2.01.01   City of Tifton Zoning Map.

A.

The boundaries of each district are shown on a map entitled "Official Zoning Map of Tifton, Georgia".

B.

The map shall be dated and certified by the Mayor of the City of Tifton and the City Clerk.

C.

The official copy of the zoning map shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk for the City of Tifton, and shall be accurate including maps, amendments, and the date of approval of such amendments.

D.

The map may be amended according to the procedures set forth in Chapter 10.

2.01.02   Zoning districts applicable within the City of Tifton.

The following zoning districts are hereby established and shall apply in the City of Tifton.

R-20 single-family residential. The purpose of this district is to provide single-family residential areas with minimum lot sizes of 20,000 square feet, said areas being protected from the depreciating effects of small lot development and excessive density and from the encroachment of uses which are incompatible to a desirable residential environment.

R-14 single-family residential. The purpose of this district is to provide single-family residential areas with minimum lot sizes of 14,000 square feet, said areas being protected from the depreciating effects of small lot development and excessive density and from the encroachment of those uses which are incompatible to a desirable residential environment.

R-12 single-family residential. The purpose of this district is to provide single-family residential areas with minimum lot sizes of 12,000 square feet, said areas being protected from the depreciating effects of small lot development and excessive density and from the encroachment of those uses which are incompatible to a desirable residential environment.

R-10 single-family residential. The purpose of this district is to provide single-family residential areas with minimum lot sizes of 10,000 square feet, said areas being protected from the depreciating effects of small lot development and excessive density and from the encroachment of those uses which are incompatible to a desirable residential environment.

R-8 residential. The purpose of this district is to provide residential areas with a minimum lot size of 8,000 square feet, said areas being protected from uses which are incompatible to a desirable residential environment.

M-R multiple residential. The purpose of this district is to provide orderly development of higher density residential areas for one (1), two (2), and multifamily dwellings, with minimum lot sizes of 6,000 square feet, said areas being protected from the encroachment of those uses which are incompatible to a desirable residential environment.

R-P Residential-professional. The purpose of this district shall be to create an area in which residential, limited business, professional, educational, and institutional uses can be compatibly mixed while maintaining a healthful living environment for the residents of the district and at the same time preventing the development of blight and slum conditions. The minimum lot size in this district shall be 6,000 square feet.

MHP manufactured housing park. The purpose of this district is to provide for the development of property that is suitably located and planned for manufactured housing park use. Property developed in this district is to remain in single ownership for rental or leasing purposes only. Manufactured housing parks shall be developed only in strict accordance with the manufacturing housing park provisions of this ordinance.

N-C neighborhood commercial. The purpose of this district shall be to provide and protect convenient areas for neighborhood shopping facilities consisting of a wide variety of sales and service.

G-B general business district. The purpose of this district shall be to provide for and encourage the proper grouping and development of uses which include a wide variety of sales and services that will best accommodate the needs of the city and the traveling public in order to reduce highway traffic congestion, traffic hazards, and blight along the public streets of the city.

C-D downtown commercial. The purpose of this district shall be to provide a higher density commercial development which will include a wide variety of sales which should locate in the central business district.

WLI wholesale-light industrial district. The purpose of this district shall be to provide and protect areas for those wholesale and light industrial uses which do not create excessive noise, odor, smoke, dust, and which do not possess other objectionable characteristics which might be detrimental to surrounding neighborhoods, or to the other uses permitted in the district.

H-I heavy industrial district. The purpose of this district shall be to provide and protect areas for those industrial uses which cannot comply with the regulations of the WLI district.

S-A suburban agriculture. The purpose of this district is to permit low-intensity agricultural uses in those areas where the city has yet to extend urban services and encourage development for needed urban area expansion. The preferred land uses in the district are agricultural, either active in the form of crops or passive in the form of forest management or pasture lands. The S-A district should be utilized as a land use designation where a more intensive urban use of the land is unlikely to occur in the near future. The requirements of the district are designed to encourage the continuing low-intensity agriculture use of the property and protect active urban uses found in adjacent districts of the city.

2.01.03   Rural Planned Development District (PDR).

The purpose of the PDR District is to provide for planned, mixed use development within rural areas. This district is established to encourage creative and resourceful projects that include compatible, interrelated uses and related public facilities unified by a development plan that demonstrates compatibility between the rural planned development and adjacent rural, agricultural, and low density development. The PDR District is a zoning district and requires approval of a site development plan. Refer to Section 4.06.00 for design requirements applicable to the PDR zoning district.

2.01.04   Urban Area Planned Development District (PDO).

The purpose of the PDO District is to provide for create planned development, which may include mixed use development, and is located within the urban service area of Tifton. The district is intended to ensure that uses are compatible, interrelated, and are supported by adequate public facilities. A unified site development plan is required for the PDO zoning district. A PDO District proposed in rural areas within the urban service area should also ensure sustainability due to locations that are away from supporting facilities in the urban areas. Refer to Section 4.07.00 for design requirements applicable to the PDO zoning district.

2.02.01   Generally.

The purpose of overlay districts is to provide a means of modifying the site design requirements that are otherwise applicable to the underlying zoning district(s). Such design requirements are set forth in Chapter 4. When the site design standards for a base zoning district, overlay district, or supplemental standards are in conflict, the stricter standard applies.

2.02.02   Historic Preservation Overlay District (HPO).

The Historic Preservation District is shown on the Official Zoning Map and the legal description of the boundary is on file with the City Clerk of the City of Tifton. The purpose of the overlay district is to describe the area where additional design criteria are imposed in order to ensure the preservation and protection of historic sites and structures in Tifton. The area within the district contains structures, sites, works of art, or a combination thereof which have special character or special historical or aesthetic interest or value, or which represent one or more periods or styles of architecture typical of one or more eras in the history of the City, County, the State or the region.

2.02.03   Henry Tift Myers Airport Overlay District (TMA).

The Henry Tift Myers Airport Overlay District is shown on the Official Zoning Map. The purpose of the district is to establish and ensure development standards and height restrictions which will afford reasonable protection of Henry Tift Myers Airport for the use of commercial, general, and recreational aviation. In order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, there are hereby created and established certain overlay zones within the TMA Overlay District which include all the land lying beneath the approach and transitional ways related to aviation at the Henry Tift Myers Airport. Each zone has a set of standards for development. Refer to Section 4.02.02 for specific site design standards.

2.02.04   Reserved.

2.03.01   Generally.

The table in Section 2.03.03 identifies those uses that are permissible within each zoning district. Buildings, structures, or land shall be occupied or used only in conformity with all of the regulations set forth herein for the district in which they are located.

2.03.02   How to read the table of uses.

A.

Within the table the letter "P" indicates that the land use is permissible, subject to compliance with the standards of the zoning district.

B.

The letter "S" indicates that the land use is permissible, subject to compliance with the standards of the zoning district, and the supplemental standards specified for the use. Supplemental standards are primarily contained in Section 4.03.00. Some standards are also contained in Chapter 5. The section where standards are provided is cited in the table.

C.

A blank cell indicates the land use is prohibited.

D.

Any land use that is not identified in the table is prohibited unless it is found to be substantially similar by the Manager.

1.

A requested use shall be considered substantially similar when the characteristics of the requested use are equivalent in type, intensity, degree, or impact when compared to a use named in the table. Such characteristics include, but are not limited to:

a.

Typical hours of operation;

b.

Use of outdoor storage;

c.

Trip generation rates;

d.

Generation of noise, light pollution, odor, smoke, electromagnetic interference, or vibration; and

e.

Customary functions of the use.

2.

The administrative interpretation shall be subject to appeal, as set forth in Section 10.05.00.

E.

A "C" on the Table of Permitted Uses means that the use is permitted in the particular zoning district as a conditional use.

(Ord. No. 2020-08, 6-15-2020)

2.03.03   Table of uses.

(Ord. No. 2013-02, 3-4-2013; Ord. No. 2014-01, 1-6-2014; Ord. No. 2015-09, 6-1-2015; Ord. No. 2018-14, 6-18-2018; Ord. No. 2020-08, (Exh. A), 6-15-2020; Ord. No. 2020-17, 11-2-2020; Ord. No. 2021-08, 5-17-2021; Ord. No. 2022-04, 3-21-2022; Ord. No. 2022-10, 6-21-2022; Ord. No. 2023-02, 1-17-2023; Ord. No. 2024-01, 2-19-2024; Ord. No. 2024-02, 2-19-2024; Ord. No. 2024-14, 9-16-2024)

2.03.04   Table of accessory uses.

¹ PDR and PDO classifications must conform to the approved site development plan

(Ord. No. 2023-06, § I, 3-20-2023)