This district is the multiple-family district. It may be used as a transition district between the single-family districts and the districts permitting nonresidential uses.

(Res. of 7-17-2007(4); Ord. of 12-4-2020(1))

The uses allowed in the RM-1 zoning district as a matter of right are subject to section 66-34, general requirements, of this article, to performance standards of article III, and to the requirements and development standards of this district. Uses not listed herein are not permitted in this district, except as provided in section 66-36, undefined uses, of this article. Consult article III, performance standards, or the other zoning districts if the use you seek is not listed in this district.

(a)

Allowed uses.

Bed and breakfast.

Boardinghouse.

Dwelling, duplex.

Dwelling, multifamily.

Dwelling, single-family attached.

Personal care home, congregate.

Personal care home, group.

Religious facilities.

Short-term vacation rental.

(b)

Accessory uses as part of a development.

Laundry facility for the exclusive use of residents in development.

Marinas.

Recreation, community.

Recreation, outdoor.

Solar energy system: See chapter 53.

Water treatment plant, private.

(c)

Accessory uses.

Animals, domestic.

Child home day care center.

Home occupation.

Personal care home, family.

(Res. of 7-17-2007(4); Amend. of 4-17-2012(2); Ord. of 9-15-2020(1); Ord. of 12-4-2020(1); Ord. of 9-1-2023(1), § 3; Ord. of 6-25-2024(2))

(a)

Minimum parcel size: 20,000 square feet.

(b)

Minimum road frontage: 50 feet. On a cul-de-sac: 40 feet.

(c)

Minimum lot width at the building setback line: 125 feet.

(d)

Maximum lot coverage by impervious surface: 35 percent.

(e)

Minimum setback requirements are as follows:

(1)

Front setback: 30 feet.

(2)

Side setback: 20 feet.

(3)

Rear setback: 20 feet.

(4)

Setback from Lake Sinclair, Lake Oconee, creek or river: 65 feet.

(5)

State highway/main arterial road: 50 feet.

(6)

All buildings must be separated on all sizes by a minimum of ten feet from any other building.

(7)

For lots that abut a single-family residential district (R-1R, R-1, R-2), the buildings must be set back at least 50 feet from adjoining property lines

(f)

Buffer requirements.

(1)

Twenty-foot wide natural undisturbed buffer or a berm, replanted where sparsely vegetated, for developments adjacent to all R1-R, R-1, R-2 zoning districts.

(g)

Multi-family residential developments with at least four dwelling units shall dedicate a minimum of 15 percent to open space. This may include community recreation uses.

(h)

Maximum height of structures: 35 feet from the highest point of the grade.

(i)

Minimum heated floor area:

(1)

One bedroom unit: 700 square feet.

(2)

Two bedroom unit: 900 square feet.

(3)

Three bedroom unit: 1,100 square feet.

(j)

Minimum off-street parking: Two spaces per dwelling unit. The director shall determine the number of off-street parking spaces necessary for a community recreation facility, depending on the number of people the health department determines can be in the community recreation areas and the fire marshal determines the occupancy rating for any building. Parking shall be provided on the same lot as the use it serves.

(k)

Density: Six dwelling units per acre.

(l)

Accessory buildings: Maximum of one per dwelling unit, excluding one garage, or carport and one well house.

(m)

Community water and an approved septic system or sewer.

(Res. of 7-17-2007(4); Amend. of 3-18-2008; Amend. of 4-17-2012(2); Amend. of 9-17-2013(2); Ord. of 12-3-2021(1); Ord. of 6-25-2024(2))

Editor's note— Ord. of 12-4-2020(1) repealed §§ 66-92—66-94, which pertained to RM-3 Multi-Family Residential District and derived from Res. of 7-17-2007(4); Amend. of 3-18-2008; Amend. of 4-17-2012(2); and Ord. of 9-15-2020(1).