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Cartersville |
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Code of Ordinances |
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CODE OF ORDINANCES |
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Chapter 26. ZONING |
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Article IX. COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS |
§ 9.5. O-C Office/commercial district.
9.5.1.
O-C district scope and intent. Regulations in this section are the O-C district regulations. The O-C district is intended to provide land areas for office and community oriented retail and service activities which compliment a transition into more intense activity areas as further described in section 3.1.18 of this chapter.
9.5.2.
Use regulations. Within the O-C district, land and structures shall be used in accordance with standards herein. Any use not specifically designated as a permitted use in this section shall be prohibited.
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Permitted uses. Structures and land may be used for only the following purposes:
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Adolescent treatment facilities.
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Amateur radio transmitter.
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Amenities (as defined by this chapter).
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Amusement, indoor.
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Apartments and condominiums, above, below, or behind commercial and office uses in the same building (SU).*
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Art galleries.
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Assembly halls.
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Automotive and truck sales or rental (properties fronting an arterial or major collector street only) (SU).*
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Automotive specialty shops.
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Barber shops.
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Beauty salons.
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Brewpub.
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Catering, carry-out and delivery.
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Clinics (excludes veterinary clinic).
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Clubs or lodges (noncommercial) (SU).*
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Construction contractors:
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General building contractors (provided there is no exterior storage of equipment, materials, and construction vehicles).
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Heavy equipment contractors (provided there is no exterior storage of equipment, materials, and construction vehicles).
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Special trade contractors; including, but not limited to, construction subcontractors, engineers, architects, and land surveyors (provided there is no exterior storage of equipment, materials, or construction vehicles).
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Colleges and universities.
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Convenience stores.
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Dancing schools.
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Day care facilities.
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Delicatessens.
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Distillery (SU).*
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Financial establishments.
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Funeral homes (crematories may be allowed in conjunction with a funeral home with approval of a special use).*
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Group homes (SU).*
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Gymnasiums/health clubs.
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Halfway houses.
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Homeless shelters (SU).*
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Hospices.
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Hospitals.
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Hotels.
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Institutions of higher learning, business colleges, music conservatories, and similar institutions.
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Laboratories (medical and dental).
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Laundromats.
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Laundry/dry cleaning pick-up stations.
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Libraries.
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Medical offices (excludes veterinary).
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Microbreweries (SU).*
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Museums.
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Nursing home facilities.
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Offices, general.
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Office parks.
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Outdoor golf driving ranges.
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Parking garages.
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Parking lots.
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Pet grooming.
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Personal care homes (SU).*
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Places of assembly (SU).*
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Plant nurseries.
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Printing establishments.
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Public utility facilities.
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Pubs or taverns.
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Radio and television broadcast stations.
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Radio, television, or other communication towers.
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Religious institutions (SU).*
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Research laboratories.
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Restaurants.
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Retail, general.
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Retail package stores (including liquor and malt beverages and/or wine sales) only in a multi-tenant shopping center development consisting of a minimum of five (5) business suites and additionally, that detached, stand alone, retail package stores shall not be permitted.
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Retirement centers (SU).*
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Reupholstery shop.
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Schools, private (SU).*
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Service stations.
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Stadiums.
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Theaters.
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Wholesale sales office.
* Special use approval required.
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Accessory uses. Structures and land may be used for uses customarily incidental to any permitted use.
9.5.3.
Development standards.
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Height regulations. Buildings shall not exceed a height of forty-five (45) feet or three and one-half (3½) stories, whichever is higher.
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Front yard setback: Twenty (20) feet.
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Side yard setback: Ten (10) feet.
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Rear yard setback: Twenty (20) feet.
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Minimum lot frontage: One hundred ten (110) feet adjoining a street.
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Minimum lot width at the building line: One hundred ten (110) feet.
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Minimum heated floor area per dwelling unit.
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3-bedroom: Nine hundred (900) square feet.
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2-bedroom: Seven hundred fifty (750) square feet.
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1-bedroom: Six hundred (600) square feet.
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Studio/loft (in existing buildings): Four hundred fifty (450) square feet.
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Minimum buffer requirements. In addition to required setbacks, a minimum twenty-foot wide buffer, five (5) feet of which can be within required setback, shall be required along all property lines which abut a residential district or use to provide a visual screen in accordance with section 4.17 of this chapter.
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Accessory structure requirements. See section 4.9 of this chapter.
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[Metal panel exterior.] A metal panel exterior finish product shall not be allowed on metal buildings exceeding one hundred fifty (150) square feet in gross floor area constructed or placed on lots within the O-C district with the exception that such materials may be used if finished with a product consisting of brick, stone, or hard-coat stucco.
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[Air conditioning units and HVAC systems.] Air conditioning units and HVAC systems shall be thoroughly screened from view from the public right-of-way and from adjacent properties by using walls, fencing, roof elements, or landscaping on multifamily and nonresidential properties.
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[Gable or hip roofs.] Gable or hip roofs shall have a minimum roof pitch of 6/12. Both gable and hip roofs shall provide overhanging eaves on all sides that extend a minimum of one (1) foot beyond the building wall.
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[Front building facade.] The front building facade of all principal buildings shall be oriented toward street fronts or adjacent arterial street fronts.
9.5.4.
Other regulations. The headings below contain additional, but not necessarily all, provisions applicable to the O-C district.
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City of Cartersville Landscaping Ordinance.
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City of Cartersville Sign Ordinance.
(Ord. No. 01-13, § 10, 1-3-13; Ord. No. 02-18, § 4, 1-18-18; Ord. No. 34A-18, § 4, 12-6-18)