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ORDINANCE
6440
An Ordinance to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance adopted by
the Board of Commissioners of Richmond County and the City Council of
Augusta effective November 15, 1983, entitled "An Ordinance to Readopt
and Reconfim1 the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance adopted March 25,
1963, by the Board of Commissioners of Richmond County and the City
Council of Augusta, by amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance,
Section 8-4, Accessory Buildings in Single-family Residential Zones.
THE AUGUSTA COMMISSION HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by deleting Section
8-4 in its entirety:
8-4 Accessory Building: Accessory buildings one store in height may be constructed
in the R-l Zone, subject to the following restrictions:
(a) All accessory buildings shall have the side yard setback required for
principal structures as specified elsewhere in this Ordinance.
(b) All accessory bui ldings shall have a rear yard setback of not less than ten
(lO) feet, including eaves and other overhanging portions of the structure.
(c) Except for carports and detached garages, accessory buildings shall not
permitted in any front yard. Carports and freestanding garages shall
conform to the front setback requirements for principal structures.
(d) Where the rear yard abuts upon a street, no accessory building shall be
closer to the rear lot line than the required setback for the zone.
( e) That the total gross floor area of all accessory buildings shall not exceed
five percent (5%) of the total area of the lot on which the accessory
buildings are situated.
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SECTION II - That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by adding a new
Section 8-4:
8-4 Accessory Building: One-story accessory buildings not to exceed eighteen (18)
total feet in height may be constmcted in the R-I Zone, subject to the following
restrictions:
(a) All accessory buildings shall have the side yard setback required for
principal structures as specified elsewhere in this Ordinance.
(b) All accessory buildings shall have a rear yard setback of not less than ten
(10) feet, including eaves and other overhanging portions ofthe structure.
( c) Except for carports and detached garages, accessory buildings shall not be
permitted in any front yard. Carports and freestanding garages shall
conform to the front setback requirements for principal structures.
(d) Where the rear yard abuts upon a street, no accessory building shall be
closer to the rear lot line than the required setback for the zone.
(e) That the total gross floor area of all accessory buildings shall not exceed
five percent (5%) of the total area of the lot on which the accessory
buildings are situated.
SECTION III. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Done in Open Meeting under the Common Seal thereof this 20th
day of
November
,2001.
APPROVED THIS 3rd
day of
1st reading 11-20-01
2nd reading 12-3-01
ATTEST:
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Published in the Augusta Chronicle Dece~ber 13, 2001
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