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Amendments (printed amendment history) — Amendments to the 2000 Zoning Ordinance (printed amendment history)
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Amendments to the 2000 Zoning Ordinance (printed amendment history)
1.April 9, 2001 Amend Section 1701, Subsection B, Paragraph 8, “Initiation of Amendments, by deleting and replacing its entirety.
2.June 11, 2001 Amended Section 907B by adding 24. Facilities engaging in the business, trade or profession of psychic reading, fortune telling, astrology, phrenology, palmistry, clairvoyance, or related practices. The section is further amended by redesignating the paragraph presently following paragraph 23 and being improperly number “1” to be renumbered “25”.
3.October 8, 2001 Article 3 adding definition for Adult Entertainment Facility Section 907 Deleting in its entirety subparagraph C 8. Adding Additional subparagraph 15 (a-f) to Section 909 paragraph B.
4.May 13, 2002 Article 6 - Section 608 amended by deleting in its entirety and inserting with Architectural and Design Standards.
5.November 11, 2002 Article 6 - Section 614, subparagraph 1 deleting in its entirety keeping & raising of livestock or poultry replacing with subparagraph 1, subsections 1-4.
6.December 8, 2003 Article 3 – Definition Customary Home Occupation, Delete item #(1 and (2) in its entirety, Article 6 - Section 607, Added items #10 through 18. Article 6 - Section 608, VI Architecture and Design Standards, Added items #E through K, Article 7 - Section 700.2.B. Walls and Fences, Deleted and Added 700. 2. B from I through vi, Added “E”, Modified Section 700.1 from City Building Inspector to the Director, Planning and Development.
7.January 12, 2004 Article 17 -Section 1701 B. Redefined the criteria to apply for Annexation and Rezoning and application requirements, Article 9 - Section 902A, Added Section 902A as Conservation Subdivision District (CSD).
8.February 11, 2004 Article 9 - Section 902A, Amendments to 6, and 8b, Conservation Subdivision District (CSD), Article 3 - Definitions Tattoo criteria, Article 9 -Section 910, C. added 13. Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments.
9.April 12, 2004 Article 15 - deleting in its entirety (ZBA) and replacing with Amendments.
10.June 14, 2004 Article 9 - Amended square footage requirements for Section 900, 901, 902, & 903. Amended Article 8, Section 801 subparagraph 2.
11.April 11, 2005 Article 11 - Section 1106. Added Parking Single Family Residential. Article 6 -Corrected incorrect numbers only under Section 607 Requirements for Customary Home Occupations.
12.June 13, 2005 Article 10 -Section 1001, 1002, 1004, Amended, Added Sections 1008 & 1009
13.August 8, 2005 Article 10 -Section 1004, paragraph 3 deleted in its entirety and replaced.
14.September 12, 2005 Article 6 - Section 608 deleted in its entirety and replaced with new Section 608.
15.October 10, 2005 Article 10.5 - Mixed Use Developments added.
16.February 13, 2006 Section 1605, Zoning Map of the City of Sugar Hill. Adopted new map dated January 17, 2006.
17.September 11, 2006 Section 608. Architectural and design Standards in its entirety and replacing. Amend Section 901A. 902 A, adding a new category entitled. “Maximum Density Per Acre” to the chart contained in that section.
18.April 9, 2007 Article 3 - Definitions: Amended Yard Front.
19.July 9, 2007 Article 6, Section 608 Paragraph A deleted and replaced. Article 13 - Sign Ordinance deleted and replaced. Amended, Definitions for ground sign, project informational sign, and wall sign.
20.September 10, 2007 Article # 11- Delete entirely the text of Article 11, Off Street Automobile Parking and Loading and Unloading Spaces and replacing it with
21.December 10, 2007 Article 9 - Section 902A (6) Open Space Requirements, Added sentences to Undeveloped and Natural section.
22.March 10, 2008 Article 9 - Permitted Uses and Special Use Provisions, under RM, OI, HSB, BG, LM, HM-1, and HM-2 Zoning Districts. Zoning Ordinance Amendment Section 1605 Zoning Map Adoption.
Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 10 -Planned Unit Developments. Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Delete Paragraph B of Section 608, Architectural and Design Standards in its entirety and add Section 911. Town Center Overlay District to Article 9.
23.November 9, 2009 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Deleted Article 6 – Section 600 & 601 in its entirety and replaced.
24.September 14, 2009 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Article 9 - Section 909 C 5 & 6 pertaining to Bulk Storage.
25.January 11, 2010 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 16, Zoning Map Adoption.
26.April 12, 2010 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Article 9, Section 911, Subsection 5d, replaced in its entirety.
27.May 10, 2010 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Article 3, Article 13, & Article 14 pertaining to Signs.
28.September 13, 2010 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Article 3, & Article 9, Section 904 Subsection 1, Paragraph B, pertaining to Manufactured Homes.
29.February 14, 2011 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Article 9, Use Provisions
30.June 13, 2011 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Article 13 - Section 1311 & Table in Section 1312 (Billboards)
31.December 12, 2011 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Definitions to be incorporated into Article 3, Article 9 - Section 911, Article 9 - Section 912, Updated Cover Page Appendix A, Excerpts from Designing Downtown Appendix B, Updated Exhibit 1, Updated Exhibit 2.
32.September 10, 2012 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Article 4, Article 6, Article 9, and Article 10, made Quick Reference Addendum obsolete, updated Table of Contents and Amendment Page.
33.March 13, 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Article 7, Section 700 replaced in its entirety. Article 4, Section 406 Accessory Building Minor, and Accessory Building Major replaced in its entirety.
34.June 10, 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, amended Article 4, Section 404, 405, 406 & 407, Table 4.1, Table 4.2, Article 10, Section 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004, deleted Article 10.5 Mixed Use and Developments in its entirety, and Article 11 deleted in its entirety and replaced.
35.September 9, 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, amended Article 4 to include Auto Sales under HSB as well as title pawn, and pawn shops, and amended Article 10, updated TCO use provisions in accordance with recommendation by City Attorney.
36.November 12, 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Article 7, Section 700, Subsection E, # 2, and Subsection E, # 3, deleting all contents in its entirety and replacing.
37.December 9, 2013 Article 3 Definitions, deleting in its entirety; Sign, Project Informational, and replacing the following definitions; Sign, Ground, Sign, Multi-Message, and Sign, Wall. Amended Article 4, Table 4.3 and replaced in its entirety. Amended Article 10, Section 1001, Town Center Overlay District, Subsection F and replaced in its entirety, and amended Article 10, Section 1002, Subsection F and replaced in its entirety.
38.May 12, 2014 Sign Ordinance Amendment, replaced Article 13. Signs in its entirety. Article 10 changes as follows; replaced Paragraph 4, Design Criteria – Signage of Sub-section E. Design Criteria and Standards of Section 1001. Town Center Overlay District, added Paragraph 4. Design Criteria –Signage of Sub-section E. Design Criteria and Standards of Section 1002. Central Business District.
39.July 14, 2014 Article 4, Section 406 Restrictions on Principal Uses (Brew Pub, Growler Shop, Microbrewery, Wine Bar) Adding those principal Uses to Table 4.1, and adding those uses and restrictions to Section 1002, Paragraph 5, Conditional Uses.
40.November 10, 2014 Article 4, Section 407. Restrictions on Accessory uses as follows; Inserting ‘Outdoor storage associated with garden supply center, plant nursery and greenhouse’ with restrictions items 1-4.
Amending Article 4, Table 4.2 Accessory Uses as follows. Service facilities associated with automotive sales lots (new or used) is allowed as an accessory use with a Special Use Permit
(SU)under General Business (BG). Outdoor Storage associated with garden supply center, plant nursery and greenhouse is allowed as a Special Use with Restrictions (SU-R) under Highway Service Business (HSB). Outdoor storage associated with garden supply center, plant nursery and green house is allowed with restrictions (A-R) under General Business (BG).
41.November 10, 2014 Article 10, Section 1002, Central Business District Boundary Map Revision.
42.July 13, 2015 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Table 4.1 & 4.2, Section 406 & 407 Added Firework sales.
Zoning Ordinance Amendment – Article 10 TCO & CBD, replaced Section 1001 & 1002, and Appendix A, Downtown Character Preference Guide replacing Fig. 9 and Fig 10.
43.October 12, 2015 Article 10, Section 1002, Central Business District Boundary Map Revision.
44.December 14, 2015 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 7, Fences & Walls. Deleted Article 7, Section 700, subsection E, Paragraph 2 & 3 in its entirety and replaced.
45.May 9, 2016 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 4, Zoning District and Use Provisions, Amended Section 406, and updated Table 4.1 pertaining to car washes.
46.April 11, 2016 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article10, Section 1002. Central Business District Overlay, Amendments pertaining to Parking Garages. (Conditional Uses, Special Uses, and Design Criteria).
47.August 8, 2016 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article10, Section 1000 Purpose of Planned Unit Development, and 1002 Central Business District Overlay. Central Business District Overlay, Amendments pertaining to Parking Garages. (Conditional Uses, Special Uses, and Design Criteria).
48.July 10, 2017 Zoning Ordinance Amendment – Articles 4, 7, and 14 related to accessory Uses, including fences, walls, general references and Associated Administrative processes.
49.December 11, 2017 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 4, Sections 400, District Designations, Section 406, Restrictions on Principal Uses, Section 407, Restrictions on Accessory Uses, Table 4.1 Permitted Uses, Table 4.2 Accessory Uses, and Table 9.1 Lot and Building Dimensional Standards.
50.February 12, 2018 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 3, Definitions, and Article 4, Section 406, and Table 4.1 Permitted Uses pertaining to removal of Tattoo and body piercing establishment and replacing it with Body art establishment, and associated definitions.
51.May 14, 2018 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 4, Section 406, separation distances from alcohol sales to be measured in a straight line.
52.June 11, 2018 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 10, Section 1002, Central Business District Boundary Map
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Exhibit 2 expansion.
53.July 9, 2018 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 3 Definitions, Article 4, Section 404, Section 406.
Restrictions on principal uses (added event facility), Article 10 text changed to Section 1001.
Town Center Overlay District, Subsection D, paragraph 4, added “event facility” to Section 1002.
Central Business District, Subsection 5 Special Uses, text changes to Section 1002, Subsection D, paragraph 7, replaced Table 4.1, and Table 4.2.
54.November 13, 2018 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 4, Table 4.1 Permitted Uses (added Art Shop), Article 10, (Special Uses, design criteria, permitted uses, conditional uses, central business district overlay map).
55.February 11, 2019 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Section 1605. Zoning Map Amendment.
56.September 9, 2019 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 10, Section 1002. 4. Conditional uses, added “Craft Distillery”.
57.November 12, 2019 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Table 4.1. Added Adult Day Center to list of principal uses, Section 406. Added restrictions on principal uses for Adult day center.
58.March 9, 2020 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 3, Definitions, Article 4, section 406, article 4, Table 4.1, article 6, Section 614 Prohibited Uses, Article 10, Section 1001 & Section 1002 pertaining to Tobacco, Vape, Cannabidiol Sales.
59.July 13, 2020 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 10, Section 1002, Central Business District Boundary Map
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Exhibit 2.
60.October 12, 2020 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 4, Section 400, District Designations, Section 406.
Restrictions on Principal Uses, Table 4.1 Permitted Uses, Table 9.1 Lot and Building Dimensional Standards, and added Appendix C, all pertaining to the R-36 zoning category.
61.December 14, 2020 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 2, Article 9, Article 12, Article 16 – Re-Adopt Zoning Map, Buffers, Dimensional Standards and Administrative Corrections.
62.May 10, 2021 ZOA 21-001 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 10, Article 9, Table 9.1, and Appendix D, all pertaining to Retired Zoning Districts.
63.August 10, 2021 ZOA 21-002 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 3, Article 4 Section 406, Article 4, Table 4.1, and Article 10 Section 1002 Paragraph D, pertaining to Animal Day Care.
64.October 11, 2021 ZOA 21-003 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 4, Section 406, Article 4, Table 4.1, pertaining to microblading. Updated Article 10, CBD Exhibit 2 to incorporate Rezoning Case Numbers RZ-21-005, RZ-21-006, & RZ-21-007.
65.July 11, 2022 ZOA 22-001 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 3, Article 4, & Table 4.1, pertaining to massage establishments.
66.March 11, 2024 ZOA 24-001 Zoning Ordinance Amendment updated Article 9 Table 9.1; Article 10 Section 1002 Paragraph D Map; Article 10 Section 1002 Paragraph 18; and Appendix C Maximum Heights for selected residential building types, all pertaining to building heights and density standards.
67.March 10, 2025 ZOA 25-001 Zoning Ordinance Amendment updated Section 1002 to require special use permits for Apartment Houses and Dwelling, Multiple.
68.May 12, 2025 ZOA 25-002 Zoning Ordinance Amendment updated Sections 407 and 1106, changing percentages of parking areas and allowing gravel driveways on residentially zoned properties.
69.August 11, 2025 ZOA 25-003 Zoning Ordinance Amendment updated section 1605 to readopt the official zoning map with changes through June 13, 2025.
70.November 10, 2025 ZOA 25-004 Zoning Ordinance Amendment updated section 614 and created section 615 to permit the keeping of chickens on certain residentially zoned properties.