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Hartwell City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VII

R-1—SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Sec. 42-186.- Purpose; intent.

The R-1—Single-Family Residential District is intended to establish and preserve stable single-family residential neighborhoods at low densities (up to approximately 2.9 units per acre), free from other uses except those that are compatible with and convenient to the residents of such a district. Manufactured homes are intended to be restricted to those meeting standards designed to ensure compatibility with conventional, site-built dwellings.

(Ord. of 10-2-1995, § 86-801)

Sec. 42-187. - Permitted uses.

(a)

Single-family detached dwellings.

(b)

Churches, temples, synagogues and places of worship, and their solely owned and operated customary accessory facilities, including cemeteries provided:

(1)

Such uses are located on a lot with a minimum area of one acre;

(2)

Principal buildings are setback a minimum of 50 feet from any property line; and

(3)

Parking areas are located outside of the required front yard and separated from any side or rear property line by a minimum six foot high, opaque fence or wall, or a densely planted landscape strip of at least ten feet in width.

(c)

Parks, playgrounds, community centers, tennis courts, swimming pools, golf courses and other recreational facilities, operated on a nonprofit basis.

(d)

Public and semi-public buildings, structures and uses.

(e)

Schools, public elementary, middle and secondary.

(f)

Schools, parochial and private offering courses in general education substantially similar to that of a public school not offered for profit.

(Ord. of 10-2-1995, § 86-802; Ord. No. 99-011, § 3, 9-7-1999; Ord. No. 2020-02, § 2, 6-1-2020)

Sec. 42-188. - Accessory uses and structures—Permitted.

(a)

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the principal residential use of the property including, but not limited to, storage buildings, sheds, guesthouses, enclosures for household pets and home gardens.

(b)

Each lot with a principal residential building shall be allowed one of the following accessory uses and structures:

(1)

A home occupation that meets the requirements of this chapter;

(2)

An accessory apartment that meets the requirements of this chapter; or

(3)

A conditional accessory use as provided in this chapter.

(Ord. of 10-2-1995, § 86-803)

Sec. 42-189. - Same—Conditional.

(a)

A home occupation that fails to meet up to two of the requirements for home occupations specified in this chapter.

(b)

A temporary ECHO unit on a temporary basis not to exceed one calendar year, but renewable on an annual basis as long as the applicant can show suitable evidence of continuing medical hardship and as long as the temporary ECHO unit complies with section 42-160. The temporary ECHO unit shall be removed within 30 days after the medical hardship ceases to exist.

(c)

A bed and breakfast inn may be allowed under the following conditions:

(1)

External alterations must maintain and protect the residential and historic character of the neighborhood in which a bed and breakfast is located.

(2)

Use of building for a bed and breakfast is limited to nine bedrooms for lease on a day-to-day temporary basis only.

(3)

Bed and breakfast inns are not permitted, in whole or part, within accessory buildings.

(4)

One externally illuminated, nonanimated business identification sign or nameplate not exceeding three square feet in area indicating the name of the bed and breakfast will be permitted.

(5)

Bed and breakfast uses are subject to section 42-529 review.

(6)

If located in a historic district, must be approved by the historic preservation committee.

(Ord. of 10-2-1995, § 86-804; Ord. of 9-9-1996; Ord. No. 2000-03, § 2, 10-2-2000; Ord. No. 2003-04, 6-2-2003)

Sec. 42-190. - Area, height, density and placement requirements.

As specified in article XVIII of this chapter.

(Ord. of 10-2-1995, § 86-805)