The following standards shall govern planned residential development:

A.

Minimum planned residential development size. No minimum.

B.

Common areas: Each planned residential development shall set aside and develop (25) percent of the total acreage of the development for recreation, common area, and green space.

C.

Screening. Single-family and two-family residential lots abutting in the rear, which do not have natural screening in place along the rear property line, shall plant trees/vegetation or install an opaque fence in order to provide an adequate visual screen. Should the layout of the terrain be such that enforcement of this requirement would not provide adequate screening, an administrative variance from this requirement may be granted by the administrative officer. Approval of the variance may be granted subject to a written request.

D.

Sidewalks. In single-family and two-family residential developments in which the majority of lots do not exceed twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in size, sidewalks shall be required along both sides of all interior streets within the development. In residential developments in which the majority of lots are between twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and one (1) acre in size, sidewalks shall be required on at least one side of all interior streets within the development. All multi-family developments shall include sidewalks on all interior streets within the development.

E.

Minimum front yard depth. Seventy (70) feet or fifty (50) feet with sodded front yards. (Note: If the fifty (50) foot setback is requested, all front yards, regardless of the setback, must be sodded) Side yards on double frontage lots must be sodded a minimum distance of ten (10) feet from the curb.

F.

Cul-de-sac. Development of planned residential development on cul-de-sac streets is discouraged. Streets within a planned residential development should interconnect within a modified grid system. No cul-de-sac may exceed 300 linear feet.

G.

Curb and gutter. All streets within a planned residential development shall have curb and gutter.

H.

Driveways. No driveways shall be permitted along existing road frontage. All development shall be accessed through driveways permitted on the interior streets.

I.

Paved driveways. All driveways shall be paved.

J.

Utilities. No overhead utility lines shall be permitted, except on a temporary basis as may be required for construction. Any such temporary line must be immediately removed upon completion of construction.

K.

Street lighting. Street lighting will be installed and maintained as required in Part IV, Chapter 6, entitled "Street Light Districts" of the Code of Spalding County, Georgia.

L.

Topography preservation. Development shall be compatible with topography of the land and preserve any unusual topographic or natural features determined after review by the planning commission.

M.

Signage. Signage within a planned residential development shall be limited to one (1) entry monument sign (per entrance) not greater than six (6) feet in height and not exceeding forty-eight (48) square feet.

N.

Density. The number of lots created shall be density neutral. Density neutral is defined as maintaining the number of lots so as not to exceed the number that can be created with the conventional minimum area and width requirements of the zoning district designation of the subject property.

O.

Gated streets. A limited number of gated streets may be developed within a planned residential development pursuant to the criteria set forth herein:

1.

Each gated street shall enter by means of an entrance with a landscaped median at least four (4) feet in width which separates paved one-way entry and exit lanes.

2.

The entry and exit lanes shall have a minimum paved width of twenty (20) feet each.

3.

The landscaped median shall be designed in manner which allows for traffic to return from the entry and into the exit lane before reaching the location of the street gate.

4.

The entry and exit lanes shall be designed in manner to provide temporary parking at or near the street gate for vehicles to remain stationary in order to avoid interference with through traffic.

5.

A separate gate shall be placed across the entry and exit lanes.

6.

A monitor call box shall be placed at or near the gate.

7.

Each call box shall be siren activated for emergency vehicle access.

8.

Each call box shall provide access for county and/or utility employees to access the public utilities placed along the gated street.

9.

Any pedestrian gate developed adjoining or near the street gate shall remain unlocked.

P.

Development incentive standards. In the event the development incorporates and includes at least six (6) of the development incentives enumerated in Section 1711, the following developments standards may be applied:

(Res. No. A-00-22, § 2, 11-6-00; Res. No. A-01-17, § 51, 1-7-02; Res. No. A-05-11, §§ 1, 2, 8-15-05)