Port Wentworth City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
PART I
- INTRODUCTION
Sections
- ARTICLE 1. - PURPOSE AND INTENT
- Section 1.10 - Title
- Section 1.20 - Intent and Purpose.
- Section 1.30 - Applicability.
- Section 1.40 - Organization.
- Section 1.50 - Figures and Tables.
- Section 1.60 - Interpretation and Conflict.
- Section 1.70 - Transitional Provisions.
- Section 1.80 - Legal Basis.
- Section 1.90 - Validity and Severability.
- Section 1.100 - Repeal of Ordinances and Effective Date.
PART II
ZONING DISTRICT REGULATION
Sections
- ARTICLE 2. - ZONING DISTRICTS AND INTERPRETATIONS
- ARTICLE 3. - RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- Section 3.10 - Intent and Purpose.
- Section 3.20 - Zoning District Intent Statements.
- Section 3.30 - Land Use Regulation.
- Section 3.40 - Lot, Building, and Siting Requirements.
- Section 3.50 - Building Requirements.
- Section 3.60 - Non-Residential Building Requirements.
- Section 3.70 - Other Applicable Development Requirements.
- Section 3.80 - Review Processes and Procedures.
- ARTICLE 4. - COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- ARTICLE 5. - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
PART III
DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS
Sections
- ARTICLE 6. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- ARTICLE 7. - SPECIFIC USE REQUIREMENTS
- Section 7.10 - Intent and Purpose.
- Section 7.20 - Accessory Dwelling Unit.
- Section 7.30 - Adult Entertainment Establishments.
- Section 7.40 - Animal and Pet Services.
- Section 7.50 - Bed and Breakfast.
- Section 7.60 - Campground or Recreational Vehicle Park.
- Section 7.70 - Commercial Outdoor Recreation, Low-Intensity.
- Section 7.80 - Community Garden.
- Section 7.90 - Day Care Home (Adults and Children).
- Section 7.100 - Drive-Through Service.
- Section 7.110 - Farm Markets and Agritourism.
- Section 7.120 - Golf Course.
- Section 7.130 - Home Occupations.
- Section 7.140 - Manufactured Home Community.
- Section 7.150 - Outdoor Display and Sales.
- Section 7.160 - Outdoor Storage.
- Section 7.170 - Outdoor Theater.
- Section 7.180 - Personal Care Home.
- Section 7.190 - Salvage or Impound Operation.
- Section 7.200 - Self-Storage.
- Section 7.210 - Solar Energy.
- Section 7.220 - Stables, Commercial.
- Section 7.230 - Temporary Offices and Land Uses.
- Section 7.240 - Vehicle Repair.
- Section 7.250 - Vehicle Service Station.
- Section 7.260 - Vehicle Wash.
- ARTICLE 8. - PARKING, LOADING, AND TRAFFIC
- Section 8.10 - Intent and Purpose.
- Section 8.20 - General Requirements and Applicability.
- Section 8.30 - Parking Lot Design and Dimensional Requirements.
- Section 8.40 - Required Off-Street Parking.
- Section 8.50 - Reduction and Deferment.
- Section 8.60 - Shared Parking.
- Section 8.70 - Vehicle and RV Parking, Storage, and Repair.
- Section 8.80 - Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.
- Section 8.90 - Loading Zones.
- Section 8.100 - Access Management.
- Section 8.110 - Traffic Impact Analysis.
- Section 8.120 - Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation.
- ARTICLE 9. - SITE LIGHTING
- ARTICLE 10. - LANDSCAPING AND ENVIRONMENT
- Section 10.10 - Intent and Purpose.
- Section 10.20 - General Requirements and Applicability.
- Section 10.30 - General Landscape Regulations.
- Section 10.40 - Buffer Landscaping.
- Section 10.50 - Street Yard Greenway Landscaping.
- Section 10.60 - Parking Lot Landscaping.
- Section 10.70 - Screening.
- Section 10.80 - Landscaping Modifications.
- Section 10.90 - Tree Preservation.
- Section 10.100 - Grading, Excavation, and Ponds.
- Section 10.110 - Stormwater Management.
- ARTICLE 11. - STREETS AND SUBDIVISION DESIGN
- Section 11.10 - Intent and Purpose.
- Section 11.20 - Subdivision Street Requirements.
- Section 11.30 - Private Street Easements and Maintenance.
- Section 11.40 - Street Dimensional Requirements.
- Section 11.50 - Subdivision Lot Layout and Design.
- Section 11.60 - Easements, Monuments, and Benchmarks.
- Section 11.70 - Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage.
- Section 11.80 - Subdivision Modifications.
PART IV
REVIEW PROCESSES AND STANDARDS
Sections
- ARTICLE 12. - GENERAL PROCESSES
- Section 12.10 - Intent and Purpose.
- Section 12.20 - Application, Contents, Fees, and Completeness.
- Section 12.30 - Review Authorities and Application Types.
- Section 12.40 - Notices for Public Hearings.
- Section 12.50 - Decisions and Records.
- Section 12.60 - Conditions of Approval.
- Section 12.70 - Performance Guarantees.
- Section 12.80 - Administrative Adjustments.
- ARTICLE 13. - SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW
- Section 13.10 - Intent and Purpose.
- Section 13.20 - Applicability.
- Section 13.30 - Exemptions.
- Section 13.40 - Process.
- Section 13.50 - Development Plan Requirements.
- Section 13.60 - Review Standards.
- Section 13.70 - Conditions.
- Section 13.80 - Changes to an Approved Site Plan.
- Section 13.90 - Expiration.
- Section 13.100 - Prior Approved Plans.
- Section 13.110 - Appeal.
- ARTICLE 14. - SPECIAL USE PERMIT REVIEW
- ARTICLE 15. - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
- ARTICLE 16. - SUBDIVISION REVIEW
- Section 16.10 - Intent and Purpose.
- Section 16.20 - Applicability and Subdivision Types.
- Section 16.30 - Sketch Plan.
- Section 16.40 - Exempt and Minor Subdivision Process.
- Section 16.50 - Major Subdivision—Preliminary Plat Process.
- Section 16.60 - Preliminary Plat Requirements.
- Section 16.70 - Final Plat Process.
- Section 16.80 - Final Plat Requirements.
- Section 16.90 - Maintenance Guarantees.
- Section 16.100 - Plat Amendments.
- ARTICLE 17. - ZONING MAP AND TEXT AMENDMENTS
PART V
- ADMINISTRATION
Sections
- ARTICLE 18. - ZONING ADMINISTRATION
- ARTICLE 19. - PLANNING COMMISSION
- ARTICLE 20. - CITY COUNCIL
- ARTICLE 21. - ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
- ARTICLE 22. - NONCONFORMITIES
- ARTICLE 23. - ENFORCEMENT
PART VI
DEFINITIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Sections
- ARTICLE 24. - GENERAL DEFINITIONS
- Section 24.10 - Intent and Purpose.
- Section 24.20 - Definitions A, B, C.
- Section 24.30 - Definitions D, E, F.
- Section 24.40 - Definitions G, H, I.
- Section 24.50 - Definitions J, K, L.
- Section 24.60 - Definitions M, N, O.
- Section 24.70 - Definitions P, Q, R.
- Section 24.80 - Definitions S, T, U.
- Section 24.90 - Definitions V, W, X, Y, Z.
- ARTICLE 25. - LAND USE DEFINITIONS
- Section 25.10. - Intent and Purpose.
- Section 25.20 - Accessory Uses.
- Section 25.30 - Accommodations, Hospitality, and Entertainment.
- Section 25.40 - Agricultural.
- Section 25.50 - Civic and Institutional.
- Section 25.60 - Industrial, Infrastructure, and Transportation.
- Section 25.70 - Offices and Services.
- Section 25.80 - Residential Group Living.
- Section 25.90 - Residential Household Living.
- Section 25.100 - Retail and Other Sales and Rental.
- Section 25.110 - Other Uses.
- ARTICLE 26. - PLANTING SPECIFICATIONS