Article 5 — General Requirements

Manager or the appropriate agency finds that such land is neither required nor is it suitable for public use, the City Manager shall require the rearrangement of lots to include such land in private ownership.

herein and those contained in zoning regulations, building codes, or other official ordinances, regulations or resolutions, the most restrictive shall apply. In those instances where the required right-of-way width or roadway improvements for a specific project have been established as a condition of zoning approval, the requirements of the zoning condition shall control, whether more or less restrictive than the requirements of these Regulations.

Zoning Ordinance. Building setback lines along all public streets shall be no less than the front yard setback required on the property by the applicable zoning district in the Zoning Ordinance.

Every developer of lands within the jurisdiction of these Regulations shall provide the project access improvements, utilities, drainage improvements and landscaping included in these Regulations as shall be appropriate to serve the project, in accordance with these Development Regulations and other pertinent Codes, Ordinances, and regulations of City of Sugar Hill. Said improvements and associated lands shall be provided at no cost to City of Sugar Hill, and shall be dedicated or otherwise transferred, as required, to the public in perpetuity and without covenant or reservation, except as otherwise provided herein.

Every developer of lands within the jurisdiction of these Regulations shall provide for adequate domestic water supply, sewage disposal and natural gas supply in accordance with pertinent Codes, Ordinances and Regulations of the City of Sugar Hill or Gwinnett County.

City of Sugar Hill Amended 6/13/16 KL Streetlights and underground electrical utilities shall be provided for all residential subdivisions in accordance with City of Sugar Hill requirements and approval. It shall be the responsibility of the developer to coordinate with the proper utility providers to obtain the necessary permits and approvals to install the required public utilities.

along major thoroughfares where internal access can be provided. A no-access easement of at least ten feet in width, across which there shall be no right of access, shall be provided along the line of lots abutting such a traffic artery. When located along a major thoroughfare, the no-access easement shall be planted and/or screened as required by the Buffer, Landscape, and Tree Ordinance.

In no-access easements along minor collectors or local streets, planting or other screening treatments shall be at the sole option of the developer.

and 18 inches long and driven so as to extend no less than one inch above the finished grade.

accordance with the requirements of the Floodplain Management Ordinance.

Drawings illustrating details of construction and design of streets, storm water drainage facilities, site improvements and other elements related to the development of land in accordance with these Regulations and under the jurisdiction of the City.

development activities authorized under these Regulations, but shall not supersede more restrictive prudent design requirements or good engineering practice as applied to specific situations on a case-by-case basis.

application to the minimum standards for design and construction of improvements required herein and subject to the modification and appeal provisions of Article 13.

The standards and requirements contained in this Section shall apply only to tree preservation and replacement, buffers, and landscape areas specifically required by City code, ordinance or resolution, and shall not apply to general or voluntary landscaping or to open space otherwise voluntarily provided on a property.

City of Sugar Hill Amended 6/13/16 KL

Any property required by the Buffer, Landscape, and Tree Ordinance; the Zoning Ordinance; or conditions of zoning, special use, or variance approval; to provide a buffer or other specific landscaping shall do so in compliance with the standards included in the Buffer, Landscape, and Tree Ordinance and this Section.

In the event that the requirements of this Section have not been met at the time that a Certificate of Development Conformance has been submitted and approval requested, the City Manager shall require a Landscaping Performance Bond. The owner/developer or the contractor employed by the owner/developer shall post a Landscaping Performance Bond or other City approved surety in an amount equal to 110 percent of the cost of materials, labor, and other attendant costs, incidental to the installation of the required landscaping as part of the owner's Development Performance and Maintenance Agreement with the City. The surety shall:

Land for use as Project open space or recreation shall be provided in single-family detached subdivisions or multi-family having a gross area of 10 acres or more

All covenants shall be recorded simultaneously with the final subdivision plat.

The lands shall be deeded to said organization with a restriction that the land shall be used exclusively for recreational purposes and shall be made available to all residents of the subdivision project on an equal basis. The deed shall be filed with the City simultaneously with the final plat, and shall be held by the City until a Certificate of Occupancy is issued for the recreational improvements, whereupon the deed shall be recorded

The minimum size for a swimming pool and deck area is outlined below. The minimum deck required shall be equal in size to the pool surface area. The size of constructing new swimming pools shall be determined by Tables 5A or 5B as appropriate.

Multiplying Factors of Pool Size: The factor used for pool size shall be calculated on the basis of one person for each ten (10) square feet in that portion of pool surface where the depth is less than five (5) feet, plus one person for each thirty (30) square feet of pool surface in that portion exceeding five (5) feet.

Dwelling/ Living Units - Size of Pool

Amended 6/13/16 KL

How to Calculate the Size of a Pool. Based the number of dwelling units cumulatively add the pool size factor per unit. Example: A subdivision has 252 dwelling units then add 75 + 60 + 40 = 175. The number 175 represents the Pool size Factor. Then based on the depth of the pool and percentage of the pool greater or less than five (5) feet multiply the cooresponding percent of Pool Size Factor/unit by either 10 for a depth of less than five (5) feet or 30 for a depth of greater than five (5) feet (See Multiplying Factors of Pool Size- above).

Example: A subdivision has 252 units, then add 75 + 60 + 40 = 175. If 100 percent of the pool depth is 5 feet or less then multiple 175 X 10 = 1,750. The total pool surface area of the pool will be a minimum 1,750 feet. Note: The surrounding deck area will be a minimum of 1,750 feet.

If 70 percent of the proposed pool depth was 5 feet or less and 30 percent greater than 5 feet deep. Then based on 252 dwelling units and a pool size factor of 175, figure 30 percent of 175 which is 52.5 and multiply by 30 = 1,575 square feet. The 30 percent portion of the pool greater than a depth of 5 feet would have to be at least 1,575 square feet. To calculate the minimum remaining area less than 5 feet in depth. Figure 70 percent of 175 which is 122.5 and multiply by 10 = 1,225 square feet. The 70 percent portion of the pool less than a depth of 5 feet would have to be at least 1,225 square feet. The total minimum surface area of the pool is 1,575 sq ft + 1,225 sq ft = 2,800 sq ft.

Open space provided in projects shall meet the following requirements:

City of Sugar Hill Amended 6/13/16 KL ARTICLE 6. Access and Right of Way Requirements and Street Improvement and Construction Requirements.