RESOLUTION AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF MADISON COUNTY, GEORGIA For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, and general welfare of the present and future inhabitants of Madison County and to further the purposes of the Madison County Zoning Ordinance as set forth therein, the Board of Commissioners of Madison County does hereby ordain and enact into law the following changes to the Zoning Ordinance. Section 7.7 B-1 General Business District and Section 7.8 B-2 Highway Business District shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following: Section 7.7
B- Business District
This district is intended for commercial developments. All businesses, servicing storage or processing shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building except where the nature of the activity makes it impossible. A site plan must be submitted according to Article IX for any business, permitted use which cannot be conducted entirely within an enclosed building, excluding client and customer parking. If more than one (1) business is to be located on the same parcel, the owner must submit a site plan (see Section 6.8.1). The Zoning Administrator may approve any site plan where not more than two (2) businesses are located on the same lot. If more than two (2) businesses are to be located on the same lot, the applicant must receive written approval from the Board of Commissioners following review and recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. All required site plans must be approved prior to any land clearing. All loading docks must be located to the side or rear of the building unless the loading area is completely screened from the street. The site must be designed to permit on-site maneuvering of all vehicles (no backing from street). The siteing of private landfills in this district is inconsistent with the intent of this district. 7.7.1
Permitted Uses. Within the B District, the following uses are permitted, provided said use can be conducted entirely within an enclosed building, excluding customer and client parking. 7.7.1.1 Accessory structures which are customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal structure. These include but are not limited to: a. dumpsters b. energy devices c. satellite dish antenna d. indoor or outdoor storage provided the outdoor storage is screened from view as required by section 6.7. e. Other accessory structures approved by the Zoning Administrator. 7.7.1.2 Apparel stores (individual).
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Arts and Crafts stores. Automobile sales lots and repair garages provided that automobiles not in operating condition be stored within an enclosed building or meet the requirements of section 6.2.3.7. 7.7.1.5 Bait shops. 7.7.1.6 Bakeries. 7.7.1.7 Bicycle sales and repair shops. 7.7.1.8 Books, stationary and card shops. 7.7.1.9 Bowling alleys. 7.7.1.10 Building services and supplies. 7.7.1.11 Bus and truck terminals. 7.7.1.12 Business and commercial schools. 7.7.1.13 Cabinet makers. 7.7.1.14 Cafes and grills. 7.8.1.15 Car Wash. 7.7.1.16 Catering Establishments. 7.7.1.17 Confectionery stores. 7.8.1.18 Dance, Music and other fine art Schools. 7.7.1.19 Day Care Centers. 7.7.1.20 Drug stores and lunch counters (walk-in and walk-up). 7.7.1.21 Electronic Supply Stores. 7.7.1.22 Fabric Stores. 7.7.1.23 Farm equipment sales and services provided that equipment not in operating condition be stored within an enclosed buildings or meet the requirements of section 6.2.3.7. 7.7.1.24 Financial institutions. 7.7.1.25 Fraternal Clubs or lodges. 7.7.1.26 Fruit and produce stands. 7.7.1.27 Funeral homes and mortuaries. 7.7.1.28 Funeral parlors. 7.7.1.29 Gasoline service stations, provided that all structures including underground storage tanks shall be placed not less than thirty (30) feet from any property line. Points of ingress and egress shall be located not less than twenty-five (25) feet from the nearest intersecting street lines. All automobiles not in operating condition and all automobile parts shall be stored within an enclosed building. 7.7.1.30 Grocery stores. 7.7.1.31 Hardware Stores. 7.7.1.32 Laundry and dry-cleaning stores. 7.7.1.33 Laundromats. 7.7.1.34 Medical Clinics and Hospitals. 7.7.1.35 Mini-warehouse. 7.7.1.36 Miscellaneous repair service, including plumbing, electrical, radio-TV sales and services. 7.7.1.37 Motels. 7.7.1.38 News and Tobacco Centers. 7.7.1.39 Newspaper and printing establishments. 2.
7.7.1.40 Nursing homes. 7.7.1.41 Off-street parking lots and parking garages. 7.7.1.42 Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Homes.
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Printing Shops. Professional and business offices. Public and semi-public buildings. Public and semi-public recreational facilities. Public utility structures and areas. Radio stations or TV stations Radio/TV repair. Recreational Vehicle Park. Religious institutions and their customary related facilities, provided such uses are located on a lot with a minimum of two (2) acres and fronting on a public right-of-way or fronting on a private street which connects with a public right-of-way. The minimum building front setback is fifty (50) feet. A ten (10) ft. wide buffer area is required along any property line abutting property in zones A-2, RR, R-1, R-2, R-3, or other property utilized for residential use. A site plan (see Section 6.8.1) is required.
7.7.1.52 Religious institution cemeteries provided the requirements of Article IX are met.
7.7.1.53 Rental sales, service and repair, provided all boats and vehicles not in operating condition are stored within an enclosed building or as permitted by conditional use permit. 7.7.1.54 Restaurants. 7.7.1.55 Retail manufactured home sales lot. 7.7.1.56 Rifle Ranges (indoor). 7.7.1.57 Service occupations, including barber and beauty shop, shoe repair, appliance repair, and similar occupations. 7.7.1.58 Sewer and Septic Tank cleaning. 7.7.1.59 Shopping centers. 7.7.1.60 Sporting Goods Store. 7.7.1.61 Signs meeting the requirements of Article X of the Ordinance. 7.7.1.62 Similar retail uses as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission. 7.7.1.63 Swimming Pool Sales, Service and Supplies. 7.7.1.64 Taxi Service 7.7.1.65 Transmission towers provided the requirements of Article IX are met. 7.7.1.66 Travel Agencies. 7.7.1.67 Truck and boat dealers provided that trucks and boats not in operating condition are stored in an enclosed building or behind a solid wall or fence in accordance with section 6.7. 7.7.1.68 Trucking and Motor Freight companies. 7.7.1.69 Veterinary hospitals, clinics, kennels, and animal shelters. 7.7.1.70 Video Arcades. 7.7.1.71 Similar retail uses as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
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Conditional Uses. Within the B General Business District, the uses enumerated below may be permitted. Conditional Use applications may be approved or denied as submitted or may be approved subject to specified conditions in addition to those described herein. (See 11-3) 7.7.2.1 7.7.2.2 7.7.2.3 7.7.2.4
Bed and Breakfast provided the requirements of Article IX are met. Lumber Yards. Public and private cemeteries. One dwelling unit per commercial unit, provided that the following conditions are met: 1. the dwelling unit and the commercial space must be part of the same building, and; 2. less than 50% of the total square footage of the building is to be used for residential purposes.
The provisions of this resolution shall be effective upon approval by the Madison County Board of Commissioners. Approved by the Madison County Board of Commissioners on the ________ day of ________________, 2013. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, MADISON COUNTY, GEORGIA
By:______________________________________ Anthony Dove, Chairman
ATTEST: ______________________________________ Linda Cox, County Clerk
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