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Chapter 11 — Residential Districts, Article 8 — MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT (MHP)

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§ 11-8.1

Purpose and Intent.

MHP districts are intended to provide for affordable housing developments consisting of detached manufactured/mobile homes surrounded by minimal yards. The Manufactured/Mobile Home Park District is intended to provide for the leasing of spaces for the placement of manufactured/mobile homes, owned or rented by tenants, within a planned residential community. A manufactured/mobile home park is different from a residential subdivision in that the individual home spaces for manufactured/mobile homes are leased rather than platted and sold. By requiring less land per home space, manufactured/mobile home parks are built at densities greater than those for other detached dwellings. Service facilities such as laundry and leasing office are permitted uses in MHP districts. This district shall be considered appropriate in areas designated as such in the Forsyth County Comprehensive Plan and where compatible with surrounding land uses, density and performance standards.

§ 11-8.2

Permitted and Conditional Uses.

As provided in Table 11.1(b); and subject to the following provisions which apply to all uses in this district:

(A)A conditional use is required for any establishment conducting around the clock business hours.

Certain specific uses are regulated by Chapter 16.

§ 11-8.3

Performance Standards.

As provided in Table 11.2(b).

§ 11-8.4

Site Plan Review and Approval Required.

No manufactured/mobile home park shall be developed until and unless a site plan shall have been approved by the director and Director of Engineering.

§ 11-8.5

General Development Requirements.

In addition to the performance standards specified in Table 11.2(b), development within the MHP district shall meet the following requirements:

(A)Site Frontage and Minimum Width. Properties containing manufactured/mobile home parks shall have a minimum of two hundred (200) feet of public road frontage and a minimum lot width of two hundred

(200)feet throughout the entire depth of the developed portion of the property.

(B)Exterior Buffers and Landscape Strips. Compliance with section 11-9.6(J) is required.

(C)Open and Recreational Areas. A minimum of fifteen percent of the site area shall be open space including the required exterior buffer and landscape strip. A minimum of five percent of the total site area shall be devoted to active amenity area.

(D)Community Services. As part of the site plan review process, the developer may propose and the County may approve one or more other structures for manufactured/mobile home park occupants, such as laundries, storage, garages, parking, and park offices. Any structure that draws its trade from outside the park boundaries is prohibited.

(E)Access. The road system, both within and adjacent to the proposed park, shall be designed to meet the requirements of the County Fire Marshal’s Office and the traveling public to include the following: 1) All interior roads shall be private but constructed to provide fire apparatus access and paved; 2) One-way interior roads shall be constructed with a minimum surface width of fourteen (14) feet, and shall be designated "no parking"; 3) Two-way interior roads shall be constructed with a minimum surface width of twenty-four (24) feet, and shall be designated "no parking"; 4) Interior roads shall be clearly marked at each intersection to identify traffic directions and space numbers served by the road.

(F)Guest Parking. In addition to on-site parking, guest parking spaces shall be provided as part of the development, at a ratio of one parking space for every six (6) home spaces. Guest parking spaces shall be grouped and distributed evenly throughout the manufactured/mobile home park.

(G)Utilities. All manufactured/mobile home parks, and each home space within the park, shall be served by approved public water and public sanitary sewer or community sewerage system.

(H)Drainage. Drainage facilities shall be designed by an engineer and are subject to the approval of the Director of Engineering as part of the site plan review process.

(I)Refuse Collection. Each manufactured/mobile home park shall provide refuse collection pads at locations convenient to each home space.

(J)Walkways. Sidewalks shall be required along one side of the street and in areas where pedestrian traffic is expected, such as around recreation, management, mailbox groupings if provided, and service areas.

(K)Park Rules. The property owner or manager shall submit operating rules and regulations governing the park to the director.

§ 11-8.6

Home Spaces in Manufactured/Mobile Home Parks.

(A)Design. Each home space shall be designed and constructed at such elevation, distance, and angle with respect to its access to provide for safe and efficient placement and removal of manufactured/mobile homes.

(B)Width, Depth, and Size of Spaces. Each home space shall be at least forty (40) feet wide and seventy five (75) feet in depth. The minimum area for a home space shall be 3,000 square feet.

(C)Stands. Each home space shall be provided with a concrete pad of sufficient size to accommodate the typical manufactured/mobile home to be located within that space, and the pad should be large enough to accommodate patios and provide for the anchoring of the home to secure it against movement; provided, however, that any individual stand shall be no less than fourteen (14) feet by sixty (60) feet and spaces intended to serve double-wide homes shall be at least twenty four (24) feet by sixty (60) feet.

(D)Use of Spaces. No more than one (1) manufactured/mobile home shall occupy any individual home space.

Recreational vehicles shall not be permitted on any home space, except that park management may permit a household with a valid lease agreement for a recreational vehicle to occupy a home space on a home space not occupied by a manufactured/mobile home for a period not to exceed fourteen (14) days within any six month period.

(E)Space Identification Numbers. Home space numbers at least four inches in height shall identify each home space and shall remain readily identifiable while in use.

(F)Parking. Two on-site parking spaces shall be provided on each home space or immediately off-site.

(G)Walkways. A walkway at least two (2) feet wide must be provided from each individual home space to connect the manufactured/mobile home with the common walk or street.

(H)Setbacks. No manufactured/mobile home shall be located closer than five (5) feet to a home space boundary, and home spaces shall be designed to provide for a minimum of twenty (20) feet of separation between manufactured/mobile homes on abutting home spaces.

(I)Additions and Accessory Structures. Decks, porches, outdoor storage, or other exterior additions may be constructed or erected on a home space, subject to the approval of the park management. No such accessory structure shall be located closer than five (5) feet to a manufactured/mobile home space boundary.

Table 11.1(a) — Uses Permitted in Residential Districts (R1R, CR1, R1, R2R, R2, R3, R4, LR, OSR)

Use	R1R	CR1	R1	R2R	R2	R3	R4	LR	OSR
Accessory apartment, attached	P	P	P	P	P	P	X	P	P
Accessory apartment, detached	C	C	C	C	C	C	X	C	C
Additional principal dwelling, detached	C	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Active amenity areas	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Agricultural production of field crops, fruits, nuts, and vegetables	P	X	P	X	X	X	X	X	X
Accessory uses and structures determined by the director to be normally incidental to one or more permitted principal uses	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Adult Entertainment & Adult Materials Establishments	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Apiaries	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Backyard chickens	P	X	P	P	P	X	X	P	X
Bed and breakfast inns	X	X	C	X	X	X	X	X	X
Boarding houses	X	X	X	X	X	P	X	X	X
Build-to-rent	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Campgrounds	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Cemeteries	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Club or lodge, nonprofit 10,000 square feet or less in aggregate size	C	C	C	C	C	C	X	C	C
Club or lodge, nonprofit more than 10,000 square feet in aggregate size	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Communication towers	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Conservation areas	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Conservation Subdivision						X	X
Country clubs, including golf courses and clubhouses including restaurants and golf pro shops as accessory uses	C	C	C	C	C	X	X	X	C
Day care centers	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Day care home, family	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Drug treatment facility	X	X	X	X	X	C	X	X	X
Dwellings, single-family detached	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Dwellings, single-family attached (townhouses)	X	X	X	X	X	P	X	X	X
Dwellings, two-family (duplexes)	X	X	X	X	X	P	X	X	X
Dwellings, four-family (quadraplex)	X	X	X	X	X	P	X	X	X
Dwellings, single-family attached, joint ownership of common grounds (condominiums)	X	X	X	X	X	P	X	X	X
Dwellings, multi-family (apartments)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Gardens, non-commercial	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Greenhouses, non-commercial	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Guest houses	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Horse stables, non-commercial	P	X	P	C	C	X	X	X	C
Industrialized housing	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Kennels, Animal Hospitals and Veterinary Clinics	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Land application systems (spray irrigation fields) for sewage waste disposal (Note 4)	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Livestock raising, not including poultry and hogs	P	X	P	X	X	X	X	X	X
Major subdivisions for single family detached dwellings (Note 5)	P	P	P	P	P	P	X	P	P
Major subdivisions for manufactured homes	X	X	P	X	P	X	X	X	X
Manufactured/Mobile homes	X	X	P	X	P	X	X	P	X
Manufactured/Mobile home parks	X	X	X	X	X	X	P	X	X
Minor subdivisions for single family detached dwellings (Note 5)	P	P	P	P	P	P	X	P	P
Minor subdivisions for manufactured/mobile homes	X	X	P	X	P	X	X	P	X
Open spaces	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Personal care homes and institutionalized living facilities, serving ten persons or less	C	C	C	C	C	P	X	C	C
Personal care homes and institutionalized living facilities, serving more than ten persons	X	X	X	X	X	C	X	X	X
Place of worship 10,000 square feet or less in aggregate size (Note 7)	C	C	C	C	C	C	X	C	C
Place of worship more than 10,000 square feet in aggregate size (Note 7)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Poultry houses	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Professional home offices	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Public and semi-public uses	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Relocated residential structures	X	X	P	X	P	X	X	X	X
Roadside stands for the sale of produce and agricultural products produced on the premises	P	X	P	X	X	X	X	X	X
Schools for dance, martial arts, and other disciplines operated for profit or nonprofit 10,000 square feet or less in aggregate size	C	C	C	C	C	C	X	C	C
Schools for dance, martial arts, and other disciplines operated for profit or nonprofit more than 10,000 square feet in aggregate size	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Schools, private and parochial 10,000 square feet or less in aggregate size	C	C	C	C	C	C	X	C	C
Schools, private and parochial more than 10,000 square feet in aggregate size	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Short-term Rental	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

(1)In cases where a use is proposed but is not listed in this table, the director shall make an administrative determination as to whether or not the use is permitted in the zoning district or districts in question. The director will compare the proposed use to substantially similar uses to determine if the proposed use will be considered a prohibited, permitted, or conditional use. In making such determinations, the director shall consult the purpose and intent statements of the zoning district or districts in question, in addition to comparing the use in question to uses specifically listed in this table.

(2)Rezonings approved as conservation subdivisions prior to 4/18/2024 must comply with Chapter 19, Conservation Subdivisions.

(3)All accessory uses shall be identified in the conditional use permit application and on the associated site plan.

Accessory uses proposed to be added after the initial conditional use permit approval shall require a new conditional use permit.

(4)In addition to receiving County approval, all applicable state and federal approvals must be obtained.

(5)In the R3 zoning district, major and minor subdivisions for single family detached dwellings require a 6,000 sq. ft.

lot and have a maximum density of 4 units per acre.

(6)Regulations for home businesses are found in Chapter 16, article 3.

(7)Places of worship for which a CUP, rezoning or development permit application is being processed, that have been approved but not constructed, that are under construction, or that have received a Certificate of Occupancy prior to February 2, 2017, are exempt from the size cap. In addition, property immediately adjacent to the property on which a place of worship that is exempt pursuant to this note is located, that is purchased after February 2, 2017, is also exempt from the size cap. For properties exempted from the size cap pursuant to this note, the requirements for places of worship 10,000 square feet or less in aggregate size (either conditional use permit (C) or not permitted (X)) shall apply for each zoning district. For purposes of this chart, “aggregate size” shall mean total square footage of all structures on the property on which the place of worship is located.

(8)Second principal dwelling for lots 5 acres and greater only.

(9)Regulations for the keeping of backyard chickens are found in Section 16-4.4.

(10)Regulations for accessory structures are found in Section 16-4.3.

(11)For new major subdivisions in the LR district, a minimum of fifteen (15%) percent of the dwellings must include an oversized garage measuring at least fifteen (15) feet by thirty-five (35) feet with a height of no less than thirteen (13) feet. Where a fraction results during the calculation of required oversized garages, the required number of oversized garages shall be construed to be only the whole number.

Table 11.1(b) — Uses Permitted in Residential Districts (Res1, Res2, CR2, Res3, Res4, Res6, MHP)

Use	Res1	Res2	CR2	Res3	Res4	Res6	MHP
Accessory apartment, attached	C	C	C	C	C	X	X
Accessory apartment, detached	C	C	C	C	C	X	X
Active amenity areas	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Agricultural production of field crops, fruits, nuts, and vegetables	P	X	X	X	P	X	X
Accessory uses and structures determined by the director to be normally incidental to one or more permitted principal uses	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Adult Entertainment & Adult Materials Establishments	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Apiaries	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Backyard chickens	P	P	X	X	X	X	X
Bed and breakfast inns	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Boarding houses	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Build-to-rent	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Campgrounds	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Cemeteries	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Club or lodge, nonprofit 10,000 square feet or less in aggregate size	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Club or lodge, nonprofit more than 10,000 square feet in aggregate size	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Communication towers	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Conservation areas	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Conservation subdivision			X		X	X	X
Country clubs, including golf courses and clubhouses including restaurants and golf pro shops as accessory uses	C	C	C	C	C	X	X
Day care home, family	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Day care centers	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Drug treatment facility	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dwellings, single-family detached	P	P	P	P	P	P	X
Dwellings, single-family attached (townhouses)	X	X	X	X	P	P	X
Dwellings, two-family (duplexes)	X	X	X	X	P	P	X
Dwellings, four-family (quadraplexes)	X	X	X	X	P	P	X
Dwellings, multi-family (apartments)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dwellings, single-family attached, joint ownership of common grounds (condominiums)	X	X	X	X	P	P	X
Gardens, non-commercial	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Greenhouses, non-commercial	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Guest houses	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Horse stables, non-commercial	C	C	X	X	X	X	X
Industrialized housing	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Kennels, Animal Hospitals and Veterinary Clinics	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Land application systems (spray irrigation fields) for sewage waste disposal (Note 4)	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Livestock raising, not including poultry and hogs	C	X	X	X	X	X	X
Major subdivisions for single family detached dwellings	P	P	P	P	P	P	X
Major subdivisions for single family attached dwellings	X	X	X	X	P	P	X
Manufactured/Mobile homes	P	X	X	X	X	X	P
Manufactured/Mobile home parks	X	X	X	X	X	X	P
Minor subdivisions for single family detached dwellings	P	P	P	P	P	X	X
Minor subdivisions for manufactured/mobile homes	P	X	X	X	X	X	X
Open spaces	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Personal care homes and institutionalized living facilities, serving ten persons or less	C	C	X	C	C	C	P
Personal care homes and other institutionalized living facilities, serving more than ten persons	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Place of worship 10,000 square feet or less in aggregate size (Note 7)	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Place of worship more than 10,000 square feet in aggregate size (Note 7)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Poultry houses	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Professional home offices	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Public and semi-public uses	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Relocated residential structures	P	X	X	X	X	X	X
Roadside stands for the sale of produce and agricultural products produced on the premises	C	X	X	X	X	X	X
Schools for dance, martial arts, and other disciplines operated for profit or nonprofit 10,000 square feet or less in aggregate size	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Schools for dance, martial arts, and other disciplines operated for profit or nonprofit more than 10,000 square ft in aggregate size	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Schools, private and parochial 10,000 square feet or less in aggregate size	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Schools, private and parochial more than 10,000 square feet in aggregate size	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Short-term Rental	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

(2)Rezonings approved as conservation subdivisions prior to 4/18/2024 must comply with Chapter 19, Conservation Subdivisions.

(3)All accessory uses shall be identified in the conditional use permit application and on the associated site plan.

Accessory uses proposed to be added after the initial conditional use permit approval shall require a new conditional use permit.

(4)In addition to the receiving County approval, all applicable state and federal approvals must be obtained.

(5)Deleted.

(6)Regulations for home businesses are found in Chapter 16, article 3.

(8)Regulations for the keeping of backyard chickens are found in Section 16-4.4.

(9)Regulations for major and minor subdivisions with a minimum lot size of one (1) acre or larger are found in

Table 11.2(a) — Performance Standards for Residential Districts (values by zoning district). 'NA'/'None' = the standard does not apply; '(Note N)' refers to the footnotes printed in §11-8.6. The Maximum height standard varies by character-area node — see the Table 11.2(a) Maximum height matrix.

Dimension	R1R	CR1	R1	R2R	R2	R3	R4	OSR	LR
Minimum lot area for zoning to the district	None	100 acres	None	None	None	None	5 acres	None	None
Maximum area for the district	None	None	None	None	None	None	15 acres	None	None
Minimum lot size in sq. ft. of land area with individual on-site sewage disposal	30,000	NA	40,000	25,500	30,000	NA	NA	20,000	30,000
Maximum density per acre with individual on-site sewage disposal	1.45 units per acre	NA	1.09 units per acre	1.71 units per acre	1.45 units per acre	NA	NA	1.00 units per acre	1.10 units per acre
Minimum lot size in sq. ft. when connected to approved public or private sewer system	30,000	12,000 with an avg. of 19,500	40,000	22,000	30,000	7,260	NA	20,000	30,000
Maximum density per acre when connected to approved public or private sewer system	1.45 units per acre	2.2 units per acre	1.09 units per acre	1.98 units per acre	1.45 units per acre	6 units per acre	8 units per acre	1.00 units per acre	1.30 units per acre
Minimum lot width in feet (Note 2)	100	100	150	100	100	80	NA	80	100
Minimum lot size for major subdivisions for manufactured homes	NA	NA	43,560	NA	43,560	NA	NA	NA	NA
Minimum open space for major subdivisions	10%	10%	None	10%	10%	40%	25%	2 contiguous acres	10%
Minimum active amenity area for major subdivisions	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%
Minimum front setback (Note 1)	35 feet	30 feet	50 feet	30 feet	30 feet	20 feet	50 feet	25 feet	30 feet (Note 6)
Minimum side setback	10 feet	10 feet	25 feet	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet	15 feet (Note 6)
Minimum rear setback	25 feet	25 feet	40 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet	15 feet	25 feet	25 feet
Minimum exterior setback for major subdivisions (Note 5)	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet
Minimum exterior buffer for major subdivisions (Note 5)	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet
Minimum heated floor area per dwelling unit	700 sq. feet	1,250 sq. feet	700 sq. feet	1,100 sq. feet	700 sq. feet	400 sq. feet	550 sq. feet	700 sq. feet	1,200 sq. feet
Maximum lot coverage (Note 4)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	35% (Note 6)

Table 11.2(a), Maximum height by character-area node (Residential Districts). Each character area lists its nodes and the maximum building height; a regional/community node may state heights per use group. Heights in feet (foot mark "’"); "(Note N)" = a footnote in §11-8.6.

Character area	Node	Maximum height
McFarland	McFarland	50'
McFarland	McFarland / Shiloh Road Regional Node	Office Uses: 80' / Mixed Use: 70' (Note 3)
South GA 400	South GA 400	50'
South GA 400	South GA 400 / Highway 141 Regional Node	Office Uses and Mixed Use: 60' (Note 3)
Big Creek	Big Creek	40'
Big Creek	Peachtree Parkway Community Node	50'
Haw Creek & Daves Creek	Haw Creek & Daves Creek	40'
Haw Creek & Daves Creek	Haw Creek Community Node	Non-Residential Uses and Mixed Use: 50' (Note 3)
Lanier	Lanier	40'
Lanier	Lake Lanier / Mary Alice Park Community Node	60'
Vickery Creek	Vickery Creek	40'
Vickery Creek	Castleberry / Bethelview Community Node	Non-Residential Uses and Mixed Use: 60' (Note 3)
Campground	Campground	30'
Campground	Highway 20 Neighborhood Node	40'
Campground	Highway 20 Community Node	50'
North GA 400	North GA 400	50'
North GA 400	Hammond's Crossing Regional Node	Non-Residential Uses and Mixed Use: 80' (Note 3)
Chestatee / Jot Em Down	Chestatee / Jot Em Down	30'
Chestatee / Jot Em Down	Chestatee Neighborhood Node	40'
Etowah	Etowah	30'
Etowah	Matt and Silver City Neighborhood Nodes	40'
Sawnee Mountain	Sawnee Mountain	30'
Sawnee Mountain	Coal Mountain Community Node	40'

Table 11.2(b) — Performance Standards for Residential Districts (values by zoning district). 'N/A'/'None'/'No maximum' = no numeric standard; '(Note N)' refers to the footnotes printed in §11-8.6. The Maximum height standard varies by character-area node — see the Table 11.2(b) Maximum height matrix.

Dimension	Res1	Res2	CR2	Res3	Res4	Res6	MHP
Minimum lot area for zoning to the district	N/A	N/A	30 acres	N/A	N/A	N/A	5 acres
Maximum area for the district	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	15 acres
Minimum lot size in sq. ft. of land area with individual on-site sewage disposal	40,000	30,000	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maximum density per acre with individual on-site sewage disposal	1.00 unit per acre	1.10 units per acre	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minimum lot size in sq. ft. when connected to approved public or private sewer system	40,000	30,000	10,000 with a min. avg. of 16,000 (Note 3)	14,750 with a min. avg. of 18,500 (Note 1)	10,000	4,000	N/A
Maximum density per acre when connected to approved public or private sewer system	1.00 unit per acre	1.5 units per acre	2.0 units per acre	1.8 units per acre	2.5 units per acre	4.00 units per acre	8.00 units per acre
Minimum lot width in feet	125	100	65 with a min. avg. of 80	80	60	N/A	N/A
Minimum open space for major subdivisions and MHP districts	None	10%	10%	15%	25%	40%	15%
Minimum active amenity area for major subdivisions	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%
Minimum front setback (Note 2 and Note 5)	50 feet	30 feet	25 feet	25 feet	20 feet	20 feet	50 feet
Minimum side setback	30 feet	15 feet	5 feet with no less than 20 ft. between structures	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet	15 feet
Minimum rear setback	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet	20 feet	20 feet	15 feet
Minimum exterior setback for major subdivisions and MHP districts (Note 7)	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet
Minimum exterior buffer for major subdivisions and MHP districts (Note 7)	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet
Minimum heated floor area per dwelling unit	1,500 sq. ft.	2,000 sq. ft.	2,000 sq. ft. (Note 8)	2,000 sq. ft. (Note 8)	1,500 sq. ft. (Note 9)	1,500 sq. ft.	700 sq. ft.
Maximum lot coverage (Note 6)	35%	35%	No maximum	35%	40%	No maximum	No maximum

(1)For corner lots and double frontage lots, this setback shall be observed along both frontages.

(2)The minimum lot width for single family detached units shall be 60 feet for any project that is zoned R3 and has an approved sketch plat that identifies the proposed use as single family detached units.

(3)The maximum height for any use not referenced for this node shall be the maximum height allowed for the character area in which the node is located.

(4)Maximum lot coverage for the purposes of this chapter means the percentage of the lot covered by all structures including primary and any accessory buildings, however lot coverage does not include other impervious surfaces such as driveways, pools, at grade patios or at grade pool decks.

(5)Exterior buffers and setbacks shall comply with the requirements of Section 11-9.6(J).

(6)Performance standards identified by this notation apply to LR zoned properties seeking minor or final plat subdivision where such applications are filed with the County after April 17, 2025. For all other LR zoned properties, the minimum front setback shall be twenty-five (25) feet, the minimum side setback shall be ten (10) feet, and maximum lot coverage shall not apply.

Table 11.2(b), Maximum height by character-area node (Residential Districts). Each character area lists its nodes and the maximum building height; a regional/community node may state heights per use group. Heights in feet (foot mark "’"); "(Note N)" = a footnote in §11-8.6.

Character area	Node	Maximum height
McFarland	McFarland	50'
McFarland	McFarland / Shiloh Road Regional Node	Office Uses: 80' (Note 10) / Mixed Use: 70' (Note 4)
South GA 400	South GA 400	50'
South GA 400	South GA 400 / Highway 141 Regional Node	Office Uses and Mixed Use: 60' (Note 4)
Big Creek	Big Creek	40'
Big Creek	Peachtree Parkway Community Node	50'
Haw Creek & Daves Creek	Haw Creek & Daves Creek	40'
Haw Creek & Daves Creek	Haw Creek Community Node	Non-Residential Uses and Mixed Use: 50' (Note 4)
Lanier	Lanier	40'
Lanier	Lake Lanier / Mary Alice Park Community Node	60'
Vickery Creek	Vickery Creek	40'
Vickery Creek	Castleberry / Bethelview Community Node	Non-Residential Uses and Mixed Use: 60' (Note 4)
Campground	Campground	30'
Campground	Highway 20 Neighborhood Node	40'
Campground	Highway 20 Community Node	50'
North GA 400	North GA 400	50'
North GA 400	Hammond's Crossing Regional Node	Non-Residential Uses and Mixed Use: 80' (Note 4)
Chestatee / Jot Em Down	Chestatee / Jot Em Down	30'
Chestatee / Jot Em Down	Chestatee Neighborhood Node	40'
Etowah	Etowah	30'
Etowah	Matt and Silver City Neighborhood Nodes	40'
Sawnee Mountain	Sawnee Mountain	30'
Sawnee Mountain	Coal Mountain Community Node	40'

65 with a Minimum lot width (feet) 125 100 min. avg. of 80 60 N/A N/A 80 Minimum open space for major subdivisions and None 10% 10% 15% 25% 40% 15% MHP districts Minimum active amenity area for major 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% subdivisions Minimum front setback 50 feet 30 feet 25 feet 25 feet 20 feet 20 feet 50 feet (Note 2 and Note 5)

5 feet with no less Minimum side setback 30 feet 15 feet than 20 ft. 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet 15 feet between structures Minimum rear setback 25 feet 25 feet 25 feet 25 feet 20 feet 20 feet 15 feet Residential Zoning Districts Performance Standards Res1 Res2 CR2 Res3 Res4 Res6 MHP Minimum exterior setback for major subdivisions and 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet MHP districts (Note 7)

Minimum exterior buffer for major subdivisions and 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet MHP districts (Note 7)

Minimum heated floor area 1,500 sq. 2,000 2,000 sq. 2,000 sq. 1,500 sq. 1,500 sq. 700 sq. ft.

per dwelling unit ft. sq. ft. ft. (Note 8) ft. (Note 8) ft. (Note 9) ft.

Maximum lot coverage 35% 35% No 35% 40% No No (Note 6) maximum maximum maximum Character Areas South Big Haw Creek & Chestatee Sawnee McFarland GA 400 Creek Daves Creek Lanier Vickery Creek Campground North GA 400 / Jot Em Etowah Mountain Down Maximum McFarland McFarland/ Shiloh Road Regional Node South GA 400 South GA 400/ Highway 141 Regional Node Big Creek Peachtree Parkway Community Node Haw Creek & Daves Creek Haw Creek Community Node Lanier Lake Lanier/ Mary Alice Park Community Node Vickery Creek Castleberry/ Bethelview Community Node Campground Highway 20 Neighborhood Node Highway 20 Community Node North GA 400 Crossing Regional Node Chestatee/Jot Em Down Chestatee Neighborhood Node Etowah Matt and Silver City Neighborhood Nodes Sawnee Mountain Coal Mountain Community Node height Hammond's Office Uses: Office 80’ Uses Non- Non- Non-(Note and Residential Residential Residential 50’ 10) 50’ Mixed 40’ 50’ 40’ Uses and 40’ 60’ 40’ Uses and 30’ 40’ 50’ 50’ Uses and 30’ 40’ 30’ 40’ 30’ 40’

Mixed Use: Mixed Use: Mixed Use: Mixed Use:

Use: 60’ 50’ 60’ 80’

70’ (Note (Note 4) (Note 4) (Note 4) (Note 4)

Notes Table 11.2(b)

(1)Res3 rezoning applications applied for and/or approved by the Board of Commissioners between the following dates may comply with the minimum lot size requirement as follows – between July 18, 2013 and October 2, 2014: 10,000 sq. ft.

(2)For corner lots and double frontage lots, this setback shall be observed along both frontages.

(3)A maximum lot size of 32,670 sq. ft. (¾ acre) shall be allowed for use in the calculation of the minimum average lot size.

(4)The maximum height for any use not referenced for this node shall be the maximum height allowed for the character area in which the node is located.

(5)Front setback may be reduced to ten (10) feet for the principal dwelling if pulling the house to the street is a preferred design strategy as specified within character area guidelines for appropriate zoning classifications identified in the Forsyth County Comprehensive Plan. Setbacks must be consistent for all principal dwellings located on the same street.

(6)Maximum lot coverage for the purposes of this chapter means the percentage of the lot covered by all structures including primary and any accessory buildings, however lot coverage does not include other impervious surfaces such as driveways, pools, at grade patios or at grade pool decks.

(7)Exterior buffers and setbacks shall comply with the requirements of Section 11-9.6(J).

(8)1,250 sq. ft. minimum for lots not part of a major subdivision.

(9)800 sq. ft. minimum for lots not part of a major subdivision.

(10)Height maximum of 125’ for office uses is permitted within the portion of the McFarland/Shiloh Road Regional Node illustrated below:

ARTICLE IX. DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED IN ALL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, EXCLUDING MHP DISTRICT:

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