Peach County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE X

Section 101.- Height limits.

Section 102. - Planned unit development.

Section 103. - Yard requirements.

Section 104. - Access to public streets.

Section 105. - Front and side yard setbacks for dwellings.

- EXCEPTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS

Height limits provided herein may be exceeded only as provided for in section 52 of these regulations.

Permitted uses for a planned unit development district is [are] established in section 74 of this resolution. Use, area, bulk, and height requirement provisions for review of plans and other requirements shall be determined by the procedures set forth in this section.

102.1. General conditions. Any area may be rezoned as a planned unit development district if the following conditions are met:

102.1.1. More than one principal land use or separate land uses which would not otherwise be permitted to locate within the same zoning district are proposed for development on a parcel under single or multiple ownership or management.

102.1.2. The area is not located within an M-2 general industrial district.

102.1.3. Exceptions or variations to the site, dimensional changes in standards requirements of this resolution are being sought.

102.2. Specific requirements. In order to qualify for a planned unit development district zoning classification, a proposed development must first meet each of the following specific requirements:

102.2.1. The site utilized for the proposed development must contain an area of not less than 20 acres.

102.2.2. The site must have a minimum width between any two opposite boundary lines of 450 linear feet and must adjoin or have direct access to at least one arterial, or collector street.

102.3. Procedure for approval of a planned unit development district. The filing of a plan for a planned unit development shall constitute a request for an amendment to this resolution and shall meet the requirements for amendments specified in this resolution. In addition, the following regulations shall apply:

102.3.1. Two copies of a preliminary site plan shall be submitted to the planning commission.

102.3.2. The planning commission shall review the proposals prior to submitting a recommendation to the county commission. The planning commission may make reasonable additional requirements including, but not limited to, utilities, drainage, landscaping, and maintenance thereof, lighting, signs and advertising devices, screening, accessways, curb cuts, traffic control, height of buildings and setback of buildings to protect adjoining residential lots or uses, or to protect the PUD from adjacent uses.

102.3.3. Approval by the county commission subsequent to a public hearing constitutes creation of the planned unit development district.

102.3.4. Following approval by the county commission a final site plan in the form of a final plat shall be recorded in accordance with the provisions of this section prior to issuance of a building permit for construction of any improvements within the PUD.

102.4. Preliminary site plan required. The preliminary site plan which accompanies an application for approval of a PUD shall show the following:

102.4.1. The proposed title of the project and the name of the engineer, architect, designer, or landscape architect, and the development.

102.4.2. The north point, scale, and date; the scale of the site plan shall be as follows:

For projects containing 50 acres or more, not more than 100 feet to one inch.

For projects containing less than 50 acres, not more than 50 feet to one inch.

102.4.3. Existing zoning and zoning district boundaries and proposed changes in zoning.

102.4.4. The boundaries of the property involved, the location of all existing easements, section lines, and property lines, existing streets, buildings, and other existing physical features in or adjoining the project.

102.4.5. The location and sizes of existing and proposed sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, culverts, and other underground facilities in or near the project.

102.4.6. The location and character of construction of proposed streets, alleys, driveways, curb cuts, entrances and exits, loading areas (including numbers of parking and loading spaces), and outdoor lighting systems.

102.4.7. The location of proposed lots, setback lines, and easements, and proposed reservations for parks, parkways, playgrounds, school sites, and open spaces.

102.4.8. The location and height of all proposed main and accessory buildings and structures.

102.4.9. Location, height and material of all fences, walls, screens, planting and landscaping.

102.4.10. Proposed location, intended use, and character of all buildings.

102.4.11. Location, character, size and height and orientation of proposed signs.

102.4.12. A location map showing the position of the proposed development in relationship to the surrounding area.

102.4.13. A tabulation of [the] total number of acres in the project, gross and net, and the percentage thereof proposed to be devoted to different dwelling types, commercial uses, other nonresidential uses, off-street parking, streets, parks, schools, and other public and private reservations.

102.4.14. A tabulation of the total number of dwelling units of various types in the project and the overall project density in dwelling units per acre, gross and net, as required [by] district regulations.

102.4.15. A general description of the proposal, stating the purpose and goals of the development and the design features incorporated for meeting these goals.

102.4.16. A detailed legal description of the location of the site.

102.4.17. A discussion of the proposed standards for development, including restrictions on the use of the property density standards and yard requirements and restrictive covenants. The planning commission may establish additional requirements for the preliminary site plan and in special cases may waive a particular requirement if, in its opinion, the inclusion of that requirement is not essential to a proper decision on the project.

102.5. Final plat required. A final plat shall be recorded prior to submission of an application for a building permit. The plat shall comply with all laws, regulations, ordinances and resolutions governing the approval of subdivisions and, in addition, shall show all the features required on the preliminary site plan. A plat of development shall be recorded regardless of whether a subdivision is proposed. At least one of the final site plan maps shall include topographical contour lines at intervals of no less than five feet.

102.6. Review standards. The planning commission shall review plans for proposed planned unit developments for conformity with the comprehensive plan. Specifically, the proposed plan shall meet the following conditions:

102.6.1. The plan shall provide for appropriate relationships between uses around the boundaries and uses within the PUD and shall indicate in written form those measures which would be taken to insure [ensure] that adjacent property will not be adversely affected, and the PUD will be similarly protected.

102.6.2. The plan shall conform to the purpose of this resolution as stated in article I.

102.6.3. Access to all developed property shall be sufficient to provide for an acceptable level of fire protection.

102.7. Miscellaneous provisions.

102.7.1. Amendments and additions. Amendments or additions to an approved plan or to the boundaries of a PUD shall be accomplished subject to the same regulations and procedures applicable to a new application.

102.7.2. Deed restrictions. The planning commission may require filing of deed restrictions to help carry out the intent of this resolution and specifically the intent of the PUD district.

102.7.3. Violations. The violation of any provision of the plan as submitted under the provisions provided herein shall constitute a violation of this resolution subject to the same penalties as established in article XII.

102.8. Site design requirements.

102.8.1. Location of district. A PUD district may be established in any existing district except an M-2 general industrial district.

102.8.2. Site design, general. The proposed development must be designed so as to produce an environment of stable and desirable character not out of harmony with its surrounding neighborhood. The review by the planning commission shall consider the following design elements:

102.8.2.1. Privacy. Personal and individual privacy shall be maintained and balanced with the provision of public and common areas.

102.8.2.2. Variety. Interest and variety shall be sought, by means of street design and changes in mixtures of building types, heights, facades, setbacks, planting, or size of open space. The design should be harmonious as a whole and not simply from street-to-street.

102.8.2.3. Traffic and parking. No through or commercial traffic should be permitted; streets should not be straight for long distances, but should curve so as to discourage fast movement of traffic; group parking area should be screened as defined in section 67, so that the vehicles are substantially hidden from the street.

102.8.2.4. Lot area and lot width, general. Minimum lot area and lot width requirements may be increased by the county health department when the said department determines that an increased area or width is necessary for health reasons.

102.8.3. Site design, detail.

102.8.3.1. Open space. At least 20 percent of the gross area of the site should be retained in open space.

102.8.3.2. Lot size and lot width.

District in Which PUD is Proposed and Use	Minimum Lot Area (Square Feet Per Unit)	Minimum Lot Width Measured at Building Line (Feet)
R-AG Agriculture Residential District
Single-family dwelling:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	20,000	100
With public sewer	12,000	65
Individual mobile home:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	20,000	100
With public sewer	12,000	65
Two-family dwelling:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	20,000	100
With public sewer	12,000	65
Mobile home park: (See section 91.2.1.)
Townhouses:	1,600 ¹	15
Multifamily dwellings:	2,400 ¹	65
Permitted retail and service uses:
With well and septic tank	43,560	150
With septic tank	15,000	100
With public sewer	3,500	30
Other permitted uses:
With well and septic tank	43,560	150
With septic tank	20,000	100
With public sewer	12,000	65
R-1 Single-Family Residential District
Single-family dwelling:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	20,000	100
With public sewer	12,000	65
Two-family dwelling:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	20,000	100
With public sewer	12,000	65
Townhouses:	1,600 ¹	15
Multifamily dwellings:	2,400 ¹	65
Permitted retail and service uses:
With well and septic tank	43,560	150
With septic tank	15,000	100
With public sewer	3,500	30
Other permitted uses:
With well and septic tank	43,560	150
With septic tank	20,000	100
With public sewer	12,000	65
R-2 Multifamily residential district
Single-family dwelling:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	12,000	100
With public sewer	9,600	60
Two-family dwelling:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	12,000	100
With public sewer	6,400	65
Townhouses:	1,600 ¹	15
Multifamily dwellings:	2,400 ¹	65
Permitted retail and service uses:
With well and septic tank	43,560	150
With septic tank	15,000	100
With public sewer	3,500	30
Other permitted uses:
With well and septic tank	43,560	150
With septic tank	12,000	100
With public sewer	9,600	60
MH Mobile Home Residential District
Single-family dwelling:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	20,000	100
With public sewer	12,000	65
Individual mobile home:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	20,000	100
With public sewer	12,000	65
Two-family dwelling:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	20,000	100
With public sewer	12,000	65
Mobile home park: (See section 91.2.1.)
Townhouses:	1,600 ¹	15
Multifamily dwellings:	2,400 ¹	65
Permitted retail and service uses:
With well and septic tank	43,560	150
With septic tank	15,000	100
With public sewer	3,500	30
Other permitted uses:
With well and septic tank	43,560	150
With septic tank	20,000	100
With public sewer	12,000	65
C-1 Neighborhood Service Commercial District
Single-family dwelling:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	12,000	100
With public sewer	9,600	60
Two-family dwelling:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	12,000	100
With public sewer	6,400	65
Townhouses:	1,600 ¹	15
Multifamily dwellings:	2,400 ¹	65
Permitted retail and service uses:
With well and septic tank	43,560	150
With septic tank	15,000	100
With public sewer	3,500	30
Other permitted uses:
With well and septic tank	43,560	150
With septic tank	12,000	100
With public sewer	9,600	60
C-2 General Commercial District
Single-family dwelling:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	12,000	100
With public sewer	9,600	60
Two-family dwelling:
With septic tank and well	43,560	150
With septic tank	12,000	100
With public sewer	6,400	65
Townhouses:	1,600 ¹	15
Multifamily dwelling:	2,400 ¹	65
Permitted retail and service uses:
With well and septic tank	43,560	150
With septic tank	15,000	100
With public sewer	3,500	30
Other permitted uses:
With well and septic tank	43,560	150
With septic tank	12,000	100
With public sewer	9,600	60

¹ Only permitted when connected to a public or community sewerage system.

102.8.3.3 Minimum setbacks.

Front Yard (Feet)	Rear Yard (feet)	Side Yard (Feet) Corner Lot
Adjacent to Arterial or Collector Street		Adjacent to Minor Streets
Adjacent to Minor Streets		Adjacent to Arterial or Collector Street

^a For only townhouse developments, no side yard is required for interior townhouse units in a townhouse development; ten feet side yard setbacks are required for ends of the townhouse grouping when the end units are located on an interior lot.

;sup\sup;Where the rear property line is directly adjacent to a residential lot, a continuous buffer shall be required along the full length of the rear property line. This buffer shall be of the type and material specified in section 67.2.

^c Side yard setbacks shall be not less than 25 feet where the side yard property line is directly adjacent to a residential lot, but where the side yard is adjacent to a retail or service use lot, no side yard is required provided that the structures involved are to have a common or party wall or to have no space between their walls. If there is to be a space between the walls of adjacent retail or service structures, a side yard setback of no less than five feet shall be required.

102.8.3.4. Building coverage. The total ground area occupied by buildings and structures shall not exceed 30 percent of the total ground area of the planned unit development. Building coverage is defined as the land area covered by dwelling balconies, porches, and other architectural projections, but not including roof overhangs, open balconies and uncovered porches.

102.8.3.5. Building heights. Height of particular buildings shall not be a basis for denial or approval of a plan; provided any structures in excess of 35 feet shall be designed and platted to be consistent with the reasonable enjoyment of neighboring property and the efficiency of existing public services and facilities.

102.8.3.6. Density of housing types. A maximum of 30 percent of the dwelling units located in a PUD district may be two-family dwellings, townhouses, and multifamily dwelling units.

102.8.3.7. Density of retail and service uses. No more than five percent of the floor space of the total floor space in the PUD development shall be used for retail or service establishments.

102.8.3.8. Street standards. All streets located in PUD districts proposed to be located in C-1, C-2, and R-2 districts shall be Class I streets; all streets located in PUD districts proposed to be located in R-AG, R-CD, R-1 and R-MH districts shall be Class II streets. Streets located in a mobile home park portion of the PUD development shall meet the requirements of section 91.2.6. No Class III streets shall be allowed.

102.8.3.9. Off-street parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading requirements shall be as required in sections 62 and 63.

102.8.3.10. Mobile home parks in a PUD district. Mobile home parks proposed to be located in a PUD development shall meet the regulations as provided for in section 91.2.2. herein.

Yard requirements shall be modified subject to the following conditions:

103.1. On double frontage lots, the required front yard shall be provided on each street.

103.2. Whenever a rear property line of a lot abuts upon an alley, one-half of the alley width shall be considered as a portion of the required rear yard.

103.3. An unroofed porch may project into a required front yard for a distance not exceeding ten feet.

Access to public streets shall be maintained in accordance with the following requirements:

104.1. Each principal use shall be located on a lot or parcel which provides frontage on a public street having a right-of-way of not less than 30 feet.

104.2. Any additional dwelling shall have access to a public street by means of a passageway open to the sky at least 15 feet in width.

Residential uses excluding mobile home parks

Mobile home parks

(See section 91.2.1)

Retail and service uses

Other permitted uses

The setback requirements of this resolution for side yards on corner lots and/or front yards shall not apply to any lot where the average setback on developed lots located wholly or in part, 100 feet on each side of such lot and within the same block and zoning district and fronting on the same streets as such lot, is less than the minimum required setback. In such cases, the setback on such lot may be less than the required setback but not less than the average of the existing setbacks on the existing developed lot.