769 Main St Madison, GA 30650-1448

District (P-2), Downtown Commercial District (C-1), Neighborhood Commercial District (C-2), General Commercial District (C-3), and Interstate Commercial District (C-4). 620.1 General Provisions. In these commercial 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 and allowed by this chapter. 620.2 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 full range of professional, office, institutional, service, and retail business needed by residents of, and visitors to, the city and region; (b) strengthen the city’s economic base, protect small businesses that serve city residents, and promote the sustained stability of commercial areas; (c) create suitable environments for various types of business and compatible residential uses, and protect them from the adverse effects of inharmonious uses; (d) minimize the impact of commercial development on adjacent residential districts; (e) minimize the impact of industrial development on adjacent commercial districts; (f) ensure that the appearance and effects of commercial buildings and uses are harmonious with the character of the area in which they are located; (g) ensure the provision of adequate off-street parking, loading, and storage facilities, the minimization of lot coverage and impervious surfaces, the provision of adequate screening, buffering, and landscaping, and the provision of adequate illumination for commercial buildings and uses; and, (h) provide sites for compatible public uses which complement commercial development; and, (i) prohibit uses that are noxious or offensive by reason of the emission or creation of odor, dust, fumes, smoke, gas, noise, vibration, or similar substances or conditions which in the opinion of the City would be detrimental to the community interest. (2) The unique specific purposes of each commercial zoning district are as follows: (a) Professional / Office / Institutional District (P-1). To provide areas for various types of professional, office, and institutional uses and businesses incidental thereto; to establish areas for institutional facilities, offices, and professional businesses to develop in proximity to each other without the threat of encroachment of more intense retail or general commercial uses;