The R-60 single-family residential district is intended to provide suitable areas for single-family, detached dwellings at medium densities, with access to both public water and sewage. The district requirements are designed to insure high-quality and secure development with maximum utilization of existing land.

(Ord. No. 25-01-02, § 1, 1-2-2025)

See Section 17.90.040, use table.

(Ord. No. 25-01-02, § 1, 1-2-2025)

Maximum dwelling units per acre: Five and four tenths (5.4) units per acre.

(Ord. No. 25-01-02, § 1, 1-2-2025)

A.

Minimum lot area.

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Eight thousand (8,000) square feet for residential uses.

B.

Minimum lot width.

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Sixty (60) feet adjoining a street.

C.

Maximum height.

1.

Thirty-five (35) feet in for primary structure.

2.

Fifteen (15) feet for accessory structure.

D.

Minimum front yard setback.

1.

Thirty (30) feet on arterial or collector street.

2.

Thirty (30) feet on local streets.

E.

Minimum side yard setback.

1.

Ten (10) feet adjacent to interior line.

2.

Thirty (30) feet adjacent to street (corner lot).

F.

Minimum rear yard setback.

1.

Twenty (20) feet.

G.

Minimum distance between buildings.

1.

Twenty (20) feet.

H.

Minimum heated floor area.

1.

One thousand six hundred (1,600) square feet.

I.

Maximum lot coverage.

1.

Fifty (50) percent.

J.

Open space and amenity requirement for subdivisions in R-100, R-85, R-75, and R-60.

1.

Twenty-five (25) to fifty (50) lots. Ten (10) percent of the total gross acreage and must include an amenity package consisting of a minimum of two (2) items from Section 17.120.090.

2.

Fifty-one (51) to one hundred (100) lots. Twenty (20) percent of the total gross acreage and must include an amenity package consisting of a minimum of three (3) items from Section 17.120.090.

3.

One hundred one (101) or more lots. Thirty (30) percent of the total gross acreage and must include an amenity package consisting of a minimum of four (4) items from Section 17.120.090. For every fifty (50) lots over one hundred one (101) an additional amenity is required. An amenity can be repeated one (1) time with subdivisions with two hundred (200) or more lots.

4.

[Approval.] All amenities or alternatives must be approved by the director.

K.

Homeowners' association or property owners' association. All residential subdivisions are required to have a homeowner's association or property owners' association. These associations will be required to use standard language required by the City of McDonough.

L.

[Variances.] No variances shall be allowed to the minimum lot width and minimum lot area with no exceptions.

M.

[Landscape/natural buffer.] When an R-60 Single-Family Subdivision abuts a major arterial road, a one-hundred-foot landscape/natural buffer is required between any residential lot and a major arterial road.

N.

Other regulations. All other applicable regulations must be satisfied prior to development under this zoning district.

(Ord. No. 25-01-02, § 1, 1-2-2025)

A.

Exterior façade.

1.

The exterior front façade of residential dwellings shall include accents of brick, stone, stucco, cementitious siding, cementitious shakes, or wood shakes. A minimum of forty (40) percent brick or stone shall be required. If the structure is two (2) stories, the entire first floor must be brick from the first-floor slab to the height of the subfloor on the second floor. Vinyl can be utilized in eaves and soffit areas only.

2.

The remaining sides of residential dwellings shall have a minimum of twenty-five (25) percent brick or stone, with remaining materials being of stucco or cementitious siding.

3.

Front façades shall incorporate at least two (2) of the features listed below.

a.

Shutters. The dimensions are half (½) the width of the window by the length of the window without trim. Absolutely no plastic or vinyl shutters are permitted.

b.

Covered porch. Front porches shall have a minimum depth of six (6) feet.

c.

Decorative windows. Palladian, arched, bay, bow, garden, circular, or transom.

d.

Decorative doors shall be paneled with or without a window, and the window shall be made of safety glass. Sidelights (in pairs only) and Transoms windows are encouraged.

e.

Roof eave brackets.

4.

Rear façades shall incorporate a covered porch with a minimum square footage of one hundred and twenty (120) square feet.

5.

Gutters must be installed along the roof line of the dwelling and appropriately placed downspouts pointing away from the foundation and sidewalks.

B.

Garages.

1.

All single-family detached dwellings shall have an attached or detached two-car garage with minimum dimensions of twenty-five (25) feet width by twenty-five (25) feet length. The garage's entry façade shall be dimensioned with a minimum of two (2) feet on one (1) side, a sixteen-foot garage door, and the remaining seven (7) feet on opposite side of the garage door.

2.

Attached and detached garages shall be enclosed on all sides and architecturally consistent with the primary structure.

3.

The garage shall feature a secondary door to the interior of the house or to the outside.

4.

This size of garage is the minimum size for all single-family detached residences and shall serve as required parking for two (2) automobiles only, no exceptions.

C.

Mechanical.

1.

All new residential construction air conditioning units and HVAC systems shall be located on the side or rear of the home only.

D.

Landscaping.

1.

All disturbed areas shall be sodded and stabilized on the front, rear, and side yards.

2.

Per the Code, one (1) medium to large trees and one (1) small tree must be planted in the front yard of each new single-family detached dwelling.

3.

One (1) shrub for every two hundred (200) square feet of impervious surface.

E.

Driveway. Driveway landing must be at least thirty (30) feet deep and not protrude into the sidewalk and have no more than a one-degree incline.

F.

Chimney. Chimneys located on the exterior building wall of the dwelling must extend to the ground and be clad in brick, stone, or masonry finished materials.

G.

Accessory structures. Accessory structures shall be clad in the same materials as the primary structure.

H.

Repetitive design. Development of ten (10) or more single-family residential buildings must have five (5) or more different elevations, or a number of elevations equal to at least ten (10) percent of the number of lots in the development phase, whichever is more. (Different trim levels on houses with a nearly identical floor plan are not considered different elevations.) Houses of the same elevation, including those with identical, similar, or mirrored floor plans, cannot be placed on adjacent lots or directly across the street from each other.

I.

Portfolio of architectural plans. (See Section 17.100.340 for more information.)

(Ord. No. 25-01-02, § 1, 1-2-2025)

The "for rent" R-60 single-family residential district shall meet all requirements of the "for sale" R-60 single-family residential district plus all supplementary requirements found in Section 17.100.290.A, standards for developing for-rent residential units R-75 and R-60.

(Ord. No. 25-01-02, § 1, 1-2-2025)