§ 6.6. R-D Single-family duplex dwelling district.

6.6.1.

R-D district scope and intent. Regulations set forth in this section are the R-D district regulations. The R-D district is intended to provide land areas devoted to higher density dwelling uses as further described in section 3.1.7 of this chapter. Land areas zoned R-D are also intended to provide a transition between medium and high density residential areas.

6.6.2.

Use regulations. Within the R-D 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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Single-family detached dwellings.

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Accessory buildings or uses.

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Bed and breakfast inn (SU).*

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Clubs or lodges (noncommercial) (SU).*

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College and universities.

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Day care facilities (SU).*

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Duplex dwellings.

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Family day care.

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Group homes (SU).*

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Home occupations.

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Nursing home facilities (SU).*

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Parks, private.

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Personal care homes (SU).*

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Places of assembly (SU).*

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Public utility facilities.

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Religious institutions (SU).*

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Retirement centers (SU).*

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Schools, private (SU).*

* Special use approval required.

6.6.3.

Development standards.

A.

Height regulations. Buildings shall not exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet or two and one-half (2½) stories, whichever is higher.

B.

Front yard setback: Twenty (20) feet.

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Side yard setback:

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Eight (8) feet (each noncommon wall).

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Zero (0) feet (common wall).

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Rear yard setback: Twenty (20) feet.

E.

Minimum lot area: Seven thousand (7,000) square feet per dwelling unit.

F.

Minimum lot width at the building line on noncul-de-sac lots:

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Single-family detached shall be sixty (60) feet;

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Single-family duplex (per dwelling unit) shall be fifty (50) feet.

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Minimum lot frontage: Thirty-five (35) feet adjoining a street.

H.

Minimum heated floor area, per unit: Nine hundred (900) square feet.

I.

Minimum open space requirements. Proposed developments consisting of more than five (5) acres shall reserve a minimum of twenty (20) percent of the gross acreage of the site as open space with common areas provided.

J.

Accessory use, building and structure requirements. See section 4.9 of this chapter.

K.

Minimum buffer requirements. In addition to required setbacks, a fifteen-foot wide buffer shall be required along all property lines which abut a single-family residential district or use to provide a visual screen in accordance with section 4.17 of this chapter.

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Optional redevelopment density bonus. Proposed developments, applicable to single-family detached dwellings in the R-D district, may contain lots with minimum areas of four thousand (4,000) square feet, front yard setback of ten (10) feet, and lot width of fifty (50) feet at the building line if one (1) of the following items is met:

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Submittal of an affidavit certifying that all units will meet certification standards of the EarthCraft House certification program or will be LEED certified homes.

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Submittal of an affidavit certifying that all units will be clad with exterior finishes of brick, stone, hard-coat stucco, or fiber cement siding on sixty-seven (67) percent or more of wall surfaces and one hundred (100) percent architectural roofing shingles.

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A donation of land to the City of Cartersville for one (1) of the following: community greenway facility including surface trails if directly accessible from the development, or a neighborhood park with public access. In either case, the minimum total area to be donated shall be ten (10) percent of the total acreage of the property. All legally necessary documents, including, but not limited to, a property deed to convey land to the City of Cartersville, shall be completed at time of approval of any final plats.

6.6.4.

Other regulations. The headings below contain additional, but not necessarily all, provisions applicable to the R-D district.

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City of Cartersville Sign Ordinance.

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City of Cartersville Landscaping Ordinance.

(Ord. No. 01-13, § 4, 1-3-13)