Rabun County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VII

- AREA YARD AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 56-134. - Requirements table.

DISTRICT	MINIMUM LOT SIZE		MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS BUILDING SETBACKS
				Front Yard Setback
				Major Artery	Minor Artery	Other Street
Vacation Cottage	1 acre	43,560	100	40*	30*	25*	15*	15*
Agricultural (A)	1 acre	43,560	100	40*	30*	25*	15*	15*

RESIDENTIAL
Single-Family (R-I)	1 acre	43,560	100	40*	30*	25*	15*	15*
Two-Family (R-II)	Max. 2 units per acre	21,780 per 2 unit duplex (1 acre minimum for individual lot).	100	40*	30*	25*	15*	15*
Multifamily (R-III) 30% area must be greenbelt. 1 acre minimum.	Max. 6 units per acre	7,260 per condo or apartment unit. Minimum 1 acre for individual lot.	100	40*	30*	25*	15*	15*
Manufactured Home Park	5 acres		See District in which Park is located. (Greenbelt Req.) R-III

COMMERCIAL
Neighborhood Shopping (N-S)				40	35	25*	15*	10*
Highway Business (H-B)				40	35	25*	15*	10*
Commercial Business (C-B)				40	35	25*	15*	10*

INDUSTRIAL
Restricted (M-I)				50	40	40	40*	40*
Heavy (M-II) No residence permitted				50	40	40

*Setbacks for any buildings or development are subject to Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, and any other state or federal regulations regarding setbacks, but shall be no less than 25 feet from protected waters at any time. All lot sizes are contingent on health department requirements (no lot may be smaller than county requirements but, may have to be larger to meet health department regulations. Front yard setbacks are from the right-of-way. Side and rear setbacks are from lot line. The following land areas are not considered as a part of a lot when calculating the required minimum lot size; right of way of roads, easements (such as power lines or pipe lines), bodies of water, land within 50 feet of a lake, river, stream, wetlands, or other adverse topographic features. The highest living floor height of all buildings and structures in all use districts cannot exceed 26 feet. The overall building height of any single-family residential or commercial building or structure cannot exceed 40 feet. The overall building Height of any multifamily residential building or structure cannot exceed 46 feet. The maximum number of habitable floors of any building or structure in all use districts is three stories above the point used to determine the highest living floor height. For buildings or structures with two or more floors above the location of the point used to determine the highest living floor height, the immediate environs of the point used to determine the highest living floor height must be accessible to an over-the-road, wheeled vehicle.