| A. | LOCATION OF TRACT: (score any 1 of the following)
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1. The boundary of the development is adjacent to the existing boundaries of a municipal
sewer system and will utilize the system.
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+5
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2. The boundary of development is adjacent to existing development.
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+3
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3. The boundary of the development is partially within one-half mile of an existing
development.
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+2
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The development is within one-quarter mile of any school, provided such school has
available capacity to serve proposed development.
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+1
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The development is within 3 miles of a major employment center (major employment center
is any commercial or industrial zoned district of 200 acres or more, or any single
employer with 500 or more jobs).
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+1
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4. Any boundary of the development is one-quarter mile or less to existing agricultural,
agricultural/residential or lakeside rural residential areas or planned industrial
areas.
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-4
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| Note: "Existing development" refers to the built-up portion of the county that is developed
in major subdivisions of more than 50 units.
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| B. | WATER SERVICE (score any one of the following)
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1. The property to be developed lies within a public water service area and is served
by said system.
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+3
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2. The property to be developed lies further than one-half mile of public water service
area and will be served by said system.
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+2
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3. The property to be developed is outside of a public water service area, has 50
units or less and has submitted plans for a community water system.
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+2
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4. The property to be developed lies further than one-half mile outside public water
service area and will be served by a community water system as defined in Article
III of this ordinance.
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+1
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5. The development has 1½ acre or larger parcels and is using individual wells (Option
C under SFMD).
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0
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6. The proposed development lies further than one-half mile outside a public water
service area, is in excess of 50 lots and has no plans for a community water system
(this does not apply to developments using Option C under the single-family medium
density zoning district).
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-3
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| C. | SEWER SERVICE (score any one of the following)
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1. The property to be developed lies within one-quarter mile of a public sanitary
sewer service area, is capable of being served by said system as determined by the
provider of the public sanitary sewer system and connects to said system.
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+2
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2. The property to be developed lies outside one-half mile of a public sanitary sewer
service area and/or requires a decentralizes sewer system.
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+2
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3. The property to be developed does not have a stream to discharge treated wastewater
from decentralized system into and obtains an easement to adjacent property in order
to discharge into adjacent stream.
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+2
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4. The development has 50 units or fewer and plans to have individual septic systems
for sewage management.
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0
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5. The development has 1½ acre or larger parcels and is using individual septic tanks
(Option B under SFMD).
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0
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6. The development is using a decentralized sewer system and is not proposing a grey
water system.
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0
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7. The property to be developed lies further than one-half mile outside a sewer service
area and has no plans for a decentralized sewer system (this does not apply to developments
using Option C in the single-family medium density zoning district).
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-4
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| D. | ROAD CAPACITY (score any 1 of the following)
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1. The developer has a traffic impact study completed by a reputable consultant or
engineer submitted with concept plan that addresses needed improvements to maintain
a level of service standard.
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+2
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2. A road or roads and intersections will serve the proposed development with sufficient
capacity to handle existing needs and the needs of already approved developments and
the trips generated by the proposed development as determined by the county engineer.
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0
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3. Trips generated by the proposed development when added to the existing traffic
volume will exceed the capacity of the road system as determined by the county engineer
and no mitigating improvements are proposed.
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-5
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| E. | HOUSING (score any one of the following)
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1. The proposed development of over 50 units has a mixture of three or more housing
types to include townhouses, apartments, single-family dwellings, duplexes, triplexes
and quads of various sizes and prices.
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+3
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2. The proposed development has mixture of housing types that only includes two different
types of housing units (see list above).
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+2
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3. The proposed development has only one housing type.
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0
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| F. | MIXTURE OF USES (score any one of the following)
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1. The proposed development utilizes commercial development to include apartment living
above ground level commercial development.
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+2
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2. The proposed development has up to five percent of two or more types of uses to
include neighborhood and limited commercial and housing of two or more types.
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+1
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3. The proposed development has a mixture of housing types but no commercial connectivity.
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0
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| G. | ROAD FRONTAGE (score any one of the following)
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1. The proposed development has and will use direct access onto an arterial, collector
or larger roadway.
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+1
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2. The proposed development has and will use direct access onto a state or federal
highway following GDOT access management guidelines.
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+1
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3. The proposed development has and will use direct access onto a local road only.
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-2
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4. The proposed development is served only by a rural substandard road system.
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-5
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| NOTE: For classification of existing roads see Troup County Functional Classification Map.
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| H. | CONSISTENCY WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN
(score any one of the following)
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1. The use, or uses, proposed are consistent with the land use category or categories
shown for the property by the future land use plan for the community.
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+1
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2. The boundary of the proposed development is within an identified SFMD, LR or PUD
zoning district.
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0
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3. The proposed development is not clearly consistent, nor inconsistent with the future
land use plan.
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0
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4. One or more of the uses proposed are inconsistent with the land use category or
categories shown for the property by the future land use plan.
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-5
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| I. | ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY (score any 1 of the following)
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1. The development exercises best management practices using the Earth Craft Communities
Guidelines, 2007 for the Piedmont in the categories of water management and demonstrates
superior environmental practices generally, such as treated stormwater, porous pavements,
filtering systems, etc., as certified by a registered professional engineer in the
State of Georgia. This exceeds existing Troup County policies.
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+3
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2. The development complies with all of the natural resources and environmental policies
of the county.
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0
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| J. | OPEN SPACE (score any one of the following)
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1. A minimum of 25 percent of the development's open space is in a conservation easement
or other type of protection.
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+2
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2. At least 50 percent of the development's required open space is identified in areas
other than floodplains, wetlands or steep slopes.
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+1
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3. The development's required open space is in compliance with requirements for cluster
development as defined in Article XXV Development and Design Standards.
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0
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4. All of the development's open space is in unbuildable areas (wetlands, steep slopes
or floodplains).
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-3
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| K. | SITE DESIGN (score any one of the following)
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1. The design of the development is such that site clearing is limited to building
envelopes, necessary roads and utilities.
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+3
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2. The design of the development is such that the only natural vegetation preserved
is the required minimum buffers.
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0
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3. The development is in excess of 150 lots and has only one entrance or exit.
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-4
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4. The design of the development is such that the acreage will be clear cut and mass
graded.
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-4
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| L. | STREAM BUFFERS ( score any one of the following)
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1. The design of the development is such that stream buffers exceed minimum requirements
by at least 50 percent.
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+2
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2. The design of the development is such that stream buffers meet minimum requirements.
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0
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3. The design of the development is such that some portion of the development encroaches
on the minimum required stream buffers.
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-5
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| M. | PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM (score one of the following)
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1. The proposed development is located within a school district where the elementary,
middle or high schools have the capacity to serve the proposed residential units as
determined by the Troup County Board of Education.
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0
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2. The proposed development is located within a school district where one or more
schools (elementary, middle or high school) do not have the capacity to serve the
proposed residential units as determined by the Troup County Board of Education.
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-1
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3. The proposed development is located within a school district where none of the
schools (elementary, middle or high school) have the capacity to serve the proposed
residential units as determined by the Troup County Board of Education.
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-5
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| N. | Supplemental Points
Additional points possible for improvements and amenities in SFMD, LR & PUD.
Additional points may only be allocated after the basic 10 points have been met. The
additional points may not be used to meet the required 10 points. Score each criterion that the development meets. (See section 26.5)
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1. The subdivision provides multiple local streets in more or less a connected grid
or modified-grid pattern that avoids reliance on any single public street for access
to homes.
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+4
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2. The development is linked by bike path from a nearby school, park, or other significant
origin or destination modes (bike, transit, pedestrian).
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+4
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3. The development foregoes an opportunity for "exterior lots" in favor of all interior
access homesites.
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+2
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4. The development uses adaptive and native plant materials for landscaping plan in
compliance with cluster development as defined in Article XXV Development and Design
requirements. List available in the Offices of Planning and Zoning.
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+2
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5. The development provides for grey-water or rainwater cisterns/facilities.
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+2
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6. The development installs a renewable energy technology that will distribute electricity
to multiple housing units in the development.
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+2
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7. If a residential subdivision containing 25—149 lots, the subdivision provides for
a recreational facility (swim/tennis, community center, or equally significant) to
serve the subdivision and to be maintained by an HOA.
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+1
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8. The proposed development provides that 10 percent or more of the units or square
footage to be constructed will be affordable or low-moderate income housing as determined
by the zoning administrator.
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+2 for each 10 percent, max 5 pts
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9. The developer has set aside a significant or environmentally sensitive area for
interpretive of educational purposes.
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+1 for each acre, max 5 pts
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10. The development proposes a greenway connected from the proposed development to
an existing public park or trail system.
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+1
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11. The development includes traffic mitigation measures such as additional road capacity
or traffic signalization that exceeds a proportion attributed to the needs of the
development.
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+1 for each $20,000 in value, max 5 pts
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