection.
- Sec. 68-507. - Mountain protection plan.
- Sec. 68-508. - Appeals and variances.
- Sec. 68-509. - Flood hazard protection.
ARTICLE VI
DESIGN STANDARDS
Sections
- Sec. 68-601.- Applicability.
- Sec. 68-602. - Nonconforming lots of record.
- Sec. 68-603. - Continuance of nonconforming use.
- Sec. 68-604. - Reconstruction of damaged nonconforming structures permitted.
- Sec. 68-605. - Expansion of nonconforming buildings.
- Sec. 68-606. - Buildings under construction.
- Sec. 68-607. - Minimum area, width, lot coverage and setback requirements.
- Sec. 68-608. - Standards for building location.
- Sec. 68-609. - Height limitations.
- Sec. 68-610. - Separation between buildings.
- Sec. 68-611. - Principal buildings on a lot limited.
- Sec. 68-612. - Site plan required.
- Sec. 68-613. - Street or road frontage requirements.
- Sec. 68-614. - Visibility at intersections.
ARTICLE VII
SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES
Sections
- Sec. 68-701.- Written waiver required for dwelling construction adjacent to poultry houses.
- Sec. 68-702. - Outdoor lighting.
- Sec. 68-703. - Manufactured home location.
- Sec. 68-704. - Manufactured home relocation.
- Sec. 68-705. - Site built/stick-built houses moving.
- Sec. 68-706. - Installing new manufactured home.
- Sec. 68-707. - Moving existing site/stick-built home and mobile/manufactured home into county.
- Sec. 68-708. - Mobile home/manufactured home installation guidelines.
- Sec. 68-709. - Mobile home/manufactured home park regulations.
- Sec. 68-710. - Permanent occupancy of recreational vehicles prohibited; movement of recreational vehicles.
- Sec. 68-711. - Recreational vehicle park regulations.
- Sec. 68-712. - Enforcement.
ARTICLE IX
SIGNS
Sections
- Sec. 68-901.- Definitions.
- Sec. 68-902. - Findings.
- Sec. 68-903. - Intent and purpose.
- Sec. 68-904. - Permits.
- Sec. 68-905. - Application information.
- Sec. 68-906. - Time for consideration of application.
- Sec. 68-907. - Display of inspection permit.
- Sec. 68-908. - Denial and revocation.
- Sec. 68-909. - Permit expiration.
- Sec. 68-910. - Fees.
- Sec. 68-911. - Setback.
- Sec. 68-912. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 68-913. - Restrictions in LI-R, LI-C, and MI-R districts.
- Sec. 68-914. - Restrictions in MI-C mapping districts.
- Sec. 68-915. - Height requirements.
- Sec. 68-916. - Size and location requirements for commercial uses in MI-C and HI mapping district.
- Sec. 68-917. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 68-918. - Illegal signs.
- Sec. 68-919. - Variances.
- Sec. 68-920. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 68-921. - Illumination.
- Sec. 68-922. - Enforcement and penalties.
ARTICLE X
- BUFFER, LANDSCAPE, SCREENING, AND OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- Sec. 68-1001.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 68-1002. - Buffer required.
- Sec. 68-1003. - Buffer specifications.
- Sec. 68-1004. - Acceptable plant materials.
- Sec. 68-1005. - Maintenance of buffers and landscape strips.
- Sec. 68-1006. - Administration and enforcement.
- Sec. 68-1007. - Exception to buffer, landscape, screening, and open space requirements.
ARTICLE XIII
AMENDMENT, APPLICATION, AND PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- Sec. 68-1301.- Initiation of amendments.
- Sec. 68-1302. - Application for amendment.
- Sec. 68-1303. - Public notification.
- Sec. 68-1304. - Planning commission action.
- Sec. 68-1305. - Governing body's public hearing.
- Sec. 68-1306. - Standards governing the exercise of zoning power.
- Sec. 68-1307. - Standards for granting conditional uses.
- Sec. 68-1308. - Hearing procedures.
- Sec. 68-1309. - Reapplication.
ARTICLE XIV
ADMINISTRATION, INTERPRETATION, ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES, AND REMEDIES
Sections
- Sec. 68-1401.- Administration and interpretation.
- Sec. 68-1402. - Enforcement.
- Sec. 68-1403. - Land disturbing activity permit required.
- Sec. 68-1404. - Building permit required.
- Sec. 68-1405. - Certificate of occupancy required.
- Sec. 68-1406. - Penalties for violation.
- Sec. 68-1407. - Remedies.
- Sec. 68-1408. - Jurisdiction for enforcement.
- Sec. 68-1409. - Administrative procedures.
ARTICLE XV
OVERLAY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Sec. 68-1501. - Purpose.
- Sec. 68-1502. - Intent.
- Sec. 68-1503. - Overlay district boundaries.
- Sec. 68-1504. - Applicable permitted and conditional uses and development standards.
- Sec. 68-1505. - Overlay district development standards.
- Sec. 68-1506. - Acceptable plant materials.
- Sec. 68-1507. - Maintenance of buffers and landscape strips.
- Sec. 68-1508. - Administration and enforcement.
- Sec. 68-1509. - Exception to buffer, landscape, screening and open space requirements.
- DIVISION 2. - AIRPORT HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Sec. 68-1510. - Short title; jurisdiction.
- Sec. 68-1511. - Authority; findings; policy.
- Sec. 68-1512. - Definitions.
- Sec. 68-1513. - Airport zones.
- Sec. 68-1514. - Airport zone height limitations.
- Sec. 68-1515. - Use restrictions.
- Sec. 68-1516. - Nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 68-1517. - Permits.
- Sec. 68-1518. - Enforcement.
- Sec. 68-1519. - Conflicting laws and regulations.
- Sec. 68-1520. - Severability.
ARTICLE XVI
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - IN GENERAL
- Sec. 68-1601. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 68-1602. - Overall policy and goals for permits for wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 68-1603. - Exceptions and exclusions.
- Sec. 68-1604. - Permit application requirements for a new wireless support structure or increase in height of an existing wireless support structure.
- Sec. 68-1605. - Requirements for an application for a co-location or modification to an existing structure.
- Sec. 68-1606. - Location of new wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 68-1607. - Shared use of wireless telecommunications facilities and other structures.
- Sec. 68-1608. - Height of telecommunications tower(s).
- Sec. 68-1609. - Visibility of wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 68-1610. - Security of wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 68-1611. - Signage.
- Sec. 68-1612. - Lot size and setbacks.
- Sec. 68-1613. - Retention of expert assistance.
- Sec. 68-1614. - Action on an application for a permit for wireless telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 68-1615. - Adherence to state and/or federal rules and regulations, building codes and safety standards.
- Sec. 68-1616. - Abandonment of wireless telecommunication facilities.
- Sec. 68-1617. - Appeals, variances, application, procedural requirements, administration, interpretation, enforcement, penalties, and remedies.
- DIVISION 2. - STANDARDS FOR SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES PLACED IN THE COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Sec. 68-1618. - Purpose and scope.
- Sec. 68-1619. - Definitions.
- Sec. 68-1620. - Rates and fees.
- Sec. 68-1621. - Collocations and pole installations subject to administrative review.
- Sec. 68-1622. - Review of applications subject to administrative review.
- Sec. 68-1623. - Activity in the right-of-way that is not subject to administrative review or not addressed by this article.
- Sec. 68-1624. - Duty of due care regarding activity in the right-of-way.
- Sec. 68-1625. - Historic districts.
- Sec. 68-1626. - New poles in areas zoned for residential use.
- Sec. 68-1627. - Decorative poles.
- Sec. 68-1628. - Areas designated solely for underground or buried facilities.
- Sec. 68-1629. - Processing of applications that are subject to administrative review.
- Sec. 68-1630. - Multiple applications for the same location.
- Sec. 68-1631. - Services unrelated to collocation.
- Sec. 68-1632. - Indemnification.
ARTICLE XVII
SUBDIVISION AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- DIVISION 2. - CONSERVATION SUBDIVISION DESIGN OPTION
- Sec. 68-1706. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 68-1707. - General regulations.
- Sec. 68-1708. - Application requirements.
- Sec. 68-1709. - Open space.
- Sec. 68-1710. - Ownership and management of open space.
- Sec. 68-1711. - Legal instrument for permanent protection.
- Sec. 68-1712. - Procedures and requirements for approval of subdivision plats.
- Sec. 68-1713. - Preliminary plat specifications.
- Sec. 68-1714. - Preliminary plat review.
- Sec. 68-1715. - Parameters of preliminary plat approval.
- Sec. 68-1716. - Land disturbance permit application.
- Sec. 68-1717. - Final plat specifications.
- Sec. 68-1718. - Final plat review and approval.
- Sec. 68-1720. - General design and other requirements.
- Sec. 68-1721. - Reservation of public sites and open spaces.
- Sec. 68-1722. - Design standards for blocks and lots.
- DIVISION 3. - ROADWAYS, STREETS, AND RIGHT-OF-WAY STANDARDS
- Sec. 68-1723. - Requirements for streets and other rights-of-way.
- Sec. 68-1724. - Development along major thoroughfares, limited access highway or railroad right-of-way.
- Sec. 68-1725. - Development/project access improvements.
- Sec. 68-1726. - Structures on right-of-way.
- Sec. 68-1727. - Required improvements.
- Sec. 68-1728. - Opening and improving public streets.
- Sec. 68-1729. - Access management and connectivity.