Roswell City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 1
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 1.1.- Legal Status Provisions
- Sec. 1.2. - Zoning Districts Established
- Sec. 1.3. - Official Zoning Map
- Sec. 1.4. - Design Guidelines
ARTICLE 2
- RULES OF INTERPRETATION
Sections
- Sec. 2.1.- Building Types
- Sec. 2.2. - Rules Applicable to all Districts
- 2.2.1. - Site
- 2.2.2. - Lot
- 2.2.3. - Density
- 2.2.4. - Building Coverage
- 2.2.5. - Conditioned Space
- 2.2.6. - Landscape Open Space
- 2.2.7. - Outdoor Amenity Space
- 2.2.8. - Building Setbacks
- 2.2.9. - Build-to Zone
- 2.2.9.1. - Reserved
- 2.2.10. - Setback Encroachments
- 2.2.11. - Building Height
- 2.2.12. - Height Encroachments
- 2.2.13. - Ground Floor Elevation
- 2.2.14. - Story Height
- 2.2.15. - Transparency
- 2.2.16. - Blank Wall Area
- 2.2.17. - Pedestrian Access
- 2.2.18. - Building Elements
- 2.2.19. - Residential Garage Parking
- 2.2.20. - Residential Parking Location
ARTICLE 3
- RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 3.1.- District Intent Statements
- 3.1.1. - AG-43: Agricultural Residential
- 3.1.2. - RS-87: Single-Family Estate
- 3.1.3. - RS-30: Single-Family Estate
- 3.1.4. - RS-18: Single-Family Suburban
- 3.1.5. - RS-12: Single-Family Suburban
- 3.1.6. - RS-9: Single-Family Small Lot
- 3.1.7. - RS-6: Single-Family Small Lot
- 3.1.8. - RS-4: Single Family Small Lot
- 3.1.9. - R-CC: Residential Cottage Court
- 3.1.10. - R-TH: Residential Townhouse
- 3.1.11. - RM-2 Residential Multi-Family
- 3.1.12. - RM-3: Residential Multi-Family
- Sec. 3.2. - Building Type Standards
- 3.2.1. - Building Types Allowed by District
- 3.2.2. - Detached House (AG-43, RS-87, -30)
- 3.2.3. - Detached House (RS-18, -12)
- 3.2.4. - Detached House (RS-9)
- 3.2.5. - Detached House (RS-6, -4, R-CC, R-TH, RM-2, -3)
- 3.2.6. - Carriage House (AG-43, RS-87, -30, -18, -12)
- 3.2.7. - Attached House
- 3.2.8. - Cottage Court
- 3.2.9. - Townhouse
- 3.2.10. - Walk-Up Flat
- 3.2.11. - Stacked Flat
- Sec. 3.3. - Neighborhood Compatibility
- Sec. 3.4. - Allowed Uses
- Sec. 3.5. - Planned Residential Development
- 3.5.1. - Purpose
- 3.5.2. - Intent
- 3.5.3. - Applicability
- 3.5.4. - Development Plan
- 3.5.6. - Martin's Landing
- 3.5.7. - Horseshoe Bend
- 3.5.8. - Ellard
- 3.5.9. - Heatherton
- 3.5.10. - Willow Springs
- 3.5.11. - Saddle Creek
- 3.5.12. - Crabapple
- 3.5.13. - Edenwilde
- 3.5.14. - Sentinel on the River
- 3.5.15. - Crabapple Pointe
- 3.5.16. - Alstead
- 3.5.17. - Nesbit Lakes
- 3.5.18. - Roswell Green
ARTICLE 4
- CORRIDOR AND NODES DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 4.1.- District Intent Statements
- Sec. 4.2. - District Components
- Sec. 4.3. - Building Type Standards
- 4.3.1. - Building Types Allowed by District
- 4.3.2. - Detached House
- 4.3.3. - Carriage House
- 4.3.4. - Attached House
- 4.3.5. - Townhouse
- 4.3.6. - Walk-Up Flat
- 4.3.7. - Stacked Flat
- 4.3.8. - Commercial House
- 4.3.9. - Single-Story Shopfront
- 4.3.10. - Mixed Use Building
- 4.3.11. - General Building
- 4.3.12. - Civic Building
- 4.3.13. - Additional Rules in the PV- District
- Sec. 4.4. - Neighborhood Compatibility
- Sec. 4.5. - Allowed Uses
ARTICLE 5
- DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 5.1.- District Intent Statements
- Sec. 5.2. - District Components
- Sec. 5.3. - Building Type Standards
- 5.3.1. - Building Types Allowed by District
- 5.3.2. - Detached House
- 5.3.4. - Carriage House
- 5.3.5. - Attached House
- 5.3.6. - Cottage Court
- 5.3.7. - Townhouse
- 5.3.8. - Walk-Up Flat
- 5.3.9. - Stacked Flat
- 5.3.10. - Commercial House
- 5.3.11. - Single-Story Shopfront
- 5.3.12. - Mixed Use Building
- 5.3.13. - General Building
- 5.3.14. - Civic Building
- Sec. 5.4. - Neighborhood Compatibility
- Sec. 5.5. - Allowed Uses
ARTICLE 6
- EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 6.1.- District Intent Statements
- Sec. 6.2. - District Components
- Sec. 6.3. - Building Type Standards
- Sec. 6.4. - Neighborhood Compatibility
- Sec. 6.5. - Allowed Uses
ARTICLE 7
- CIVIC AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 7.1.- District intent statements
- Sec. 7.2. - District Standards
- Sec. 7.3. - Neighborhood Compatibility
- Sec. 7.4. - Allowed Uses
ARTICLE 8
- OVERLAY DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 8.1.- -RC: River Corridor Overlay
- Sec. 8.2. - -HD: Historic District[1]
- 8.2.1. - Purpose and Intent
- 8.2.2. - Permitted Uses
- 8.2.3. - Dimensional Requirements
- 8.2.4 - Properties in the Historic District
- 8.2.4.1 - Historic Properties Map
- 8.2.4.2 - Historic District Regulating Plan
- 8.2.5 - Setbacks
- 8.2.6. - Landscape Strip
- 8.2.7. - Buildings
- 8.2.8. - Conditional Use Permits, Concurrent Variances, and Rezoning Requests
- 8.2.9. - Certificate of Appropriateness
- 8.2.10. - Alternative Compliance
- Sec. 8.3. - -NC: Neighborhood Conservation Overlay
ARTICLE 9
- USE PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 9.1.- Use Classification
- Sec. 9.2. - Open Uses
- Sec. 9.3. - Residential Uses
- Sec. 9.4. - Public/Institutional Uses
- Sec. 9.5. - Commercial Uses
- Sec. 9.6. - Industrial Uses
- Sec. 9.7. - Accessory Uses
- 9.7.1. - Accessory Apartment, Attached
- 9.7.2. - Carriage House
- 9.7.3. - Car Wash
- 9.7.4. - Donation Bin
- 9.7.5. - Drive-Thru Facility
- 9.7.6. - Family Day Care Home
- 9.7.7. - Farmers' Market
- 9.7.8. - Garden
- 9.7.9. - Greenhouse, Non-Commercial
- 9.7.10. - Helicopter Landing Area
- 9.7.11. - Home Occupation
- 9.7.12. - Horse Stable, Non-Commercial
- 9.7.13. - Kennel, Hobby
- 9.7.14. - Livestock Raising
- 9.7.15. - Outdoor Dining
- 9.7.16. - Outdoor Display
- 9.7.17. - Outdoor Kitchen
- 9.7.18. - Outdoor Storage, Limited
- 9.7.19. - Outdoor Storage, General
- 9.7.20. - Outdoor rental of construction and landscaping equipment
- 9.7.21. - Parking, On-Site
- 9.7.22. - Poultry Raising
- 9.7.23. - Recreational Vehicle Parking
- 9.7.24. - Solar Panels, Wind Turbines, Rainwater Collection Systems
- 9.7.25. - Swimming Pool
- Sec. 9.8. - Temporary Uses
ARTICLE 10
- SITE DEVELOPMENT
Sections
- Sec. 10.1.- Parking
- 10.1.1. - Applicability
- 10.1.2. - Parking Plan Required
- 10.1.3. - Vehicle and Bicycle Parking
- 10.1.4. - Motorcycle Parking
- 10.1.5. - Vehicle Parking Maximums
- 10.1.6. - Downtown Required Parking
- 10.1.7. - Shared Parking
- 10.1.8. - Reserved Parking
- 10.1.9. - Reserved.
- 10.1.10. - Location of Vehicle Parking
- 10.1.11. - Bicycle Parking Facilities
- 10.1.12. - Accessible Parking
- 10.1.13. - Stacking
- 10.1.14. - Parking Lot Layout and Design
- 10.1.15. - Design of Parking Structures
- 10.1.16. - Vehicle Loading
- 10.1.17. - Use of Parking and Loading Areas
- Sec. 10.2. - Landscaping and Screening Walls
- 10.2.1. - Applicability
- 10.2.2. - Landscape Plan Required
- 10.2.3. - Neighborhood Compatibility Buffers
- 10.2.4. - Buffers
- 10.2.5. - Buffer Installation Requirements
- 10.2.6. - Parking Lot Landscaping
- 10.2.7. - Landscape Strips
- 10.2.8. - Screening
- 10.2.9. - Street Trees
- 10.2.10. - Screening Walls and Fences
- 10.2.11. - Design and Installation
- 10.2.12. - Maintenance of Landscaping
- Sec. 10.3. - Signs[1]
- 10.3.1. - Purpose and Findings
- 10.3.2. - Definitions.
- 10.3.3. - Powers and Duties of Personnel
- 10.3.4. - Applicability
- 10.3.5. - Permit Required
- 10.3.6. - Fees Required
- 10.3.7. - Application Content
- 10.3.8. - Application Rejection
- 10.3.9. - Permit Revocation
- 10.3.10. - Zoning Ordinance Requirements
- 10.3.11. - Variance
- 10.3.12. - Suspension, Revocation
- 10.3.13. - Expiration Date
- 10.3.14. - City Occupation Tax Certificate, Public Liability Insurance Required
- 10.3.15. - Identification Labels; Inspection; Notice
- 10.3.16. - Signs Which Require No Permit
- 10.3.17. - Noncommercial Messages
- 10.3.18. - Prohibited Signs and Devices
- 10.3.19. - Violations; Penalties
- 10.3.20. - Nonconforming Signs
- 10.3.21. - Removal of Unlawful or Dangerous Signs
- 10.3.22. - Temporary Sign Permit Required
- 10.3.23. - Sign Location
- 10.3.24. - Measurement of Sign Area
- 10.3.25. - Measurement of Sign Height
- 10.3.26. - Construction Standards
- 10.3.27. - Signs Requiring a Permit
- 10.3.28. - Wall Sign
- 10.3.29. - Awning Sign
- 10.3.30. - Canopy Sign
- 10.3.31. - Projecting Sign
- 10.3.32. - Crown Sign
- 10.3.33. - Shingle Sign
- 10.3.34. - Ground Sign
- 10.3.35. - Subdivision Entrance Sign
- 10.3.36. - Subdivision Community Information Sign
- 10.3.37. - Double Post Sign
- 10.3.38. - Single Post Sign
- 10.3.39. - Sidewalk Sign
- 10.3.40. - Sign Maintenance
- 10.3.41. - Sign Illumination
- 10.3.42. - Changeable Copy Signs
- 10.3.43. - Severability.
- Sec. 10.4. - Outdoor Site Lighting
- Sec. 10.5. - Retaining Walls
ARTICLE 11
- STREETS AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Sections
- Sec. 11.1.- General Provisions
- Sec. 11.2. - Subdivision
- Sec. 11.3. - Blocks and Access
- Sec. 11.4. - Streets
- 11.4.1. - Intent
- 11.4.2. - Applicability
- 11.4.3. - Street Right-of-Way Width
- 11.4.4. - Improvements Along State Highways
- 11.4.5. - Street Dedication
- 11.4.6. - Visibility at Intersections
- 11.4.7. - Street Tree Planting
- 11.4.8. - Private Streets
- 11.4.9. - Street Types
- 11.4.10. - Local Street
- 11.4.11. - Collector Streets
- 11.4.12. - Minor Arterials
- 11.4.13. - Principal Arterials
- 11.4.14. - Accessways
- 11.4.15. - Dead-End Streets
- 11.4.16 - Existing Streets
- 11.4.17. - Traffic Calming Measures
- 11.4.18. - Personal Transportation Vehicles
- Sec. 11.5. - Infrastructure Sufficiency/Public Improvements
- Sec. 11.6. - Development Impact Fees
- 11.6.1. - Intent and Purpose
- 11.6.2. - Impact Fee Required
- 11.6.3. - Computation of Impact Fees
- 11.6.4. - Development Impact Fee Computation
- 11.6.5. - Individual Fee Determination
- 11.6.6. - City Fee Determination
- 11.6.7. - Application for Certification of Impact Fee
- 11.6.8. - Procedures for Certification
- 11.6.9. - Additional Requirements
- 11.6.10. - Payment of Impact Fees
- 11.6.11. - Use of Funds
- 11.6.12. - Credits
- 11.6.13. - Exemptions
- 11.6.14. - Refunds
- 11.6.15. - Review of Fee Structure
- 11.6.16. - Impact Fee Service Areas Established
- 11.6.17. - Impact Fee Trust Funds Established
ARTICLE 12
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Sections
- Sec. 12.1.- Tree Protection
- Sec. 12.2. - Stream Buffer Protection[1]
- 12.2.1 - Findings and Purposes
- 12.2.2. - Applicability
- 12.2.3. - Land Development Requirements
- 12.2.4. - Compatibility with other Buffer Regulations and Requirements
- 12.2.5. - Land Disturbance Permit Application
- 12.2.6. - Land Disturbance Permit Issuance
- 12.2.7. - Additional Information Requirements for Development on Buffer Zone Properties
- 12.2.8. - Responsibility
- 12.2.9. - Inspection
- 12.2.10. - Violations, Enforcement and Penalties
- 12.2.11. - Administrative Appeal and Judicial Review
- 12.2.12. - Severability
- 12.2.13. - Definitions for Stream Buffer Protection only
- Sec. 12.3. - Groundwater Recharge
- Sec. 12.4. - Wetlands
- Sec. 12.5. - Stormwater Management[2]
- Sec. 12.6. - Soil Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control
- 12.6.1. - Applicability and Exemptions
- 12.6.2. - Best Management Practices
- 12.6.3. - Application/Permit Process
- 12.6.4. - Inspection and Enforcement
- 12.6.5. - Penalties and Incentives
- 12.6.6. - Education and Certification
- 12.6.7. - Administrative Appeal/Judicial Review
- 12.6.8. - Soil Erosion Fund and Committee
- 12.6.9. - Liability
- 12.6.10. - Variances and Appeals
- 12.6.11. - Definitions for Soil Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Only
- Sec. 12.7. - Flood Damage Prevention
- 12.7.1. - Authorization, Findings of Fact, Purpose
- 12.7.2. - General Provisions
- 12.7.3. - Permit Procedures and Requirements
- 12.7.4. - Standards for Development
- 12.7.5. - Flood Damage Reduction
- 12.7.6. - Variance Procedures
- 12.7.7. - Violations, Enforcement and Penalties
- 12.7.8. - Definitions for Flood Damage Prevention Only
- Sec. 12.8. - Archaeological Sites
- Sec. 12.9. - Refuse Regulations
ARTICLE 13
- ADMINISTRATION
Sections
- Sec. 13.1.- Summary of Review Authority
- Sec. 13.2.- Review Authority
- Sec. 13.3.- Common Review Provisions
- Sec. 13.4.- Legislative Review
- 13.4.1.- When Does Legislative Review Apply?
- 13.4.2. - Who Approves the Application?
- 13.4.3. - Who Can Submit an Application?
- 13.4.4. - How Do I Submit an Application?
- 13.4.5. - How is Public Hearing Notice Provided?
- 13.4.6. - How is an Application Reviewed?
- 13.4.7. - What Approval Criteria Are Used?
- 13.4.8. - What if I Need a Concurrent Variance?
- 13.4.9. - What if an Application is Denied?
- 13.4.10. - What Happens After Legislative Approval?
- 13.4.11. - Can an Application Be Fast-Tracked?
- Sec. 13.5.- Subdivision Review
- 13.5.1.- Why Review Subdivisions?
- 13.5.2. - When is Subdivision Review Required?
- 13.5.3. - Who Approves the Subdivision?
- 13.5.4. - What is a Minor Plat?
- 13.5.5. - What is a Major Plat?
- 13.5.6. - Who Can Submit an Application?
- 13.5.7. - How Do I Submit an Application?
- 13.5.8. - How is Public Hearing Notice Provided?
- 13.5.9. - How is a Minor Plat Reviewed?
- 13.5.10. - How is a Major Plat Reviewed?
- 13.5.11. - How is a Preliminary Plat Approved?
- 13.5.12. - What Approval Criteria Are Used?
- 13.5.13. - What Happens After Preliminary Approval?
- 13.5.14. - How Long is a Preliminary Plat Valid?
- 13.5.15. - What if I Need Revisions?
- 13.5.16. - What if a Preliminary Plat is Denied?
- 13.5.17. - How is a Final Plat Approved?
- 13.5.18. - What Standards Can Be Waived or Modified?
- 13.5.19. - What if a Final Plat is Denied?
- Sec. 13.6.- Design Plan Review
- 13.6.1.- Why Review Design Plans?
- 13.6.2. - When is a Design Plan Required?
- 13.6.3. - Who Approves the Design Plan?
- 13.6.4. - What is an Administrative Design Plan?
- 13.6.5. - What is a Major Design Plan?
- 13.6.6. - Who Can Submit an Application?
- 13.6.7. - How Do I Submit an Application?
- 13.6.8. - How is Notice Provided?
- 13.6.9. - How is an Administrative Design Plan Reviewed?
- 13.6.10. - How is a Major Design Plan Reviewed?
- 13.6.11. - What Approval Criteria Are Used?
- 13.6.12. - What Standards Can Be Modified?
- 13.6.13. - What if I Need Revisions?
- 13.6.14. - How Long is a Design Plan Valid?
- 13.6.15. - What if a Design Plan is Denied?
- 13.6.16. - What Happens After Design Plan Approval?
- Sec. 13.7.- Historic Review
- 13.7.1.- What is Historic Review?
- 13.7.2. - When is Historic Review Required?
- 13.7.3. - What is a Certificate of Appropriateness?
- 13.7.4. - What is an Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness?
- 13.7.5. - What is a Major Certificate of Appropriateness?
- 13.7.6. - Who Can Submit an Application?
- 13.7.7. - How Do I Submit an Application?
- 13.7.8. - How is Notice of an Application Provided?
- 13.7.9. - How is an Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness Reviewed?
- 13.7.10. - How is a Major Certificate Reviewed?
- 13.7.11. - What if an Application is for Demolition?
- 13.7.12. - What Approval Criteria Are Used?
- 13.7.13. - What if I Need Revisions?
- 13.7.14. - How Long is a Certificate Valid?
- 13.7.15. - What if a Certificate is Denied?
- 13.7.16. - Undue Hardship
- 13.7.17. - How is an amendment to the Historic Overlay District Established?
- 13.7.18. - How is a Landmark Designation Established?
- Sec. 13.8.- Land Disturbance Permit
- 13.8.1.- Why Review Land Disturbance Permits?
- 13.8.2. - When is a Land Disturbance Permit Required?
- 13.8.3. - Who Approves Land Disturbance Permits?
- 13.8.4. - Who Can Submit an Application?
- 13.8.5. - How Do I Submit an Application?
- 13.8.6. - How is Notice Provided?
- 13.8.7. - How is a Land Disturbance Permit Reviewed?
- 13.8.8. - What Standards Can Be Waived or Modified?
- 13.8.9. - What if a Land Disturbance Permit is Denied?
- 13.8.10. - What if I Need Revisions?
- 13.8.11. - How Long is a Permit Valid?
- 13.8.12. - Can I Bond For the Work Instead?
- 13.8.13. - What Happens After Completion of the Work?
- Sec. 13.9.- Administrative Variance
- 13.9.1.- What is an Administrative Variance?
- 13.9.2. - Who Approves Administrative Variances?
- 13.9.3. - Who Can Request a Variance?
- 13.9.4. - How Do I Submit a Request For a Variance?
- 13.9.5. - How is Notice Provided?
- 13.9.6. - How is a Request Reviewed?
- 13.9.7. - What Approval Criteria Are Used?
- 13.9.8. - What if a Request is Denied?
- 13.9.9. - What Happens After Approval?
- 13.9.10. - How Long is an Administrative Variance Valid?
- Sec. 13.10.- Traffic Impact Analysis
- 13.10.1.- Why Review a Traffic Impact Analysis?
- 13.10.2. - When is a Traffic Impact Analysis Required?
- 13.10.3. - How Do I Submit a Traffic Impact Analysis?
- 13.10.4. - What is a Traffic Impact Analysis?
- 13.10.5. - How is a Traffic Impact Analysis Reviewed?
- 13.10.6. - What Mitigation Measures Are Required?
- Sec. 13.11.- Variance
- 13.11.1.- Why Request a Variance?
- 13.11.2. - Who Approves Variances?
- 13.11.3. - Who Can Request a Variance?
- 13.11.4. - How Do I Submit a Request For a Variance?
- 13.11.5. - How is Notice Provided?
- 13.11.6. - How is a Request For a Variance Reviewed?
- 13.11.7. - What Approval Criteria Are Used?
- 13.11.8. - What if a Request is Denied?
- 13.11.9. - What Happens After Variance Approval?
- 13.11.10. - How Long is a Variance Valid?
- Sec. 13.12.- Administrative Appeal
- 13.12.1.- Who Can Appeal an Administrative Decision?
- 13.12.2. - How Do I Submit an Appeal?
- 13.12.3. - How is Public Hearing Notice Provided?
- 13.12.4. - How is an Administrative Appeal Reviewed?
- 13.12.5. - Can I Still Pursue Other Approvals?
- 13.12.6. - What Approval Criteria Are Used?
- 13.12.7. - What if a Request is Denied?
- Sec. 13.13.- Nonconformities
- Sec. 13.14.- Enforcement and Penalties