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Forsyth CountyUnified Development Code

Chapter 19 — Conservation Subdivisions, Article 5 — SITE DESIGN STANDARDS

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§ 19-5.1

After determining primary and secondary conservation areas.

19-5.1 After determining primary and secondary conservation areas. This article provides standards and

guidelines for conservation subdivisions.

(A)Performance standards shall be in accordance with table 19.2 below.

*Measured from the edge of the dedicated right-of-way or from access alley easement.

Notes such as driveways, pools, at grade patios or at grade pool decks.

Table 19.3 — Minimum Exterior Buffer (in feet) a conservation subdivision must provide, by the ADJACENT zoning, for a Res1 or a Res2 conservation subdivision
DistrictRes1Res2
Agricultural60 ft60 ft
Commercial30 ft30 ft
Industrial50 ft50 ft
Res1, R150 ft50 ft
Res2, R2R, R2, R1R, LR25 ft35 ft
Res3, Res4, Res6, CR1, CR2, OSR25 ft25 ft
Table 19.2 — Performance Standards for conservation subdivisions. Front setbacks (*) are measured from the edge of the dedicated right-of-way or from an access alley easement. Note 1: maximum lot coverage is the percentage of the lot covered by all structures (primary and accessory), and does NOT include other impervious surfaces such as driveways, pools, at-grade patios, or at-grade pool decks.
DimensionRES1RES2RES3RIRCR1R1R2RR2LR
Minimum lot size11,500 sf (12,500 sf average)10,000 sf (11,000 sf average)9,000 sf12,000 sf9,000 sf16,000 sf9,000 sf12,000 sf9,000 sf
Front setback20 ft15 ft15 ft15 ft15 ft15 ft15 ft15 ft15 ft
Side setback10 ft5 ft5 ft5 ft5 ft5 ft5 ft5 ft5 ft
Minimum distance between structures25 ft20 ft20 ft20 ft20 ft20 ft20 ft20 ft20 ft
Rear setback20 ft20 ft20 ft20 ft20 ft20 ft20 ft20 ft20 ft
Exterior setback75 ft50 ft50 ft50 ft50 ft50 ft50 ft50 ft50 ft
Minimum lot width85 ft75 ft60 ft60 ft60 ft60 ft60 ft60 ft60 ft
Minimum heated home size2,000 sf2,000 sfN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Maximum lot coverage50% (Note 1)50% (Note 1)50% (Note 1)50% (Note 1)50% (Note 1)50% (Note 1)50% (Note 1)50% (Note 1)50% (Note 1)
Maximum density1.0 units/acre1.5 units/acre1.8 units/acre1.45 units/acre2.2 units/acre1.09 units/acre1.98 units/acre1.45 units/acre1.71 units/acre
Grid rebuilt from the published table · verbatim source (p. 269)
§ 19-5.2

Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems.

A conservation subdivision must be served by Public Sewer.

ARTICLE VI, DESIGN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR STREETS: