Peach County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
OTHER REQUIREMENTS BY DISTRICTS3
Cross reference— Establishment of districts, § 41 et seq.; use requirements by districts, § 71 et seq.
Section 81. - Minimum lot area, lot width, and maximum lot coverage. [4]
81.1. Table of requirements by district and use. Within the zoning districts listed herein, the following requirements shall apply:
| District and Type of Use | Minimum Lot Area (Square Feet Per Unit) | Minimum Lot Width Measured at Building Line (Feet) |
Maximum Lot
Coverage (Percent) |
| R-AG Residential | |||
| Single Family | 217,800 | 235 | 25 |
| Other Permitted Uses | 217,800 | 235 | 25 |
| RR-1 | 43,560 | 200 | 25 |
| R-1 Residential | |||
| Single-Family | |||
| With septic tank and well | 43,560 | 150 | 20 |
| With septic tank | 25,000 | 100 | 20 |
| With public sewer | 20,000 | 100 | 20 |
| Other permitted uses | (same as R-1 above) | ||
| R-2 Residential | |||
| Single-family | |||
| With septic tank and well | 43,560 | 150 | 20 |
| With septic tank | *21,780 | 100 | 20 |
| With public sewer | 12,000 | 75 | 20 |
| Two-family | |||
| With septic tank and well | 43,560 | 150 | 25 |
| With septic tank | *21,780 | 100 | 25 |
| With public sewer | 8,000 | 80 | 25 |
| Townhouses: | 2,000 1 | 20 | 40 |
| Other permitted uses: | 12,000 | 75 | 20 |
| R-3 Residential | |||
| Single-family | |||
| With septic tank and well | 43,560 | 150 | 30 |
| With septic tank | 21,780 | 100 | 30 |
| With public sewer | 7,000 | 60 | 30 |
| Two-family | |||
| With septic tank and well | 43,560 | 150 | 30 |
| With septic tank | 20,000 | 100 | 30 |
| With public sewer | 8,000 | 75 | 30 |
| Townhouses: | 2,000 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Multifamily dwellings: | 3,000 | 85 | 25 |
| Other permitted uses: | 7,000 | 60 | 30 |
1 The developer of townhouses in an R-2 zone is required to set aside an additional 6,000 square feet of common open space for each dwelling unit. This area cannot be used for any other purpose except as open space.
2 The developer of townhouses in an R-3 zone is required to set aside an additional 4,000 square feet of common open space for each dwelling unit. This area cannot be used for any other purpose except as open space.
* One-half acre minimum per state DHR.
| District and Type of Use | Minimum Lot Area (Square Feet Per Unit) | Minimum Lot Width Measured at Building Line (Ft.) |
Maximum Lot
Coverage (Percent) |
| MH Mobile Home | |||
| Mobile home parks: (see section 91.2) | |||
| Mobile home subdivision or individual mobile homes | |||
| With septic tank and well | 43,560 | 150 | 30 |
| With septic tank | 15,000 | 100 | 30 |
| With public sewer | 10,000 | 80 | 30 |
| Single-family residence: (As for R-3 single-family above) | |||
| All other uses: | 4,000 | 50 | 30 |
| C-H Commercial | |||
| With public water and sewer: | 15,000 | 75 | 50 |
| With public water and septic tank | 25,000 | 100 | 50 |
| With well and septic tank | 43,520 | 150 | 35 |
| C-1 Commercial | |||
| With public water and sewer: | 15,000 | 75 | 50 |
| With public water and septic tank | 25,000 | 100 | 50 |
| With well and septic tank | 43,520 | 150 | 35 |
| C-2 Commercial | |||
| With public water and sewer: | 15,000 | 75 | 50 |
| With public water and septic tank | 25,000 | 100 | 50 |
| With well and septic tank | 43,520 | 150 | 35 |
| M-1 Industrial | |||
| All permitted uses: | 10,000 | 75 | 50 |
| M-2 Industrial | |||
| All permitted uses: | 20,000 | 150 | 65 |
| PUD | |||
| All permitted uses: (See section 102 below) | |||
(Res. of 6-14-1990; Amd. of 10-11-2005; Amd. of 4-11-2006)
Does not apply to lots of record.
Section 82. - Minimum setbacks and maximum building heights.
82.1. Within the zoning districts listed herein, the following minimum setback requirements shall apply:
| Side Yards (Feet) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District and Type of Use | Front Yard* (Feet) | Rear Yard (Feet) | Minimum | Where Adjacent to Residential District | Maximum Building Height (Feet) |
| R-AG All uses | 50 | 25 | 10 | — | 35 |
| RR-1 All uses | 50 | 25 | 10 | 35 | |
| R-1 All uses | 40 | 50 | 15 | — | 35 |
| Accessory building | 10 | 5 | |||
| R-2 All uses | 30 | 40 | 10 b | — | 35 |
| R-3 All uses | 30 | 25 | 10 b | — | 35 |
| MH Use other than mobile home in mobile home parks | 30 | 25 | 10 | — | 35 |
| Mobile homes in mobile home parks: (See section 91.2 below) | |||||
| M-1 All uses | 50 | 40 c | 10 | 100 | 35 |
| M-2 All uses | 50 | 40 c | 10 | 100 | 35 |
| PUD All uses: (See section 102 below) | |||||
MINIMUM OPEN AREA:
| District and Type of Use |
Front Yard
(Feet) | Side Yard Bordering: | Rear Yard Bordering: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Commercial District
(Feet) |
Residential District
(Feet) |
Commercial District
(Feet) |
Residential District
(Feet) | ||
| C-H | 75 | 25 c | 50 d | 25 e | 50 |
| C-1 | 75 | 25 c | 50 d | 25 e | 50 |
| C-2 | 75 | 25 c | 50 d | 25 e | 50 |
*For corner lots, front yard requirements shall be met for both intersecting streets.
a Reserved.
;sup\sup;For townhouse developments, required only for ends of the townhouse grouping.
c Required only when rear lot line is a residential district boundary, a continuous buffer shall be required along this line.
d Side yards are not mandatory, however, if provided, they must meet the minimum side yard as indicated.
e When commercial districts are adjacent to a residential district a buffer shall be provided by the developer of the commercial use.
82.2. Where the right-of-way width of an unpaved county-maintained street or road is less than 80 feet, the front yard setback for all uses shall be increased by one-half foot for every one foot the existing right-of-way is deficient in meeting the 80-foot requirement.
(Res. of 6-14-1990; Res. of 3-9-1994)