§ 6-1. Development standards.

Within the various zoning districts as indicated on the "Zoning Map of Fitzgerald, Georgia", no building or structure, excluding all signs other than the advertising signs, shall be constructed or erected except as indicated in the following schedule:

		R-20	R-15	R-9	R-6
MINIMUM GROSS FLOOR AREA FOR DWELLING UNITS		1,500 square feet	1,200 square feet	1,000 square feet	800 square feet
MINIMUM LOT AREA FOR DWELLING UNITS		20,000 square feet	15,000 square feet	9,000 square feet	6,000 square feet first unit plus 3,000 square feet each additional unit
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH		120 feet	100 feet	80 feet	60 feet
FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM CENTERLINE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY	ON PRINCIPAL AND MINOR ARTERIALS	80 feet*	80 feet*	70 feet*	70 feet*
	ON COLLECTOR STREETS	75 feet*	75 feet*	65 feet*	65 feet*
	ON LOCAL STREETS	70 feet*	70 feet*	60 feet*	60 feet*
MINIMUM SIDE YARDS		15 feet	10 feet	10 feet	8 feet
MINIMUM REAR YARDS		40 feet	40 feet	30 feet	30 feet
MAXIMUM HEIGHT		35 feet	35 feet	35 feet	35 feet

 

  *Plus ½ any amount which the R/W width exceeds sixty (60) feet for local streets, seventy (70) feet for collector streets, and eighty (80) feet for principal and minor arterials.

		R-6-M	MHP	M-R	P
MINIMUM GROSS FLOOR AREA FOR DWELLING UNIT		600 square feet	400 square feet	*** 800 square feet	*** 800 square feet
MINIMUM LOT AREA FOR DWELLING UNITS		6,000 square feet first unit plus 3,000 square feet each additional unit.	Gross min. lot size of two (2) acres; 4,000 square foot lot area per unit	6,000 square feet first unit plus 3,000 square feet each additional unit	6,000 square feet first unit plus 3,000 square feet each additional unit
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH		60 feet	100 feet	60 feet	60 feet
FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM CENTERLINE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY	ON PRINCIPAL AND MINOR ARTERIALS	70 feet*	70 feet*	70 feet*	70 feet*
	ON COLLECTOR STREETS	65 feet*	65 feet*	65 feet*	65 feet*
	ON LOCAL STREETS	60 feet*	60 feet*	60 feet*	60 feet*
MINIMUM SIDE YARDS		8 feet	10 feet except for mobile home parks—20 feet	10 feet except multifamily or residential group dev. pjts., 3 or more stories—20 ft.	10 feet except multifamily or residential group dev. pjts., 3 or more stories—20 feet
MINIMUM REAR YARDS		30 feet	20 feet	30 feet**	30 feet**
MAXIMUM HEIGHT		35 feet	35 feet	None**	None**

 

  Plus ½ any amount which the R/W width exceeds sixty (60) feet for local streets, seventy (70) feet for collector streets, and eighty (80) feet for principal and minor arterials.

 **The minimum distance from all other property lines to any building over thirty-five (35) feet in height shall be increased one (1) foot for every two (2) feet (or part of two (2) feet) of building height greater than thirty-five (35) feet.

***Eight hundred (800) square feet for each unit (two (2) bedroom or larger); six hundred (600) square feet for each one bedroom unit (not to exceed twenty-five (25) percent of project); four hundred (400) square feet for each efficiency unit (not to exceed twenty-five (25) percent of project).

		N-C & C-C	G-B	D-C	WLI	H-I
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH		60 feet	60 feet	None	None	None
FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM CENTERLINE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY	ON PRINCIPAL AND MINOR ARTERIALS	90 feet**	75 feet**	None	70 feet**	70 feet**
	ON COLLECTOR STREETS	85 feet**	70 feet**	None	65 feet**	65 feet**
	ON LOCAL STREETS	80 feet**	80 feet**	None	60 feet**	60 feet**
MINIMUM SIDE YARDS		* None***	* None***	None***	* None***	* None***
MINIMUM REAR YARDS		* 12 feet***	* 12 Ft.***	None***	* 12 feet***	* None***
MAXIMUM HEIGHT		None*	None*	None	None*	None*

 

  *The minimum distance from all other property lines to any building over thirty-five (35) feet in height shall be increased one (1) foot for every two (2) feet (or part of two (2) feet) of building height greater than thirty-five (35) feet.

 **Plus ½ any amount which the R/W width exceeds sixty (60) feet for local streets, seventy (70) feet for collector streets, and eighty (80) feet for principal and minor arterials.

***If the adjoining yard is within any residential district, the yard requirements specified in this table shall be increased ten (10) feet and screening shall be provided as specified in section 3-19 along the lot line common with said lot.