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AtlantaLand Development Code — Part III

Part 160, Chapter 32 — NC Neighborhood Commercial District Regulations

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§ 160-32.012

Site limitations.

Sec. 160-32.012. Site limitations.

1.Minimum building façade heights. Buildings shall have a minimum façade height of 18 feet along each façade visible from any public right-of-way.
2.Maximum building heights. Structures which are within 150 feet of a single-family residential district boundary shall have a maximum height of 35 feet. Structures that are between 150 feet and 300 feet from a singlefamily residential district boundary shall have a maximum height of 52 feet. Mezzanines and lofts shall be considered a story.
3.Transitional height planes. Where this district adjoins a district in R-1 through R-G classification without an intervening street, height within the district shall be limited as follows: No portion of any structure shall protrude through a height limiting plane beginning 35 feet above the buildable area boundary nearest to the common residential district boundary and extending inward over the nonresidential district at an angle of 45 degrees.
4.New development containing an entire block face greater than 600 feet in length shall be traversed by new streets which create block faces no larger than 400 feet. Such streets shall function as public streets, shall connect two other public streets and shall meet all other requirements of this chapter.
5.Drive-thru services, windows and facilities are prohibited with the exception of fuel dispensing services. (Ord. No. 2000-52, § 1, 9-26-00)