Winder City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- LEGAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 1-1.- Authority and title.
- Sec. 1-2. - Effective date.
- Sec. 1-3. - Purpose.
- Sec. 1-4. - Severability.
- Sec. 1-5. - Zoning districts.
- Sec. 1-6. - Legacy districts.
- Sec. 1-7. - Official zoning map.
- Sec. 1-8. - District boundaries.
- Sec. 1-9. - Penalties.
- Sec. 1-10. - Fees.
- Sec. 1-11. - Conformity to district requirements.
- Sec. 1-12. - Nonconforming uses, buildings, and lots.
ARTICLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 3-1.- Design standards.
- Sec. 3-2. - Residential design standards.
- Sec. 3-3. - Non-residential design standards.
- Sec. 3-4. - Required open space amenities for residential developments.
- Sec. 3-5. - Landscaping and buffer standards.
- Sec. 3-6. - Grading standards.
- Sec. 3-7. - Site lighting.
- Sec. 3-8. - Curb cut design standards.
- Sec. 3-9. - Interparcel access.
- Sec. 3-10. - Parking or Storage of vehicles.
- Sec. 3-11. - Parking requirements.
- Sec. 3-12. - Parking lot landscaping requirements.
- Sec. 3-13. - Relocated structures.
- Sec. 3-14. - Screening requirements.
- Sec. 3-15. - Accessory buildings.
- Sec. 3-16. - Accessory dwelling unit.
- Sec. 3-17. - Swimming pools.
- Sec. 3-18. - Exceptions to height limits.
- Sec. 3-19. - Projections into required yards.
- Sec. 3-20. - Fences and walls.
- Sec. 3-21. - Visibility at intersections.
- Sec. 3-22. - Required streetscapes.
- Sec. 3-23. - Infill development.
ARTICLE IV
USE STANDARDS
Sections
- Sec. 4-1.- Allowed uses.
- Sec. 4-2. - Institutional uses.
- Sec. 4-3. - Minimum size for assembly uses.
- Sec. 4-4. - Telecommunications tower or antenna.
- Sec. 4-5. - Parking of dumpsters, recreational vehicles, and storage containers in residential districts
- Sec. 4-6. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 4-7. - Personal Care Home standards
- Sec. 4-8. - Veterinary offices, hospitals, or clinics.
- Sec. 4-9. - Recreational vehicle (RV) park standards.
- Sec. 4-10. - Impound lot, salvage yard, and junk yard standards.
- Sec. 4-11. - Non-commercial keeping and raising of animals.
- Sec. 4-12. - Mobile home parks.
- Sec. 4-13. - Seasonal activities and/or temporary events.
- Sec. 4-14. - Temporary outdoor display standards.
- Sec. 4-15. - Commercial and industrial outdoor storage standards.
- Sec. 4-16. - Number of tobacco retailers.
- Sec. 4-17. - Electric vehicle charging stations
- Sec. 4-18. - Fuel Pumps (non-electric vehicle).
- Sec. 4-19. - Automotive and machinery repair.
- Sec. 4-20. - CBD and Vape Retail Stores.
- Sec. 4-21. - Salvage Yard, junkyard.
- Sec. 4-22. - Food truck.
- Sec. 4-23. - Animal Care Facilities.
- Sec. 4-24. - Automobile and truck sales.
ARTICLE V
- RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 5-1.- R-1 low density single-family residential.
- Sec. 5-2. - R-1A medium density single-family residential.
- Sec. 5-3. - R-1B high density single-family residential.
- Sec. 5-4. - R-1C cottage court single family residential.
- Sec. 5-5. - R-2 two-family residential.
- Sec. 5-6. - R-3 multifamily residential.
- Sec. 5-7. - MH manufactured home park.
ARTICLE IXA
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD
Sections
- Sec. 9A-1.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 9A-3. - Floating district.
- Sec. 9A-4. - Application thresholds.
- Sec. 9A-5. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 9A-6. - Guidelines for land use mixing.
- Sec. 9A-7. - Design requirements.
- Sec. 9A-8. - Other development regulations.
- Sec. 9A-9. - Common open space requirements.
- Sec. 9A-10. - Approval criteria.
- Sec. 9A-11. - Conformance to approved site development plan.
- Sec. 9A-12. - Conformance to subdivision requirements
- Sec. 9A-13. - Amendment of a planned unit development.
- Sec. 9A-14. - Planned unit development time limitations.
ARTICLE X
- SIGN REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 10-1.- General provisions.
- Sec. 10-2. - Purpose and findings.
- Sec. 10-3. - Definitions.
- Sec. 10-4. - Powers and duties of personnel.
- Sec. 10-5. - Applicability.
- Sec. 10-6. - Permit required.
- Sec. 10-7. - Fees required.
- Sec. 10-8. - Application.
- Sec. 10-9. - Application rejection.
- Sec. 10-10. - Permit revocation.
- Sec. 10-11. - Variances.
- Sec. 10-12. - Expiration date.
- Sec. 10-13. - Sign contractor requirements.
- Sec. 10-14. - Signs which require no permit.
- Sec. 10-15. - Prohibited signs and devices.
- Sec. 10-16. - Violations and penalties.
- Sec. 10-17. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 10-18. - Removal of certain signs.
- Sec. 10-19. - Sign location.
- Sec. 10-20. - Measurement of copy area.
- Sec. 10-21. - Sign height.
- Sec. 10-22. - Construction, maintenance, and inspection.
- Sec. 10-23. - Permitted signs and maximum area.
- Sec. 10-24. - Freestanding billboards.
- Sec. 10-25. - Historic district signage.
- Sec. 10-26. - Subdivision entrance signs.
- Sec. 10-27. - Murals.
- Sec. 10-28. - Recreational signs and scoreboards.
- Sec. 10-29. - Temporary signs.
- Sec. 10-30. - Temporary window signs.
- Sec. 10-31. - A-frame signs.
- Sec. 10-32. - Menu boards.
- Sec. 10-33. - Signage at electric charging stations.
- Sec. 10-34. - Master sign plan required.
- Sec. 10-35. - Sign Permit Requirements for Modifications and Changes.
ARTICLE XI
ADMINISTRATION
Sections
- Sec. 11-1.- Administration, interpretation, and application.
- Sec. 11-2. - Rezoning requests, text amendments, and conditional use permits.
- Sec. 11-3. - Application requirements.
- Sec. 11-4. - Public hearing and notice.
- Sec. 11-5. - Hearing procedures
- Sec. 11-6. - Standards.
- Sec. 11-7. - Zoning reversion.
- Sec. 11-8. - Variances.
- Sec. 11-9. - Appeals of administrative decisions.
- Sec. 11-10. - Notice in writing order to stop work; revocation of permits.
- Sec. 11-11. - Vested rights.