The primary purpose of this district is to facilitate, through a sensitive single design solution, the incorporation of a development into the natural environment by using an increased density as the reward. Properties in this district shall be developed as integrated whole with offering a variety of housing design solutions in one ownership.

(Res. of 7-17-2007(4))

The uses allowed in the RM-3 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.

Amusement facility.

Religious facilities.

Dwelling, duplex.

Dwelling, multifamily.

Dwelling, single family attached.

Dwelling, single family detached.

Hotel.

Inn.

Private schools.

Short-term vacation rental.

(b)

Commercial uses may be allowed subject to the following conditions:

(1)

Maximum commercial land area is ten percent of total acreage not to exceed ten acres.

(2)

May not be developed until at least 50 percent of the dwelling units are occupied.

(3)

May not have vehicular access directly from the existing public street from which the development derives its means of ingress and egress.

(4)

Uses are restricted to retail commercial (excluding an automobile service station), services, and professional offices.

(c)

Accessory uses as part of the development.

Animals, domestic.

Home occupation.

Marinas.

Golf course, tennis center, swimming center, or country club.

Dock, community.

Recreation, community.

Restaurant (if commercial permitted).

Sewage treatment plant.

Water treatment plant, private.

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

(a)

As to all uses other than single-family dwelling, duplex, triplex, and quadruplex, minimum parcel size: 20 acres (with community water and an approved EPD septic system or sewer).

(b)

Total parcel size, if commercial is included, must have a minimum of 50 acres.

(c)

As to all uses other than single-family dwelling, duplex, triplex, and quadruplex, minimum lot width shall not be less than 500 feet, excluding the first 200 feet of lot depth from the road.

(d)

Minimum requirements are dependent on what can be determined from the concept plan with respect to how the proposed development relates to surrounding properties and what efforts and design solutions are in place to mitigate potential adverse effects on the natural environment, and how the development utilizes the topography to best achieve a harmonious design.

(1)

As to all uses other than single-family dwelling, duplex, triplex, and quadruplex, a 50-foot-wide natural undisturbed buffer or a berm, replanted where sparsely vegetated, shall exist adjacent to all property lines.

(2)

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

(3)

Environmentally sensitive areas, i.e. wetlands, flood zones, etc. These areas shall be demarcated in the field and shall remain undisturbed.

(4)

All drainage courses shall remain pristine with 25-foot-wide buffers on each side.

(5)

No vehicle parking areas shall exist between the proposed buildings and the boundary property lines.

(6)

Maximum lot coverage by buildings: 35 percent.

(e)

Maximum density per lot is eight dwelling units per acre with 35 percent open space or ten units per acre with 50 percent open space.

(f)

Minimum heated floor area: 1,000 square feet.

(g)

Building height: Maximum height of all structures: 35 feet [from] highest point of grade for any residential structures, 45 feet from highest point of grade for any nonresidential structures.

(h)

Minimum off-street parking space: Two spaces per dwelling unit. The director shall determine the number of off-street parking spaces necessary for any recreational facility, depending on the number of people the health department determines can be in the pool areas and the fire marshal determines the occupancy rating for any building. Parking for the commercial portion shall be one space for each 200 square feet of total commercial floor area. Parking shall be provided on the same lot as the use it serves.

(i)

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

(j)

Maximum lot coverage by impervious surface: 45 percent.

(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 12-4-2020(1); Ord. of 2-16-2021(3))

Editor's note— Ord. of 12-4-2020(1) repealed §§ 66-98—66-101, which pertained to Village District and derived from Res. of 7-17-2007(4); Amend. of 3-18-2008; Amend. of 4-17-2012(2); and Amend. of 9-17-2013(2).