Greene County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
9 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
3Business Restricted District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 24
Business General
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 19
Business Highway and High Intensity, B-3
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 18
Industrial
2Residential
2Residential District, R-1
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
Residential District, R-2
- Min lot
- 62,000 sq ft (1.42 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 16 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 6
General provisions
136 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
No more than one person is employed for this purpose by and in addition to members of the family who reside on the premises;
Invasive plants are prohibited and are defined and identified by the Invasive Plants of the Eastern United States: Identification and Control, USDA Forest Service, The University of Georgia, USDA APHIS PPQ and USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. FHTET-2003-08
the use of any area of land lying within 100 feet of a State Highway or the use of more than 1,000 square feet of land area in any location for the storage, keeping, or abandonment of junk
Large trees shall have a minimum caliper of two inches at time of installation.
The machine (grinder) used shall not create noise in excess of 75 dBA ... All noise measurements shall be made at the property line of the impacted site.
minimum setback offset shall not be less than two and one-half feet.
The facility that stores the equipment shall be screened by a wall, fence or landscaping screen not less than six feet in height.
Recycling centers in the A-1 Zoning District are limited to ten acres or less and larger operations belong in the industrial zones.
Only one such structure is allowed on a parcel without a main or primary use. The structure shall meet main structure front setbacks for the district in which it is located and accessory structure side and rear setbacks for the district in which it is located.
Shrubs shall be a minimum of three gallon pots at time of installation.
Small trees shall have a minimum caliper of one and one-half inches at time of installation.
The project area shall be set back at least 300 feet from all abutting public rights-of-way and main buildings on adjoining parcels, and from adjacent property lines.
Site clearing shall not exceed 100 acres for each phase of development.
The amount of the surety required shall be 100 percent of the estimated decommissioning costs.
If the facility ceases generating electricity for more than 12 consecutive months, the responsible party will provide for its decommissioning;
Ground-mounted solar energy generation facilities shall not exceed a height of 12 feet... Lighting shall be limited to the minimum reasonably necessary... dark sky compliant.
Source documents
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