§ 7.2. TR Townhouse Residential District

7.2.1 TR District scope and intent. Regulations set forth in this section are the TR District regulations. Article XIX should be consulted to determine uses and minimum standards for uses allowed by administrative permit or use permit. The TR District is intended to provide land areas devoted to medium density uses consisting of single family and multifamily dwellings. Land areas zoned TR are further intended to provide a transition between low density and higher density residential areas or between low density residential and nonresidential areas. The TR District is intended to: (Amended 4/7/93)

A.

Encourage the provision of usable open space and recreation areas as part of a living environment.

B.

Be located primarily in areas near or adjacent to single family areas.

C.

Be located so as to provide a transition between single family areas and nonresidential areas.

D.

Be located near retail shopping and major thoroughfares.

E.

Encourage home ownership.

7.2.2 Use regulations. Within the TR District, land and structures shall be used in accordance with standards herein. Any use not specifically designated as a permitted use in this section or as a use allowed by administrative permit or use permit shall be prohibited.

A.

Permitted uses. Structures and land may be used for only the following purposes:

1.

Single family dwelling.

2.

Two family dwelling.

3.

Townhouse.

4.

Triplex (Added 04/05/06)

5.

Quadruplex (Added 04/05/06)

B.

Accessory uses. A structure or land may be used for uses customarily incidental to any permitted use and a dwelling may be used for a home occupation.

7.2.3 Development standards.

A.

Height regulations: No building shall exceed 40 feet in height. (Amended 2/7/96)

B.

Minimum lot area or land area per unit: 2,000 s.f.

C.

Maximum density: Nine units per gross acre

D.

Minimum lot width: 20 feet.

E.

Minimum TR development frontage: 35 feet.

F.

Minimum lot frontage:

— 20 feet adjoining a street except up to 35 feet may be required whenever the director of public works requires the extra width to protect catch basins. (Amended 11/3/93)

G.

Minimum heated floor area per unit: 1,100 s.f.

H.

Minimum perimeter setbacks for the entire TR development.

1.

Minimum front yard: 40 feet.

2.

Minimum side yard:

— 30 feet adjacent to interior line.

— 40 feet adjacent to street.

3.

Minimum rear yard: 35 feet.

I.

Minimum interior setbacks when one building per lot:

1.

Minimum front yard: 20 feet from right-of-way.

2.

Minimum side yard:

— 7 feet adjacent to interior lot line, except that up to a 7-foot encroachment and maintenance easement may be provided on adjacent parcels, in combination with or in lieu of a side yard, such that a minimum building separation of 14 feet is maintained.

- zero if units are attached, for example, townhouses on separate lots of record

- 15 feet adjacent to street.

3.

Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.

J.

Minimum accessory structure requirements: Single family and two family uses, accessory structures may be located in the rear and side yards only, but shall not be located within a minimum yard. Townhouse accessory structures may be located within the side or rear yards only, but not within minimum perimeter setbacks or minimum yards.

K.

Maximum lot coverage: The area of the footprint of all buildings and parking shall not exceed 50 percent of the total land area.

L.

Minimum building separation when more than one building per lot. All building separations shall be as specified by the Standard Building Code. (Amended 03/03/04)

M.

Other minimum standards:

1.

No more than 20 dwelling units shall form a single building.

2.

Setbacks and roof lines shall be varied by at least two feet so that no more than three adjoining dwellings within a single building shall have the same front setback or roof line.

7.2.4 TR District subdivision. In the TR Zoning District, dwellings proposed to be sold with the lot upon which the dwelling is located shall comply with comply with the Subdivision Regulations of Fulton County.

7.2.5 Other regulations: The headings below contain provisions applicable to the TR District.

Development regulations. Article XXXIV

Exceptions. Section 4.3

Floodplain management. Section 4.24

Off-street parking and loading. Article XVIII

Outside storage. Section 4.2

Landscape area and buffer regulations. Section 4.23

River protection. Metropolitan River Protection Act

Signs. Article XXXIII