The purposes of this article are to establish a zoning district in which there are located a significant number of older residential structures having architectural features and characteristics of structures built by earlier generations, which features and characteristics are indigenous to the East Central Georgia area; and to encourage the preservation of such structures and their architectural features by allowing certain compatible commercial and professional uses within such districts.

(Ord. No. 360, § I, 10-6-98)

There is hereby established a new zoning classification within the city to be known as a historical (H) district or zone.

(Ord. No. 360, § II, 10-6-98)

The following uses are permitted in historical (H) districts:

a.

Any use permitted in an R-1 residential district;

b.

Bed and breakfast inns;

c.

Restaurants;

d.

Gift shops (all merchandise must be displayed indoors except on occasions when a sidewalk sale permit is obtained);

e.

Antique shops (all merchandise must be displayed indoors except on occasions when a sidewalk sale permit is obtained);

f.

Furniture import shops (all merchandise must be displayed indoors except on occasions when a sidewalk sale permit is obtained);

g.

Physicians, lawyers, engineers, architects, accountants and similar professional uses, excluding veterinarians.

(Ord. No. 360, § III, 10-6-98)

The design regulations as set forth in article 14 of appendix B, Zoning, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sylvania, shall apply to historical (H) districts, and section 8-3014-1 is hereby amended by adding (H) zones to the zoning classifications within the City of Sylvania to which the design regulations apply.

(Ord. No. 360, § IV, 10-6-98)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 471, adopted May 17, 2011, repealed § 8-3009.5-5, which pertained to hierarchy of uses and derived from Ord. No. 360, adopted October 6, 1998.