Oak/Oconee Street Corridor Study by Leah Graham Stewart

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

PROJECT SCOPE

The purpose of this study is to examine the existing conditions along the Oak Street/Oconee Street corridor.Based on what is discovered, recommendations will be prepared regarding the future of this corridor. These recommendations can include changes or additions to public policies and development regulations designed to improve, enhance, alter and/or conserve the future quality of these corridors. The primary focus of this project is on land use and design outside of the right-of-way, with a secondary focus on right-of-way improvements as they relate to the land use and design goals. The project boundary includes an area on either side of the corridor from the intersection with Broad Street, east to the intersection with the Athens Perimeter. The parcels that directly have street frontage along the corridor are in main component of the study. However in order to truly understand the context of the corridor information about other parcels that may not directly front the parcel may be explored.

WHY OAK/OCONEE?

In 2007 the Mayor and Commission requested a study of the roads classified by the county as Arterials, Major Collectors and Minor Collectors. The Athens-Clarke County Corridor Management Strategy took a broad view of the county’s corridors with the intention of articulating a consistent approach to applying design guidelines for corridor management. These corridors were largely commercial and mixed-use corridors. In the Athens-Clarke County Corridor Management Strategy Oak/Oconee Street was identified as a Significant Character/ Gateway corridor. Significant Character/ Gateways were defined in the study as roadways that that have scenic or historic character that provide access into the county or the city of Athens that have scenic or historic character. The study also defines the Oak/Oconee Street Corridor as an urban corridor.

Urban corridors are defined in the study as corridors that include most of Athens’ main thoroughfares located inside the perimeter; these corridors help define the character of downtown Athens and the surrounding urban areas of town. Largely commercial or mixed- use in nature, these corridors are the primary connectors between the perimeter loop, downtown, in-town commercial centers and historic in-town neighborhoods. These corridors sustain higher density residential development as well as more intense commercial, institutional and office uses. The proximity of a diversity of land uses along urban corridors requires that adequate buffering and transitioning between concentrations of land uses, particularly to protect historic neighborhoods and residential areas, be considered with any corridor management program. Urban corridors are also the method of travel for the highest diversity of corridor users, including vehicular, pedestrian, cyclist and transit user. Safe travel for multiple user types should be a reality for urban corridors.

As part of the 2008 Athens-Clarke County and the City of Winterville Comprehensive Plan update the Oak/Oconee Street corridor was identified as a Gateway corridor by the Community Agenda’s Growth Concept Map. Gateway corridors are defined in the Comprehensive Plan as corridors that mark the transition points from one land use category to another or between Athens-Clarke County and other surrounding counties. Gateways should be attractive entries into the community and into the Major Character Areas Categories. It should also be mentioned that the corridor falls within designation of Traditional Athens on the map. Tradition Athens is defined as the area that forms the heart of Athens, encompassing the historic core of the community and, roughly, the old boundaries of the City of Athens prior to unification with Clarke County. It includes Downtown, the University, the historic neighborhoods, and the central area of the county and historic community centers such as Five Points. It is laid out, more or less, on a grid pattern of streets that are well connected and is the most pedestrian and bike friendly area of the community. It will remain the center of community life – accessible, vital, vibrant and safe. While diverse in nature, the aesthetics and architecture of Traditional Athens helps create the area’s sense of place and uniqueness and should be encouraged to continue in new developments within the Traditional Athens boundaries. The university and government centers are located here, along with the lion’s share of cultural, arts and entertainment opportunities. Economic activity is centered in Downtown, with a focus on entertainment, education, government, offices and specialty retail. The main streets and community centers within Traditional Athens are important also and provide local services and retailing for residents and visitors. Furthermore, the area acts as a central hub for alternative transportation options and easy access to Greater Athens. The area is an enclave of successful traditional urban design. Furthermore the Comprehensive Plan’s Growth Concept maps discussed the importance in its description of corridors:

The Concept Plan concentrates development of housing and employment in centers that function as nodes along the key corridors in the community. Street design is critical. Gateways, for instance, should be attractive entries into the community or perceptible transitions into Traditional Athens. Corridors should be protected as they are the frame work of the transportation network and should include alternative modes to enhance their viability Attention must be paid to aesthetics and function through context sensitive street

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design. Because corridors allow for appropriate transitions between center types, street transect design is critical to establishing and maintaining desired corridor character (examples can be found in the ACC Corridor Management Study dated November 6, 2006.) This creates an ideal situation for transit service to provide efficient and cost effective service along these corridors. With the development of so many destinations and good pedestrian environments along concentrated routes, transit becomes a feasible alternative to driving a car. This benefits the whole community by making better use of the roadway’s capacity, protecting air quality, and promoting greater public health.

Another component of the Athens‐Clarke County and the City of Winterville Comprehensive Plan that the Oak/Oconee corridor is mentioned, although not directly is Arthur C. Nelson’s report The ACC Future Commercial Land‐Use Needs Assessment. The report includes parcels that are indentified as “Ripe for Redevelopment.”

40% OF THE PARCELS IN THE STUDY AREA ARE “RIPE FOR REDEVELOPMENT ” 1

Under the Land Use portion of the Athens‐Clarke County and the City of Winterville Comprehensive Plan an opportunity was identified that expressed that Corridors could benefit from being comprehensively planned rather than planned piecemeal. The implementation of design guidelines for significant corridors was identified as a Long Term Goal. Oak/Oconee Street is designation in zoning code as a Level One and a Level Two Corridor. Designations are subject to additional architectural, orientation, and setback standards in order to encourage pedestrian accessibility and to reinforce the relationship between the built environment and the adjacent major transportation corridors. Corridors not in the “C-D” zone and not designated shall follow design guidelines that typically result in less urban setbacks and less restrictive orientation and architectural requirements (Section: 9-25-8 -J). Oak/Oconee Street is a part of an active A‐CC Planning Department Study, the Athens Clarke County Corridor Study. Currently there are no existing bike facilities along the corridor. For the purposed of this study bike facilities include bicycle lanes, bicycle areas, “Share the Road” signage and stencils. There are no ACC Street Trees in the study area along the corridor. Portions of the corridor are included in MACORTS year 2035 Transportation Update but are not funded. These improvements include sidewalk and bicycle facilities. Portion of the corridor have sidewalks or sidewalks on only one side of the road but the presence of sidewalks are sporadic. It is important to note that the corridor right-of-way is not uniformly locally controlled and any project may require a level of coordination with GDOT. There are large, underutilized parcels along the corridor that are owned and/or operated by the University of Georgia. No development is identified on these parcels by the UGA Master Plan but development is inevitable. The close proximity to the UGA Campus provides development pressure. There are several proposed projects in the vicinity of the Oak/Oconee Street Corridor that will have a significant impact on the corridor. The North Oconee Greenway is an opportunity that needs to be utilized; once the proposed expansion is completed the Greenway will bisect the corridor. However the close proximity to the Greenway could provide development pressure. The Rails-to-Trails project that is proposed along the abandoned Eastside railroad bed is also an opportunity. It will run parallel to the corridor. The Proposed Park-n-Ride at the Lexington Road/Oconee Street intersection at the Loop will also impact the development and the use of the corridor. Although the Oak/Oconee corridor is constantly identified was an important gateway for Athens the corridor lacks some of the basic amenities needed to be a great thoroughfare that the communities envisions it to be (through the Comprehensive Plan).This study is intended to help identify the existing conditions and provide an effective plan of action for the preservation, restoration and development of the eclectic Oak/Oconee Street corridor.

1 The percentage of properties identified as ripe for redevelopment 2007‐2010, ripe for redevelopment 2010‐2020, tax Exempt‐Ripe 2007‐2010, and tax Exempt‐Ripe 2010‐2020 was calculated by from the total number of parcels that have street frontage along the corridor.

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CORRIDOR’S CONTEXT

UNIQUE HISTORY

To fully understand the Oak/Oconee corridor’s future it is important to understand its history. The points of interest (historical and cultural) along the corridor study area have been mapped in the report. Below are just some of the most notible points of interest that highlight the corridor’s place in Athen’s culture.The Oak/Oconee area of Athens played a vital role in the City’s History such as the establishment of the University of Georgia, and the creation of Athens as a music epicenter. Carr’s Hill was settled in 1781 by American Revolutionary War Colonel Elijah Walker 14 years before the University of Georgia began classes in 1801, and 19 years before Athens was chartered in 1806. The Carr’s Hill neighborhood is considered to be currently located to the south of the Middle Oconee River, to the east of the corridor and to the north of Loop 10. PHOTO 1

According to family traditions, Colonel Elijah Walker surveyed the original land for the University of Georgia in 1785 and was granted 910 acres for his services which included Carr’s Hill. He later gave his property to his daughter Cynthia and William A. Carr as a wedding present in the early 1800s. In 1841 the first railroad linked Athens. The line stopped at Carr’s Hill on the far side of the Oconee River which required a “tedious trek” into town. Georgia artist George Cooke’s depicts the View of Athens from Carr’s Hill (1845)(PHOTO 1). William Carr originally owned the land where the Georgia Railroad Depot, Cook & Brother Armory and the Athens Factory would be built. During the 1880s Robert Bloomfield president of the Athens Manufacturing Company had many houses constructed for his factory workers on Carr’s Hill and St. Mary’s Chapel on Oconee Street. Many of the mill homes are still located in the Carr’s Hill Neighborhood. Oak/Oconee Corridor also played a significant role in the Athens Music History:

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393 Oconee Street- Across the street from the old church re-dedicated to R.E.M. was an empty commercial sewing factory and fiberglass fabrication plant known as Stitchcraft, now the parking lot of the Waterford Place Condominiums. Paul Thomas (of The Oracle and now X-Ray Cafe) and Chris DeBarr (of Downstairs fame) arranged several shows each month here throughout the early and mid-’80s. The site was later known as Lunch Paper. Bands played in a square, cinderblock room under high ceilings in a partial basement with high industrial windows and a courtyard. No bar, no restrooms. Couches came and went. BYOB. This was The Primates’ first practice space. It became known for outrageous Halloween parties. Memorable performances include The Replacements, The Primates, The Tragic Dancers, Pylon and R.E.M. Just up Wilkerson Street is the old railroad trestle featured on the cover of R.E.M.’s album Murmur (PHOTO 2). 394 Oconee Street- Bill Berry, Pete Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe of R.E.M. practiced here in the old St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (“The Church”), where they played their firstever gig on Saturday, April 5, 1980, at a birthday party. (The Side Effects opened.) Only the steeple remains. The church was torn down in 1990 to make way for the Steeplechase Condominiums. 244 Oconee Street- This large warehouse space served in the early ‘70s as The B&L Warehouse, a cheap-beer watering hole that hosted rock and roll cover bands in a cavernous room. The B&L gradually evolved into a big music club around 1979 and turned into The I&I Club in 1980. Iggy Pop played in 1982. The entrance was up a long staircase on the back side. Pylon practiced upstairs and performed all-ages shows here in 1981 and 1982. Other memorable gigs included Jason & The Scorchers, Guadalcanal Diary, The Killbillys. After a short comeback as Buckhead Beach, it was later utilized as a band practice space, artists’ studios and keg-party room. The space was shut down by the fire marshal and later purchased and renovated into the current space. 1 For more points of interest along and around the corridor refer to the study’s

POINTS of INTEREST MAP.

1 Athen’s music history found at http://flagpole.com/Guide/GuideFeatures/AthensMusicHistoryWalkingTour-8Aug08.

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EXISTING CONDITIONS

In this portion of the report will be examining the existing conditions along the corridor such as: FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ZONING (permitted uses, general regulations, design standards and density) POINTS OF INTEREST CONSTRANTS INTERSECTIONS COMMUTES

FUTURE DEVELOPEMENT

The two most predominant Future Development Map designations on the Oak and Oconee Streets corridor are Downtown and Main Street Business: DOWNTOWN This is the area that contains Athens downtown. Retail, office and entertainment uses are encouraged, as is high-density housing up to 120 dwelling units per acre. Auto-oriented uses are not included in this designation. As parking is handled on a district level; off-street parking for individual development is not intended. Parking structures with commercial uses on the street-level frontage are encouraged rather than surface parking lots. This area should have strict design requirements to protect historic integrity and to insure that new buildings develop in a form and architectural style compatible with existing downtown character and with sufficient density. MAIN STREET BUSINESS

These are commercial areas where development of a storefront commercial type is encouraged. The uses are generally small-scale, but larger scaled uses can be integrated within a Main Street Business classification if small-scale storefront is developed along the street facade, with the larger-scaled use located behind. Larger scale uses should only be developed in instances where they are compatible with the adjacent uses. Retail and office uses should dominate the ground floors of the Main Street Business facades, with residential uses encouraged on second and third stories. Auto-oriented uses are not included in this designation. Some freestanding housing may also be accommodated on the edges of the main street area. Walkability and pedestrian scale are important and development should be oriented to the street with sidewalks, street trees, and pedestrian access provided. The area along the corridor that is currently has the future land use designation of Downtown is consistent with the existing zoning of the parcels (prominently CD- Commercial Downtown). Both the future development and zoning classification describe this area as the apex of Athens in terms of urban form and density. Main Street Business describes a pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use urban form. Densities of up to 15 dwelling units per acre and a maximum FAR of .5, both described as conducive to Neighborhood Mixed Use areas, are somewhat consistent with the zoning regulations along the corridor which typically permit 16 bedrooms per acres and require an FAR between .25 and .75. Ground floors dominated by retail and office with residential above in 2nd and 3rd stories are described by the Main Street Business designation, and this form is consistent with zoning regulations. Although the Future Development Map vision and the regulatory allowances, vertically integrated mixed-use development has largely been ignored by the private development sector with several notable exceptions. Finding incentives and removing obstacles to vertically integrated mixed-use development forms should be a priority if the community vision for the corridor is to be achieved by new development. For a further description of the future development designation along the corridor refer to the studyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

EXISTING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP.

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This is the area that contains Athens downtown. Retail, office and entertainment uses are encouraged, as is high-density housing up to 120 dwelling units per acre. Auto-oriented uses are not included in this designation. As parking is handled on a district level; off-street parking for individual development is not intended. Parking structures with commercial uses on the street-level frontage are encouraged rather than surface parking lots. This area should have strict design requirements to protect historic integrity and to insure that new buildings develop in a form and architectural style compatible with existing downtown character and with sufficient density.

MAIN STREET BUSINESS These are commercial areas where development of a storefront commercial type is encouraged. The uses are generally small-scale, but larger scaled uses can be integrated within a Main Street Business classification if small-scale storefront is developed along the street facade, with the larger-scaled use located behind. Larger scale uses should only be developed in instances where they are compatible with the adjacent uses. Retail and office uses should dominate the ground floors of the Main Street Business facades, with residential uses encouraged on second and third stories. Auto-oriented uses are not included in this designation. Some freestanding housing may also be accommodated on the edges of the main street area. Walkability and pedestrian scale are important and development should be oriented to the street with sidewalks, street trees, and pedestrian access provided.

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RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE These are residential uses, eight dwelling units per acre, which are intended to form medium density residential neighborhoods.Most units should be designed for individual ownership, in townhouse, duplex, or small-lot, detached single-family housing types. Design standards are mandatory. Low intensity commercial uses such as offices or home work offices are compatible, but autooriented uses are not included in this designation.

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NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE

This is the designation for lands within the Neighborhood and Community Centers designated on the Growth Concept Map. It anticipates a broad variety of uses, including retail, services, and housing. These areas will serve a variety of needs for the residents of an area up to a one-mile radius. The uses will typically be neighborhood-scale retail, along with small businesses and offices. The uses are intended to be the focus of their respective neighborhoods, and their design should include connections between uses, good pedestrian connections, and compatibility with public transit. Auto-oriented uses are not included in this designation. A density of up to .5 FAR for commercial uses and 15 dwelling units per acre is appropriate. Design standards are encouraged.

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These areas are in use or proposed for use by semi-public institutions, including privately owned hospitals and health care facilities, retirement homes and convalescent centers, churches, private schools, and civic organizations. The development of these areas should encourage walkability, landscaping and neighborhood orientated transportation alternatives.

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GOVERNMENT These areas are in use or proposed for use by federal, state, or local government agencies, including the University of Georgia and Clarke County Board of Education. Many of these locations are intended to serve the pedestrian community, and should encourage walkability, landscaping and neighborhood orientated transportation alternatives.

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These are neighborhoods that should be developed or continue to be developed with traditional qualities. Average density usually does not exceed six dwelling units per acre. These areas should include well-connected street system, narrower streets, sidewalks, street trees, parks, and a variety of housing types. Homes are often built close to the street with many having porches. Garages are set back farther than the homes and porches. Traditional Neighborhood areas support residences on lots as small as 4,000 square feet, duplexes which resemble large homes, and townhouses, as well as accessory units. Strict design standards should be implemented to ensure appropriateness of design and to protect neighborhood character. Apartments and condominiums designed solely for rental purposes are not compatible with these areas. Higher densities, limited commercial and other non-residential uses designed at a neighborhood scale are encouraged but only in areas close to corridors and centers that have good access to transit. Higher densities and higher FAR are intended for the Traditional Athens areas of the county, while lower densities and lower FAR are intended in the neighborhoods close in the Greater Athens and Rural areas.

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EXISTING CONDITIONS CD

Commercial Downtown

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EXISTING ZONING RM-1

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PARK Park

The zoning classification of a parcel has many layers and at times can be extremely complicated such as permitted uses, general regulations, design standards and density. Each zoning classification will be dissected into the listed categorizes in hopes to create a better understanding of the zoning’s meaning but the studies hope is to visually demonstrate the complexity of the current standards. The zoning classification for the parcels in the corridor study’s parcels are located to the left. For a further description of the zoning classifcation along the corridor refer to the study’s

EXISTING ZONING MAP.

ACC EXISTING DENISTY

The density graphic was constructed by using the latest zoning code (Title 9. Article 1) regulations for Athens-Clarke County found on thewww.municode.com. Per the code the following maximum densities are allowed as they appear in the ordinance: C-D Commercial Downtown: 200 Bedrooms per acre C-G Commercial General: 24 Bedrooms per acre C-N Commercial Neighbourhood: 16 Bedrooms per acre C-O Commercial Office: 16 Bedrooms per acre C-R Commercial Rural: 16 Bedrooms per acre RM-3 Mixed Density Residential: 50 Units per gross acre RM-2 Mixed Density Residential: 24 Units per gross acre RM-1 Mixed Density Residential: 16 Units per gross acre RS-5 Single Family Residential: 6.0 Dwelling Units per acre RS-8 Single Family Residential: 3.8 Dwelling Units per acre RS-15 Single Family Residential: 2.0 Dwelling Units per acre RS-25 Single Family Residential: 1.4 Dwelling Units per acre RS-40 Single Family Residential: 0.92 Dwelling Units per acre AR Agricultural Residential: 1 Dwelling Unit per 10 acres

For the purposed of this study I decided to use the unit of bedrooms per acre. Bedroom density is a fairly uncommon unit of density measurement and one that does not translate well into comparisons with other communities. But for a university town where the disproportionately large rental market tends to be driven by bedrooms, there may be a case for converting all measures to a bedroom density measure for local comparison across zones. For the purposes of calculating RM density, unit values are determined by counting the number of bedrooms, as defined in chapter 9-2, using the following method:

Studio/1 bedroom = 1 unit. 2 bedrooms = 2 units. 3 bedrooms = 3 units. 4 bedrooms = 4 units. If the result of this calculation yields a fractional unit amount, only the whole number portion of the unit measurement shall be used to determine the total development density.

It should be noted that there is currently no property located in Athens-Clarke County that has the zoning classification of RM-3.

In the case of the RS and AR zoning designations I decided to convert the dwelling units per acre by multiplying the average household size in Athens-Clarke County of 2.59 (per the 2000 Census). Most of the calculations result in a decimal number therefore I rounded up, simply because the average home has more than 2 bedrooms. The data results are illustrated in the Graphic to the left. It should also be noted that the parcels with the zoning designation of (I) Industrial, (E-I) Employment Industrial, (E-O) Employment Office, (IN) Institutional, (G) Government and (P) Park were not considered in the graphic. These zoning classifications’ residential densities are not regulated by Athens- Clarke County with the exception of (E-O) Employment Office density, which permits residential square footage to not exceed 20 percent of the total square footage of the development. The goal of the graphic is to provide another mechanism to help visualize density or the lack of permitted density.

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EXISTING ZONING CD

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PERMITTED USES

Residential Categories Agriculture Single-Family Dwellings Accessory Dwelling Units Dwellings Above or Below Businesses Duplexes Personal care homes Multifamily Dwellings Class "A" Manufactured Homes Class "B" Manufactured Homes Boarding House, Rooming House Dormitory Commercial Categories Home Occupation Sales of products grown on site Hostels Hotels Motels Bed and Breakfast Retail Sales And Service Convenience Store Theaters (less than 1,000 seats) Restaurant or Bar Drive-Through Facility Professional Services and Office Quick Vehicle Servicing Vehicle Repair Auto and RV Sales Laundry Facilities Equestrian Facilities Commercial Outdoor Recreation Indoor Recreation Major Event Entertainment Commercial Parking Structures or Lots Administrative or Research Facilities Broadcasting or production Studios Temporary Uses Industrial Categories Printing/Publishing Bakeries Bottling Plants Manufacture of Non-Odiferous Foods Feed Lots and Slaughterhouses Food Processing Light Manufacturing Heavy Manufacturing Wholesale Sales Wholesale Nurseries Distribution Center Outdoor Storage Wholesale Storage And Distribution Self-Service Storage Construction Materials Sales Junk Yards and Auto Wrecking Kennels Veterinary Clinics Transfer Stations Sanitary Landfills, Landfills, Commercial Incinerators Asphalt Plants Mines, mining, surface mining, quarries, gravel pits, ect. Institutional Categories Basic Utilities Community Service Parks And Open Areas Churches Business/Trade Schools Day Care, Schools Colleges Nursing Homes Hospital Medical Centers Cemeteries Mortuaries Fraternity or Sorority Semi-Public Halls, Clubs, or Lodges

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GENERAL REGULATIONS N S, L(11) S P, L(11) N S, L(12) P, L(1) N N S S P N P P N P P S P P N P N P N P N N P S S, L(5) P P P P P P N N N L(6) N P N N N N N N N N N N N N N P P P P P P P P P P P P S S

P = Permitted outright S = Subject to approval under the special use procedures section N = Prohibited use L(1) = Permitted only on second story and above or in the basement level of the structure. At least 50 percent of the ground floor shall be leasable commercial space not used for parking or self-service storage. Multifamily residential uses arranged in any other manner on a commercially-zoned property are permitted only as a special use permit. L(2) = Uses are limited to no more than 2,500 square feet of gross floor area per lot. L(3) = Uses are limited to no more than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area per use, except grocery stores which may have 30,000 square feet of gross floor area, with a maximum of 30,000 square feet of gross floor area per building; provided however multifamily dwellings and dwellings above businesses are permitted under L(1) above. Any development exceeding these parameters shall be reviewed following the Type IV procedure specified in chapter 9-4. L(4) = Uses are limited to no more than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area per lot. L(5) = Parking in more than 50 percent of the ground floor in a parking structure is not permitted. L(6) = Light manufacturing of products sold on site permitted, area of manufacture not to exceed 1,500 square feet. L(7) = Drive-through facilities are not permitted in these zones when located on Level One corridors, based on the ACC Corridor Designations Chart, as provided in section 9-25-8 J. L(8) = Parking areas are permitted between the building and the street, provided that landscaping is included adjacent to the street pursuant to subsection 9-30-9 E.6. of this title. L(9) = No more than 25 percent of required parking spaces are permitted between the building and the street. L(10) = Class “A” Manufactured Homes on individual lots are permitted, subject to the following criteria: 1. The portion of the lot upon which the manufactured home is to be located shall not exceed a slope of ten percent following excavation or fill. 2. The manufactured home shall be multi-sectional, no less than 24 feet in width, and have a minimum en closed floor area of 1,000 square feet. 3. The manufactured home shall have a roof pitch of a minimum of three feet in height for each 12 feet in width. 4. The manufactured home shall have no metal siding and shall have wood, wood-product, or vinyl siding and composition or metal roofing. 5. The manufactured home shall be placed on an excavated and back-filled foundation, and the foundation shall be fully enclosed. 6. The foundation area of the manufactured home shall be fully skirted in masonry. L(11) = Shall follow the general regulations found in table 9-7-3 under the RS-5 zoning regulations, RS-5 tree canopy standards found in 8-7-15, RS-5 standards found in 9-26-3, and reviewed under 9-25-8.B standards. Lots of record existing prior to February 6, 2007 and subdivision plats submitted for approval prior to February 6, 2007 shall be exempt from the special use requirement. L(12) = Refer to section 9-15-19.A. and B. for more information concerning Personal Care Homes.

FIGURE ONE:

Maximum Residential Density

(bedrooms per gross acre): 200 Minimum Lot Area: None Minimum Lot Width: None Minimum Lot Depth: None Minimum Front Yard: None Minimum Side Yard: None

Minimum Side Yard, adjacent to a street: None Minimum Yard when abutting residential zone: Maximum FAR: 5.0

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Maximum Lot Coverage, except agricultual buildings: 100% Minimum Landsacpe Area: 0% Maxiumum Building Height: 100’

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DESIGN AREA REGULATIONS

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Maximum Building Setback adjacent to a street or alley : Not Required Minimum Wall Percentage adjacent to a street or alley : Not Required Minimum Street Setback for surface parking lots: 10 ‘ Minimum Fenestration Percentage at street level: 30% Minimum Fenestration Percentage at Upper Levels: 20%

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Maximum Building Setback adjacent to a street or alley : 0’ Minimum Wall Percentage adjacent to a street or alley: 70% Minimum Street Setback for surface parking lots : Not Permitted Minimum Fenestration Percentage at street level: 60% Minimum Fenestration Percentage at Upper Levels: 20%

Illustrates design area regulations of front, side and rear yard setbacks, building height, minimum fenestration percentages, and minimum setback for surface parking lots.

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DESIGN AREA STANDARDS2&3:

Parking structures: Any structured parking shall have leasable and occupiable commercial or residential uses between the property line and parking at street level. These other uses shall extend a minimum of 70 percent of the linear street frontage of the structure. Surface parking lots: No surface parking areas shall not be located in the front yard or the side yard adjacent to a street (not including alleys). A landscape buffer shall have a minimum depth of 10 feet between a street right-of-way (not including alleys) and the parking area. The landscape buffer shall incorporate a sight-obscuring hedge screen, which shall grow to be at least 24 inches and no more than 42 inches higher than the finished grade of the parking area, except for required vision clearance areas. Screen plantings shall be of such size and number to provide the required screening within 12 months after installation. Adequate provisions shall be made to protect plant materials from being damaged by vehicles using the parking area. Surface parking areas shall be shaded by trees in accordance with section 8-7-15(J).Raised pedestrian walkways shall be installed through surface parking areas of 50 or more spaces or more than 100 feet in average width or depth.Surface parking lots with 50 spaces or more shall be divided into separate areas divided by landscaped areas or walkways at least ten feet in width or by a group of buildings. Public sidewalks: Shall be provided adjacent to a public street along the street frontage. Trash storage areas, mechanical equipment, and similar areas: Shall be screened from view from adjacent public rights-of-way. Transit amenities, bus shelters, and pullouts: Shall be required in accordance with the Athens-Clarke County Transit Service. Building design standards: Horizontal definition of the building facade. First and second floor levels of a wall of a building that faces a public street shall be horizontally defined with clearly distinguishable horizontal details, which shall extend for a minimum of 70 percent of the wall length. A horizontal element shall define the first floor and the second floor. The required horizontal articulation may be achieved by using one of the following methods: a. A molding, ornamental trim, window casing or sill that projects a minimum of three inches from the primary wall surface, and/or b. A setback in the primary wall plane at the second and/or third floor level, a minimum of five feet from the floor below, and/or c. A permanently affixed canopy, extending a minimum of four feet from the building face, and/or d. A horizontal fascia that defines floor structure between the first and second floors, and/or e. An eave of a porch, portico, or other similar element, which extends a minimum of 18 inches from the building face. Vertical definition of building modules. Vertical definition shall be provided at a minimum of every 40 feet of facade length, using one or more of the following methods: a. A molding, ornamental trim, or window casing projecting a minimum of three inches from the primary wall surface and is a minimum of three inches wide, and/or b. A setback in the primary wall plane a minimum of three feet from the building face and for a minimum width of three feet. Primary entrance: The primary public entrance of a building shall face a street and be directly linked to a public sidewalk. It shall be positioned no more than five feet above the finished grade at the front of the building. a. Buildings shall incorporate lighting and changes in mass, surface, or finish to give emphasis to entrances. b. Buildings shall incorporate arcades, roofs, alcoves, porticoes and/or awnings at public entrances that protect pedestrians from the rain and sun. Fenestration: Shall be measured from the finished grade at the street to ten feet above grade for the entire width of the wall. The following alternative design treatments may be used, singularly or in combination, to meet half of the transparency requirement at the street level: (1) A display case, defined as a box with transparent glass facing the street with a solid panel behind for display of products and images of goods and services offered in the area. (2) Wall art, including murals, sculptural and other decorative treatment of exterior walls. (3) Landscaping, which is to be at least three feet high at the time of planting and of a type that will produce an opaque, evergreen planting screen capable of growing to a height of at least six feet within three years. Windows must allow views into working areas or lobbies, pedestrian entrances or display areas. Building materials.: No more than 25 percent of a wall surface, singularly or in combination, may be of plaster, stucco, or metal sheet siding. Metal siding shall be prohibited on the first floor. Plain concrete block (CMU), synthetic stucco (e.g., EFIS), mirror glass, and glass with less than 60% VLT (Visual Light Transmission) are prohibited exterior building materials. Minimum floor area (FAR) ratio of 0.40 in CD zone: Expansions of existing development for which at least 50 percent of the original structure is retained are exempt from the minimum FAR. Plazas and pedestrian areas, conforming to the standards of section 9-25-8-F.2, shall count as floor area for the purpose of meeting the minimum FAR. Reductions of the lot area calculation shall be allowed for flood plain, bodies of open water, wetlands, riparian buffers, slopes greater than 25 percent, buffers required by section 9-15-3, and public utility easements, if these areas remain vegetative or landscaped. 1 The larger square respresents the zoning classification of parcels directly on Oak/Oconee Street. The smaller square respresents the zoning classification of parcels not directly on Oak/Oconee Street. 2 These standard must be meet in addition to the Commercial Downtown General Regulations. 3 These standard must be meet in addition to the Commercial Downtown General Regulations. Projects located within the Downtown Historic District shall be reviewed by the Athens- Clarke County Historic Preservation Commission and be subject to their approval as well as meeting the criteria established in Commercial Downtown General Regulations. In the event of a conflict between C- D Zone Design Standards and the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission, the historic preservation ordinance shall apply.

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EXISTING ZONING CG

Commercial General1

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PERMITTED USES

GENERAL REGULATIONS N S, L(11) S P, L(11) N S, L(12) P, L(1) N N S S P N P P P P P P,L(8) P P P, L(7) P P P P,L(8) P,L(8) N S P S S P P P P P P N N L(6) L(6) N P N P N N P P N P P N N N N P, L(9) P, L(9) P, L(9) P, L(9) P, L(9) P, L(9) P, L(9) P, L(9) P, L(9) P, L(9) P, L(9) P, L(9) S P, L(9)

Maximum Residential Density

FIGURE ONE:

(bedrooms per gross acre): 24 Minimum Lot Area: 2500 sq.ft. Minimum Lot Width: 50’ Minimum Lot Depth: 50’ Minimum Front Yard: None Minimum Side Yard: None

Illustrates existing general regulations of front, side and rear yard setbacks, building height and minimum lot area.

Minimum Side Yard: adjacent to a street: None Minimum Yard when abutting residential zone: 10’ Maximum FAR: 1.5 Maximum Lot Coverage, except agricultual buildings: 80% Minimum Landsacpe Area: 20% Maxiumum Building Height: 65’

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DESIGN STANDARDS LEVEL 1 & 2 CORRIDORS2:

Orientation and scale:Buildings shall have their primary orientation toward the street rather than the parking area. Public sidewalks

shall be provided adjacent to a public street along the street frontage.Trash storage areas, mechanical equipment, and similar areas are not permitted to be visible from the street, or are permitted between the building and the street. Buildings that are open to the public and are within 30 feet of the street shall have an entrance for pedestrians from the street to the building interior.Building frontages greater than 100 feet in length shall have offsets, or other distinctive changes in the building facade.Any wall which is within 30 feet of the street, plaza or other public open space shall contain at least 40 percent of the wall area facing the street in display areas, windows, or doorways. Windows must allow views into working areas or lobbies, pedestrian entrances or display areas. Visible blank walls within 30 feet of the street are prohibited. Buildings shall incorporate lighting and changes in mass, surface or finish to give emphasis to entrances. Buildings shall incorporate arcades, roofs, alcoves, porticoes and/or awnings at public entrances that protect pedestrians from the rain and sun. Minimum FAR: 0.4 (Level 1) 0.25 (Level 2), Expansions of existing development for which at least 50 percent of the original structure is retained are exempt from these FAR minimums. Plazas and pedestrian areas, conforming to the standards of section 9-25-8-F.2, shall count as floor area for the purpose of meeting the minimum FAR. Reductions of the lot area calculation shall be allowed for flood plain, bodies of open water, wetlands, riparian buffers, slopes greater than 25 percent, buffers required by section 9-15-3, and public utility easements, if these areas remain vegetative or landscaped. For properties with frontage on more than one designated corridor, the higher floor area ratio shall apply. Maximum Street Setback: 10 ‘, unless the planning director determines that other buildings, topographical, or access problems make such a requirement impractical. A building shall be considered as meeting this requirement if at least 70 percent of its front facade is within this maximum setback area on a Level 1 type corridor, as specified in section 9-25-8 J., or at least 50 percent of its front facade is within this maximum setback area on any other street. Surface parking lots: street trees shall be planted in accordance with section 8-7-15(K). Hardscape (paving material) shall be utilized to designate public areas. Sample materials may include, but are not limited to, unit masonry, scored and colored concrete, grasscrete, or combinations of the above. A building shall be setback not more than 20 feet from a public sidewalk unless the area is used for public activities such as plazas or outside eating areas. Parking and on-site circulation: Parking areas shall be located behind buildings or on one or both sides of the building. Parking areas shall not be located in the front yard. Parking areas shall be shaded by large broadleaf canopied trees and shall be adequately screened and buffered from adjacent uses. Trees shall be selected from the Athens-Clarke County Tree Species List. Raised pedestrian walkways shall be installed through parking areas of 50 or more spaces or more than 100 feet in average width or depth. Parking lots with 50 spaces or more shall be divided into separate areas and divided by landscaped areas or walkways at least ten feet in width, or by a building or group of buildings. Developments of two acres or more must provide a pedestrian circulation plan for the site. Pedestrian walkways shall be directly linked to entrances. Connections shall be made when feasible to any streets adjacent to the property and to any pedestrian facilities that connect with the property. Buffering and screening: Landscape buffers and screening shall be located between incompatible uses on an adjacent lot. Those buffers can consist of either plant material or building materials and must be compatible with proposed buildings. Parking lots shall be buffered from the main street, cross streets and screened from residentially zoned land. Buffering and screening will comply with section 9-15-3, “buffer requirements.” Lighting: Shall include adequate lights so that pedestrian areas are illuminated with at least one half-foot candle of illumination. Light may not directly illuminate property beyond the development, except for the public right-of-way. Building materials: Building materials. Building facades if visible from the front or side yard adjacent to a street may not be clad in metal siding, plain concrete block, or plain concrete walls. Decorative concrete block or concrete walls with textured surface materials are permitted. Buildings frontages greater than 100 feet in length shall have offsets or other distinctive changes in the building facade. Buildings may not incorporate glass for more than 70 percent of the building exterior. Transit amenities: Shall be required in accordance with the Athens-Clarke County Transit Service.

LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENTS3:

Orientation and scale: No new buildings or contiguous groups of buildings shall exceed a combined contiguous building length of 300 feet. All on-site circulation systems shall incorporate a streetscape, which includes curbs, sidewalks, pedestrian scale light standards, and street trees. Public spaces: One square foot of plaza or public space shall be required for every ten square feet of gross floor area. Plazas or public spaces shall incorporate at least three of the five following elements: (1) Sitting space--At least one sitting space for each 250 square feet shall be included in the plaza. Ledge benches shall have a minimum depth of 30 inches. (2) Trees in accordance with the Athens-Clarke County Tree Species List at a minimum of one tree per 800 square feet. (3) Water features or public art. (4) Outdoor eating areas or food vendors. Parking lot landscaping and screening standards: Parking abutting a required landscaped front or exterior yard shall incorporate a sight obscuring hedge screen into the required landscaped yard. The screen shall grow to be at least 36 inches higher than the finished grade of the parking area, except for required vision clearance areas.The screen height may be achieved by a combination of earth mounding and plant materials. Screening Parking abutting property lines: Except in the C-D zone, a ten-foot-deep buffer shall be required when parking abuts a property line. Where a buffer between zones is required, the screening shall be incorporated into the required buffer strip, and will not be an additional requirement. Landscape and tree canopy cover standards:Parking lot landscaping shall consist of a minimum of seven percent of the total parking area to be located within the parking area in the form of landscape islands or peninsulas. The required seven percent landscape area should consist of a mixture of trees, shrubs, and ground covers.Tree canopy cover in parking areas shall be met in accordance with section 8-7-15(J).Parking areas adjacent to first-floor residential dwellings shall be set back at least eight feet from the building. Other screening:Refuse containers or disposal areas shall be screened from view by placement of a solid wood fence or masonry wall from five to eight feet in height. All refuse materials shall be contained within the refuse area. When adjacent to residential uses, commercial and industrial service corridors shall be screened. Siting and design of such service areas shall reduce the adverse effects of noise, odor and visual clutter upon adjacent residential uses. Artificial lighting shall be so arranged and constructed as to not produce direct illumination on adjacent residential properties. Street tree standards:All development fronting on public or private streets shall be required to plant street trees in accordance with section 8-7-15(K).Existing street trees removed by development projects shall be replaced by the developer with those from the Athens-Clarke County Tree Species List.

1 The larger square represents the zoning classification of parcels directly on Oak/Oconee Street. The smaller square represents the zoning classification of parcels not directly on Oak/Oconee Street. 2 Non-residential design standards for “C” (other than C-D), “RM” and “RS” zones. 3 Additional Standards, involving gross floor area of 60,000 sq.ft for“C” (other than C-D).

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EXISTING ZONING RM-2

Mixed Use Residential1

PERMITTED USES

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GENERAL REGULATIONS N P L(7) P P S,L(6) P L(1) L(2) S S

P N P N N L(4) S S N S N L(5) N N N L(5) N S N N N S S P N L(5) N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N P N P P S P S S P S P N S S

P = Permitted outright. S = Subject to approval under the special use procedures section. N = Prohibited use. L(1) = See L(10) for Commerical Zones. L(2) = Class “B” manufactured homes are only permitted in manufactured housing developments of at least five acres in size, developed under the manufactured home development section [chapter] 9-16. L(3) = Bed and breakfast accommodations are permitted, provided that: 1. That all residences used for travelers’ accommodation be business-owner occupied. The business-owner shall be required to reside on the property occupied by the accommodation, and occupancy shall be determined as the travelers’ accommodation location being the primary residence of the owner during operation of the accommoda tion. “Business-owner” shall be defined as a person or persons who own the property and accommodation outright or who have entered into a lease agreement with the property owner(s) allowing for the operation of the accommo dation. Such lease agreement to state specifically that the property owner is not involved in the day to day opera tion or financial management of the accommodation, and that the business-owner is wholly responsible for all operations associated with the accommodation, and has actual ownership of the business. 2. That each accommodation unit shall have one off-street parking space, and the owners shall have two parking spaces. All spaces shall be in conformance with the requirements of the off-street parking section of this title. 3. That only one ground or wall sign, constructed of a non-plastic material, non-interior illuminated of six square feet maximum size be allowed. Any exterior illumination of signage shall be installed such that it does not directly illuminate any residential structures adjacent or nearby the travelers’ accommodation. 4. That the number of accommodation units allowed shall be proportional to the permitted density of the zone. Each traveler’s accommodation unit shall be counted as 0.6 units for the purpose of calculating the permitted number of traveler’s accommodations. 5. All traveler’s accommodations shall be within 200 feet of an arterial. Street designations shall be as determined by the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Comprehensive Plan. Distances shall be measured via a public street or alley access to the site from the arterial. 6. Excluding the business-owner’s unit and the area of the structure it will occupy, there must be at least 400 square feet of gross interior floor space remaining per unit. 7. Traveler’s accommodations are limited to no more than ten guest units. L(4) = All restrictions of L(3), but limited to, no more than 15 guest units. L(5) = Gross floor area not to exceed 2,500 square feet. L(6) = Refer to section 9-15-19.A. and B. for more information concerning Personal Care Homes. L(7) = A maximum of one detached residential unit, designed for and occupied by one family only. The structure must be accessory and subordinate to a single-family dwelling and located on a tract of land that is at least twice the minimum lot size for the district in which it is located, and conforms to the standards outlined in this title. The accessory dwelling structure must: (1) be located entirely in the rear yard of the principal residential structure; (2) have gross square footage that is 50% or less of the habitable square footage of the principal residential structure; and (3) have fewer bedrooms than the principal residential structure.

FIGURE ONE:

Maximum Residential Density

(bedrooms per gross acre): 16 Minimum Lot Area: 5000 sq.ft.

Illustrates design area regulations of front, side and rear yard setbacks, building height and minimum lot area.

Minimum Lot Width & continuous linear street frontage: 50’ , for single-family attached units, the

average lot width shall not be less than 25 feet.2; 40’ , for single-family attached units, the average lot width shall not be less than 20 feet.3 Minimum Lot Depth: 80’

Minimum Front Yard,

Unless otherwise specified in section 9-15-9: Minimum Side Yard: 6’

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Minimum Side Yard, adjacent to a street: 10’ Minimum Rear Yard: 10’ , plus one-half foot for each foot of building height above 25 feet Minimum Building Seperation: 12’ Maximum Lot Denisty: 6 lots per acre3 Maximum Lot Coverage: 55% Minimum Landsacpe Area: 45% Maxiumum Building Height, Unless otherwise specified in section 9-15-224: 30’

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For the purposes of calculating RM density, unit values are determined by counting the number of bedrooms, as defined in chapter 9-2, using the following method: Studio/1 bedroom = 1 unit, 2 bedrooms = 2 units, 3 bedrooms = 3 units, 4 bedrooms = 4 units. If the result of this calculation yields a fractional unit amount, only the whole number portion of the unit measurement shall be used to determine the total development density. No more than 25 percent of the total number of dwellings within a multifamily development shall have four or more bedrooms per dwelling unit.

DESIGN STANDARDS LEVEL 1 & 2 CORRIDORS5:

Orientation and scale:A minimum of 50 percent of the buildings shall have a front entrance facing a public or private street articu-

lated with a covered front entry porch. The size of the front entry porches shall be a minimum of five feet deep from the front wall of the dwelling to the enclosed porch rail.All buildings located within 75 feet of a public or private street must include front entry porches oriented towards the street and provide direct access to said street.Buildings which are located within 75 feet of a front yard property line or 20 feet of any yard adjacent to a public or private street shall have at least 25 percent of the wall facing the street in functional window and functional door areas. Parking areas shall not be located in the front yard (unless otherwise noted in section 9-10-2 of this title). Public sidewalks: Shall be provided adjacent to a public right-of-way along the street frontage in accordance with ACC Transportation and Public Works standards. Block size: A project may not contain a block of greater than three acres. Projects larger than three acres shall develop a public or private street system that creates blocks of three acres or less. Private streets: Shall be required to contain sidewalks and street trees, but public street setbacks shall not apply. Streetscape: Street trees shall be planted in accordance with section 8-7-15(K). This street tree requirement is required for private internal streets as well as public streets.Front yard landscaping shall contain a mixture of ground cover, shrubs and trees. Pine straw, bark chips, granite chips, gravel and other similar ground cover may not exceed 50 percent of the mature landscaping. Landscaping: Landscaping shall be designed so that 80 percent landscaping coverage occurs within five years. Landscaping design shall included a variety of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs and flowering plant species well adapted to the local climate. Landscaped areas of at least ten feet in width shall buffer buildings adjacent to public or private streets. Parking areas shall be shaded by large broadleaf canopied trees in accordance with section 8-7-15(J) and shall be adequately screened and buffered from adjacent uses, complying with the standards of section 9-15-3, buffer requirements. Trees shall be selected from the ACC Tree Species List. Open space: An area equal to at least eight percent of the lot area shall be dedicated to open space for recreation for use by the tenants of the development in RM-1 and RM-2 zones. Areas covered by shrubs, pine straw, bark mulch and other ground covers which do not provide a suitable surface for human use may not be counted toward this requirement. Common areas with decks, patios, and similar areas are eligible for open space criteria. Play areas for children are required for projects of greater than 20 units that are not designed as age limited or student housing. Special standards for large scale multifamily developments (greater than 30 units): Building frontages greater than 100 feet in lengthshall have offsets or other distinctive changes in the building facade.The same exterior design may not be used for more than 30 units in a project. A variety of prominent architectural features, such as door and window openings, porches, rooflines, should be used.

RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS6:

Buildings: Shall utilize at least two of the following design features to provide visual relief along the front of the residence:

Dormers, Gables, Recessed entries, Covered front porches, Cupolas, Pillars or posts & Bay window (min. 24-inch projection). The front facade area of the garage shall not occupy more than 40 percent of the total front facade area for the building. The front facade area of the garage shall mean the total external surface area of the facade containing the primary garage bay opening that faces a public right-of-way. The front facade area of the garage square footage shall be defined by the internal width and height of the space used for the garage. The total front facade area for the building shall be exclusive of roofing. This measurement does not apply to garages facing an alley.No adjacent single family homes or contiguous groups of attached single family homes may be of the same design and floor plan.Walls which face a street other than an alley must contain at least 20 percent of the wall space in windows or doors. Primary entries shall be accessed directly from the public street and sidewalk. Windows shall be provided with trim. Windows shall not be flush with exterior wall treatment. Windows shall be provided with an architectural surround at the jamb.Flat roofs are not permitted on the primary structure. Exterior finishes shall be primarily horizontal wood or wood product siding, brick, stucco or other decorative masonry. Each unit, whether attached or detached, must be built on a lot that is at least the square footage of the unit constructed on the lot or the lot must be 150 percent of the footprint of the unit constructed on the lot, whichever is greater.

1 The larger square represents the zoning classification of parcels directly on Oak/Oconee Street. The smaller square represents the zoning classification of parcels not directly on Oak/Oconee Street. 2 Subdivision of less than 2 acres and/or fewer than five lots:.Preliminary plats for residential subdivisions with ten or more lots may have a maximum of ten percent of such lots exempted from the minimum lot width and continuous linear street frontage requirements through the utilization of private drives and/or narrower lot widths and street frontages. 3 The following limits apply to subdivisions of two or more acres and five lots or more in lieu of minimum lot requirements. 4 Structure or building height in the RS and RM zones may be increased beyond the maximum permitted height by up to ten feet if the following condition(s) are met: A. Side and rear minimum building setbacks are at least 30 feet; or B. The lot on which the structure is proposed is immediately adjacent to a lot of the same primary orientation and street frontage with an existing residential structure of equal or greater height. This condition must be demonstrated by the applicant with verification information certified by a licensed surveyor, engineer, architect or landscape architect; or C. The lot on which the structure is proposed is part of an approved or platted subdivision of ten or more lots that have a common subdivision scheme on file in the Athens-Clarke County Planning Department where 60 percent or more of the existing dwellings have homes of equal or greater height than the proposed structure. This condition must be demonstrated by the applicant with verification information certified by a licensed surveyor, engineer, architect or landscape architect; and D. For lots at the perimeter of a subdivision as described in 9-15-22 B, criteria of both 9-15-22 A and C must be met. 5 Residential design standards for “C” (other than C-D), “RM” and “RS” zones. 6 Design standards for residential subdivisions platted with an overall density exceeding 2.5 dwelling units per acre or for any residential lots of less than 8,000 square feet, or any attached houses in any zone.

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EXISTING ZONING RM-1

Mixed Use Residential1

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GENERAL REGULATIONS N P L(7) P P S,L(6) P L(1) L(2) S S P N N N N L(3) S S N S N L(5) N N N L(5) N S N N N S S P N L(5) N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N P N P P S P S S P S P N S S

Maximum Residential Density

FIGURE ONE:

(bedrooms per gross acre): 24 Minimum Lot Area: 5000 sq.ft.

Illustrates design area regulations of front, side and rear yard setbacks, building height and minimum lot area.

Minimum Lot Width & continuous linear street frontage: 50’ , for single-family attached units, the

average lot width shall not be less than 25 feet.2; 40’ , for single-family attached units, the average lot width shall not be less than 20 feet.3 Minimum Lot Depth: 80’

Minimum Front Yard,

Unless otherwise specified in section 9-15-9: Minimum Side Yard: 6’

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Minimum Side Yard, adjacent to a street: 10’ Minimum Rear Yard: 10’ , plus one-half foot for each foot of building height above 25 feet Minimum Building Seperation: 12’ Maximum Lot Denisty: 6 lots per acre3 Maximum Lot Coverage: 55% Minimum Landsacpe Area: 35% Maxiumum Building Height, Unless otherwise specified in section 9-15-224: 35’

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Illustrates design area regulations of front, side and rear yard setbacks, building height and minimum lot area.

DESIGN STANDARDS LEVEL 1 & 2 CORRIDORS5:

Orientation and scale:A minimum of 50 percent of the buildings shall have a front entrance facing a public or private street articu-

RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS6:

Buildings: Shall utilize at least two of the following design features to provide visual relief along the front of the residence:

1 The larger square represents the zoning classification of parcels directly on Oak/Oconee Street. The smaller square represents the zoning classification of parcels not directly on Oak/Oconee Street. 2 Subdivision of less than 2 acres and/or fewer than five lots:.Preliminary plats for residential subdivisions with ten or more lots may have a maximum of ten percent of such lots exempted from the minimum lot width and continuous linear street frontage requirements through the utilization of private drives and/or narrower lot widths and street frontages. 3 The following limits apply to subdivisions of two or more acres and five lots or more in lieu of minimum lot requirements. 4 Structure or building height in the RS and RM zones may be increased beyond the maximum permitted height by up to ten feet if the following condition(s) are met: A. Side and rear minimum building setbacks are at least 30 feet; or B. The lot on which the structure is proposed is immediately adjacent to a lot of the same primary orientation and street frontage with an existing residential structure of equal or greater height. This condition must be demonstrated by the applicant with verification information certified by a licensed surveyor, engineer, architect or landscape architect; or C. The lot on which the structure is proposed is part of an approved or platted subdivision of ten or more lots that have a common subdivision scheme on file in the Athens-Clarke County Planning Department where 60 percent or more of the existing dwellings have homes of equal or greater height than the proposed structure. This condition must be demonstrated by the applicant with verification information certified by a licensed surveyor, engineer, architect or landscape architect; and D. For lots at the perimeter of a subdivision as described in 9-15-22 B, criteria of both 9-15-22 A and C must be met. 5 Residential design standards for “C” (other than C-D), “RM” and “RS” zones. 6 Design standards for residential subdivisions platted with an overall density exceeding 2.5 dwelling units per acre or for any residential lots of less than 8,000 square feet, or any attached houses in any zone.

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EXISTING ZONING RS-5

Single Family Residential1

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GENERAL REGULATIONS N P N N N S,L(6) L(3) L(4) N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N S N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N

Maximum Residential Density: per acre2

FIGURE ONE:

6 dwelling units

Illustrates design area regulations of front, side and rear yard setbacks, building height and minimum lot area.

Minimum Lot Area: 5000 sq.ft.3 Minimum Lot Width & continuous linear street frontage: 50’ , for single-family attached units, the average lot width shall not be less than 50% of the minimum lot width for the district3; 40’ , for singlefamily attached units, the average lot width shall not be less than 50% of the minimum lot width for the district.2 Minimum Lot Depth: 80’ Minimum Front Yard: 15’ Minimum Side Yard: 6’

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Minimum Side Yard, adjacent to a street: 10’ Minimum Rear Yard: 10’ , plus one-half foot for

each foot of building height above 20 feet 3 ; plus one-half foot for each foot of building height above 30 feet 2 Minimum Building Seperation: 12’ Maximum Lot Coverage: 50% Maxiumum Building Height, Unless otherwise specified in section 9-15-224: 30’

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DESIGN STANDARDS RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS6:

Buildings: Shall utilize at least two of the following design features to provide visual relief along the front of the residence:

P N P S N S N N S N P N N N

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P = Permitted outright. S = Subject to approval under the special use procedures section. N = Prohibited use. L(1) = The keeping of livestock, except swine, provided that: 1. No livestock shall be kept on any lot less than one acre in area. 2. No more than two head of livestock over the age of six months may be maintained per acre. 3. Barns, stables, and other buildings and structures to house said livestock shall not be located closer than 50 feet to any property line. L(2) = Up to two units may be attached by a common wall if part of a subdivision of two acres or more, if they are developed as attached single-family units, as defined in chapter 9-2, the lots which contain the attached structures are not within 100 feet of the perimeter lots lines of a subdivision, the individual common wall units are on separate lots designed to be sold individually. L(3) = Up to four units may be attached by a common wall if part of a subdivision of two acres or more, if they are developed as attached single-family units, as defined in chapter 9-2, the lots which contain the attached structures are not within 100 feet of the perimeter lots lines of a subdivision, the individual common wall units are on sepa rate lots designed to be sold individually. L(4) = See L(10) for Commerical Zones. L(5) = See L(3) for Mixed Density Residential Zones. L(6) = Refer to section 9-15-19.A. and B. for more information concerning Personal Care Homes. A. Personal care homes are subject to, but not limited to, the following conditions: 1. The facility must show evidence of all required state permits. 2. The facility must prove that it serves the needs of one or more persons, not necessarily related, living together as a relatively stable and bona fide single housekeeping unit. The household must possess a family-like structure and function as an integrated economic unit or evidence some family-like domestic bond between members. 3. The home must prove that the living arrangements embody a permanent commitment on the part of the individual residents. 4. Each permitted personal care home shall be at least 1,000 feet, in all directions, from any other personal care home. B. Personal care homes are exempt from the definition of a family and shall be classified in one of the following ways: 1. Individual: One to three clients, plus manager*. This type of personal care home may be approved as a Special Use only in AR, RS-5, RS-8, RS-15, RS-25, RS-40, RM-1, RM-2, RM-3, C-G, C-N, C-D, C-O, C-R, and IN zoning districts. 2. Family: Four to six clients, plus manager*. This type of personal care home may be approved as a Special Use only in AR, RM-1, RM-2, RM-3, C-G, C-N, C-D, C-O, C-R, and IN zoning districts. 3. Group: Seven to 15 clients, plus manager*. This type of personal care home may be approved as a Special Use only in RM-1, RM-2, RM-3, C-G, C-N, C-D, C-O, C-R, and IN zoning districts. 4. Congregate: Sixteen or more clients, plus manager*. This type of personal care home may be approved as a Special Use only in C-G, C-N, C-D, C-O, C-R, and IN zoning districts.

1 The larger square represents the zoning classification of parcels directly on Oak/Oconee Street. The smaller square represents the zoning classification of parcels not directly on Oak/Oconee Street. 2 This applies to subdivision of 2 acres or more and five lots or more in lieu of minimum lot size requirements: 3 The following limits apply to subdivisions of two or more acres and five lots or more in lieu of minimum lot requirements. 3 This applies to Subdivision of less than 2 acres and/or fewer than five lots. 4 Structure or building height in the RS and RM zones may be increased beyond the maximum permitted height by up to ten feet if the following condition(s) are met: A. Side and rear minimum building setbacks are at least 30 feet; or B. The lot on which the structure is proposed is immediately adjacent to a lot of the same primary orientation and street frontage with an existing residential structure of equal or greater height. This condition must be demonstrated by the applicant with verification information certified by a licensed surveyor, engineer, architect or landscape architect; or C. The lot on which the structure is proposed is part of an approved or platted subdivision of ten or more lots that have a common subdivision scheme on file in the Athens-Clarke County Planning Department where 60 percent or more of the existing dwellings have homes of equal or greater height than the proposed structure. This condition must be demonstrated by the applicant with verification information certified by a licensed surveyor, engineer, architect or landscape architect; and D. For lots at the perimeter of a subdivision as described in 9-15-22 B, criteria of both 9-15-22 A and C must be met. 5 Residential design standards for “C” (other than C-D), “RM” and “RS” zones. 6 Design standards for residential subdivisions platted with an overall density exceeding 2.5 dwelling units per acre or for any residential lots of less than 8,000 square feet, or any attached houses in any zone.

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PERMITTED USES

BUFFER REQUIREMENTS N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N L(1) N N L(1) N L(1) N N L(1) N L(1) L(1) N L(1) N P

SIDE & REAR YARD BUFFERS Natural Buffer Strip:

50’, having an existing natural growth equivalent to a densely planted evergreen screen. The planning staff may require additional planting to acquire a uniform buffer strip. Landscape Buffer Strip: 20’,densely planted with an appropriate mix of trees and shrubs at least three feet high at the time of planting, of a type that will possess growth characteristics of such a nature as to produce a dense, compact evergreen planting screen capable of growing to a height of at least six feet within three years. Landscape Buffer Wall: 10’ with 6’ in height opaque wall. Buffer strips shall have five feet of landscape plantings on the exterior side of the wall and shall be planted with appropriate trees, shrubs, and ground cover as to provide a transition from the wall to both edges of the buffer strip.

MINIMUM FLOOR AREA REQUIRMENTS REQUIRMENTS Single Family Dwelling: in any zoning district is 1,000 square feet per unit. Single Family Dwelling in RS-5 and RM: in any zoning district is 600 square feet per unit. Multifamily Dwellings: 450 square feet per unit. The minimum floor area required is not to include porches, patios, garages, or carports.

N N N N L(1) N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N P P P N N P P N P N N N N N

Legend:

P = Permitted outright. S = Subject to approval under the special use procedures section. N = Prohibited use. L(1) = Permitted only as a public use operated under the authority of a public entity.

1 The larger square represents the zoning classification of parcels directly on Oak/Oconee Street. The smaller square represents the zoning classification of parcels directly on Oak/Oconee Street.

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According to the ACC police departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accident reports from 2006-2009 along the Oak/ Oconee Street corridor there were a total :

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INTERSECTION ONE: WELL-DEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

EXISTING INTERSECTION

An intersection is the area where two or more streets join or cross at-grade. The intersection includes the areas needed for all modes of travel: pedestrian, bicycle, motor vehicle, and transit. Thus, the intersection includes not only the pavement area, but typically the adjacent sidewalks and pedestrian curb cut ramps. The streets of our cities and towns are an important part of the livability of our communities. They ought to be for everyone, whether young or old, motorist or bicyclist, walker or wheelchair user, bus rider or shopkeeper. But too many of our streets are designed only for speeding cars, or worse, creeping traffic jams. This is an inventory of Oak/ Oconee Street corridor existing intersections, amenities (sidewalks and bike routes) and quality of pedestrian ways. For the purposes of the study, he quality of the pedestrian way is defined by the clarity of this pedestrian route and its visual and/or physical separation or distinction from vehicular paths.

ZERO PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

A WELL-DEFINED pedestrian way will be separated from vehicular traffic, drives and parking areas. Where they intersect, pavement markings, textural change or coloration will alert drivers to the pedestrian path.

ZERO BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

A SOMEWHAT-DEFINED pedestrian way will have some separation or clear distinction but not consistently across the property.

INTERSECTION ONE: UNDEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

ZERO PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

An UNDEFINED or poorly defined pedestrian way will lack clear distinctions and separation between vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

EXISTING Sidewalk

ZERO BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

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EXISTING INTERSECTION

For the purposes of the study, he quality of the pedestrian way is defined by the clarity of this pedestrian route and its visual and/or physical separation or distinction from vehicular paths. A WELL-DEFINED pedestrian way will be separated from vehicular traffic, drives and parking areas. Where they intersect, pavement markings, textural change or coloration will alert drivers to the pedestrian path. A SOMEWHAT-DEFINED pedestrian way will have some separation or clear distinction but not consistently across the property. An UNDEFINED or poorly defined pedestrian way will lack clear distinctions and separation between vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

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EXISITING

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SIDEWALKS

BIKE LANES

BUS STOP

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INTERSECTION ONE: UNDEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

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ZERO BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

INTERSECTION ONE: UNDEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

TWO PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS ZERO BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

INTERSECTION ONE: SOMEWHAT DEFINED PEDESTRIAN

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

ZERO PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS THREE BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

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EXISTING INTERSECTION

A SOMEWHAT-DEFINED pedestrian way will have some separation or clear distinction but not consistently across the property. An UNDEFINED or poorly defined pedestrian way will lack clear distinctions and separation between vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

EXISTING

EXISITING

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MULTI-PURPOSE TRAIL

BUS STOP

DESIRE LINES

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MULTI-PURPOSE TRAIL

INTERSECTION ONE: SOMEWHAT DEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

ZERO PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS THREE BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

INTERSECTION ONE: UNDEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

ZERO PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS ZERO BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS i5

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EXISTING CONNECTIONS

EXISTING INTERSECTION

An UNDEFINED or poorly defined pedestrian way will lack clear distinctions and separation between vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

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EXISITING

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MULTI-PURPOSE TRAIL

BUS STOP

DESIRE LINES

PROPOSED

MULTI-PURPOSE TRAIL

INTERSECTION ONE: SOMEWHAT DEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

ZERO PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS ZERO BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

INTERSECTION ONE: UNDEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

ZERO PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS ONE BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

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EXISTING CONNECTIONS

EXISTING INTERSECTION

A SOMEWHAT-DEFINED pedestrian way will have some separation or clear distinction but not consistently across the property.

An UNDEFINED or poorly defined pedestrian way will lack clear distinctions and separation between vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

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EXISITING

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MULTI-PURPOSE TRAIL

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DESIRE LINES

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MULTI-PURPOSE TRAIL

INTERSECTION ONE: UNDEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

ZERO PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS ZERO BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

INTERSECTION ONE: UNDEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

ONE PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS ZERO BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

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INTERSECTION ONE: UNDEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

ZERO PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS ZERO BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

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EXISTING INTERSECTION

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DESIRE LINES

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MULTI-PURPOSE TRAIL

INTERSECTION ONE: UNDEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

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ZERO BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS INTERSECTION ONE: UNDEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

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According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

ZERO PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS ZERO BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

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EXISTING CONNECTIONS

EXISTING INTERSECTION

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An UNDEFINED or poorly defined pedestrian way will lack clear distinctions and separation between vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

EXISTING

EXISITING

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MULTI-PURPOSE TRAIL

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DESIRE LINES

PROPOSED

MULTI-PURPOSE TRAIL

INTERSECTION ONE: UNDEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

ZERO PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS ZERO BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

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INTERSECTION ONE: UNDEFINED PEDESTRIAN WAY

According to the ACC police department’s accident reports from 2006-2009:

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ONE PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS ZERO BICYCLE and VEHICULAR COLLISIONS