Article 16 — Legal Status Provisions
Conflict with Other Laws.
Whenever the regulations of this Ordinance require a greater lot width or depth or size of yards or impose other more restrictive standards than are required in or under any other statute or covenants, the requirements of this Ordinance shall govern. Whenever the provisions of any other statute or covenants require more restrictive standards than are required by this Ordinance, the provisions of such statute or covenants shall govern.
Severability.
In the event any article, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall be declared, or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall in no manner affect the other articles, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases of this Ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect, as if the article, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted the remaining parts of the Ordinance if it had known that such part or parts thereof would be declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
The provisions of this Ordinance are declared severable to the maximum extent allowed by law.
Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances.
All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
No Prejudice to Pending Applications.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Ordinance shall not in any way prejudice or affect any application for rezoning already heard by the Planning Commission of the City of Sugar Hill at the time of adoption of this Ordinance.
No Legality to Nonconforming Uses.
Nothing herein shall be considered to approve or give legality to any nonconforming use which has been discontinued more than six (6) months within the City of Sugar Hill.
Zoning Map of the City of Sugar Hill.
The Zoning Map of the City of Sugar Hill, Georgia dated June 13, 2025 is adopted as the Official Zoning Map of the City of Sugar Hill, Georgia. Any property that is located within the municipal boundaries of the City of Sugar Hill that is not shown on the zoning map attached hereto or that is not shown within a specific zoning classification on the zoning map attached hereto shall be classified as Agricultural and Forest (AF). All conditions of zoning that were placed on any land in the City of Sugar Hill at the time of any prior zoning of that property shall be and shall remain in full force and effect.
A copy of the Zoning Map dated June 13, 2025 and adopted by this ordinance as the Official Zoning Map of the City of Sugar Hill is attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Any annexations or zonings approved after June 13, 2025 are not shown on this map.
Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect; and shall be in force from and after the date of its adoption, the public welfare demanding it.
ARTICLE 17.