Article 5 — General Provisions

In addition to the regulations of this Ordinance, the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)

Accessibility Guidelines for buildings and facilities shall also apply.

No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed the height or bulk limits of this Ordinance; to accommodate or house a greater number of families; to occupy a greater percentage of lot area; to have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards, or other open spaces than herein required; or in any other manner contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance.

No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this Ordinance shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein except for a public purpose. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this Ordinance shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this Ordinance.

No part of a yard or other open space or off-street parking or loading spaces required about any one building shall be included as a part of the yard or off-street parking or loading spaces required for another building, except as specifically provided for herein.

Natural vegetation shall remain on all properties until a development permit has been issued.

Only one residential structure and permitted accessory building(s) may be erected on any one lot.

The number of multiple-family, commercial or industrial structures per zoning lot is limited by the space limits, parking and density provisions of this ordinance.

All single family residential structures in all zoning districts shall have a minimum finished, heated floor area of one thousand eight hundred (1,800) square feet. In RM zoning districts, all duplexes shall have a minimum finished, heated floor area of one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet per unit; one-bedroom apartments shall have a minimum finished, heated floor area of nine hundred and fifty (950) square feet per unit; all two-bedroom apartments shall have a minimum finished, heated floor area of one thousand one hundred and fifty (1,150) square feet per unit; and all three-bedroom apartments shall have a minimum finished, heated floor area of one thousand three hundred and fifty (1,350) square feet per unit.

No residential structure shall hereafter be erected on a lot that does not abut for at least a distance of forty (40) feet as measured at the right-of-way upon an open street which shall be either a public street, a publicly approved street or a publicly maintained street.

In the event there exists a lot of record having less than forty (40) feet of frontage upon a public street, a publicly approved street or a publicly maintained street as of the effective date of this Ordinance, the property owner shall be entitled to only one (1) building permit, provided;

For purposes of this ordinance, all of the streets, roads and highways in the City of Grayson except where otherwise noted, are classified as Principal, Major and Minor Arterials, Major and Minor Collectors, or local streets as shown on the Gwinnett County Long Range Road Classification Map.

Accessory uses shall be permitted only in rear yards, except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance.

shall be set back not less than ten feet from any lot line.

In all zoning districts, no accessory use shall be permitted in public rights-of-way except mailboxes, sidewalks, driveways, light posts, and decorative landscaping.

HIGHWAYS For all developments fronting on or having access to a County or State street or highway, no building permit shall be issued until approval by the County or State Department of Transportation has been obtained and documented by the applicant for said development.

All City and County approvals that are required for the use of land and structures and for the location and operation of residences, businesses, and industries shall be obtained by the applicant and transmitted by applicant with his request for a building permit or an occupancy permit.

In all zoning districts, new developments shall install sidewalks along all rights-of-way. The sidewalks shall meet the dimensional requirements of each zoning district as specified herein.

Installation of the sidewalk is required before the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for any building.

Nothing in this Ordinance shall require any change in the construction or intended use of a building which is legally under construction or for which a building permit has been issued as of the effective date of this Ordinance and the construction of which shall be diligently pursued until completion.

Nothing in this Ordinance shall require any change in development or proposed use of properties which are legally under construction or for which a development plan or preliminary plat has been approved as of the effective date of this Ordinance provided that construction shall commence within one (1) year from the effective date of this Ordinance.

The Board of Appeals does not have the authority to grant a variance or a special exception to allow any of the uses listed above in paragraphs A or B.