179 Main St Cornelia, GA 30531-2109

Section 42-53. CBD, Central Business District. 42-53.1. Purpose and Intent. The CBD, Central Business District is intended to establish and maintain a compact area containing a mixture of retail, service, restaurants, government, residential, institutional, and other uses where, due to the close proximity of buildings and uses, pedestrian travel is encouraged in favor of vehicle trips made from one destination to another. While some commercial uses targeted at the highway traveler may be conditionally permitted in this district, the intent is that automotive-related establishments be excluded, due to their encouragement of automobile rather than pedestrian travel. The CBD is unique in that the existing development pattern consists of buildings covering very large percentages of the lot, little if any building setbacks on front, side, and rear property lines, and a lack of off-street parking sufficient to meet the requirements of other commercial zoning districts. This zoning district is appropriate only in the existing downtown area with the above-mentioned development characteristics. 42-53.2. Permitted and Conditional Uses. Permitted and conditional uses shall be as provided in Table 7.1, “Permitted and Conditional Uses for Non-residential Zoning Districts.” 42-53.3. Dimensional Requirements. Height, area, setback, lot width, and other dimensional requirements shall be as provided in Table 7.2, “Dimensional Requirements for Non-residential Zoning Districts.”