1051 Morris Rd Madison, GA 30650-3756

Multi-Family High Residential District (R8), and Agricultural/Single-Family Residential District (AR). 610.1 General Provisions. In these residential zoning districts, no building shall be erected, remodeled, extended, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered, nor shall any building or land be used for any purpose except as hereinafter specifically provided a nd allowed by this chapter. 610.2 Specific Intent and Purpose. (1) In addition to the general purposes listed in Section 110, the specific purposes of these zoning districts are to: (a) provide appropriately located areas for a range of residential uses, and agricultural uses that are compatible therewith; (b) strengthen the city’s economic base, protect residential investments, and promote the sustained stability of residential areas; (c) encourage an orderly and coordinated residential growth pattern to ensure adequate and efficient provision of public services; (d) create suitable environments for various types of residential uses and compatible accessory uses, and protect them from the adverse effects of inharmonious uses; (e) minimize the impact of commercial and industrial development on adjacent residential districts; (f) establish dimensional requirements for residential development and supplementary standards for specific uses in residential areas; (g) ensure that the appearance and effects of residential buildings and uses are harmonious with the character of the area in which they are located; (h) ensure the provision of limited off-street parking, loading and storage facilities, the reservation of ample yard, court, and other open space and the provision of adequate screening, buffering, and landscaping; and, (i) provide sites for compatible public uses which complement residential development. (2) The unique specific purposes of each residential zoning district are as follows: (a) Estate Residential District (R). To provide for areas of very low density, detached, single-family residential development and conditional agricultural uses in combination therewith; to recognize and protect the rural character of the area; to permit compatible accessory and conditional use of institutional and public buildings and uses requiring large amounts of open space which normally complement a balanced and attractive residential area; to protect the open and/or sparsely developed areas of the city from premature, scattered, and in efficient growth patterns;