§ D. R-4 multi-family non fee simple (rental) residential district.

(1)

Purpose and intent. This district is specifically created to provide an area for multi-family housing which is occupied as non fee simple, rental housing, including but not limited to, apartment homes and other such rental communities. Fee simple units which are sold to individual owners in fee simple, including but not limited to fee-simple townhomes, and condominiums, are not included in this district. Multi-family non fee simple housing shall be defined as residential dwellings of three or more units which are attached by either the roof line of the structure or attached through a common heated structural wall.

(2)

Permitted uses. Within the R-4 multi-family residential district, the following uses are permitted:

(a)

Multi-family residential dwellings of three or more units, including but not limited to, apartment buildings, provided the units are attached as set forth above, with the following amount of heated area:

1.

One bedroom units, 800 square feet;

2.

Two bedroom units, 1000 square feet;

3.

Three bedroom units, 1200 square feet.

(b)

Churches, synagogues, and similar places of worship and their customarily related uses, on tracts of no less than five contiguous acres, provided that any building for such proposed use is located no less than 50 feet from the front and rear property lines and 25 feet from the side property lines.

(c)

Home office subject to provisions of this ordinance.

(d)

Municipal, county, state, federal and other public uses, including parks and playgrounds.

(e)

In-home children's day care subject to all provisions identified within this ordinance.

(f)

Recreational areas developed as an amenity for the multi-family development provided all buildings for such proposed use are located a minimum of 50 feet from any property line.

(3)

Lot size, area, and setback requirements. *

*Unless otherwise specified; also subject to approval by state environmental health.

(a)

Minimum lot size: Five acres with public sewer and water

(b)

Minimum public road frontage: 30 feet

(c)

Minimum lot width at building line: 100 feet

(d)

Minimum front yard setback: 40 feet

(e)

Minimum side yard setback: 25 feet; also 25 feet if corner lot

(f)

Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet

(g)

Maximum building height: 45 feet

(h)

Maximum density: Five units per acre. Calculated as no more than five units within any one acre area zoned R-4 (gross density is not applicable)

(4)

Off-street parking: See article VII of this ordinance.

(5)

Required buffers: See article VI, sec. E. of this ordinance.

(6)

Sign regulations: See article XII of this ordinance.

(7)

Density: Density shall be calculated based upon only property zoned R-4 within the development. There shall be no more than five units on any one acre of R-4 zoned property. Density shall not be calculated by the gross density of the entire project site.

(8)

Greenspace requirement: An R-4 platted development of larger than five acres must include at least 15 percent of the total area designated for undisturbed open space. One hundred percent of the open space must be located outside of the floodplain as defined by the county. The undisturbed open space areas must be defined and delineated on specific site plans for the subdivisions as open space and must be accompanied by an appropriate deed and protective covenants stating the open space is perpetual. The required open space shall remain undeveloped or be developed and landscaped by the developer in accordance with an approved landscape plan through the county.

(9)

Parking lot cooling and landscaping requirement: An R-4 platted development of larger than two acres must include a plan to create parking lot/asphalt cooling areas through landscaping including, but not limited to, the planting of a landscaped area of vegetation and at least one tree per eight parking spaces within the parking area of the development. Said parking lot cooling landscape plan shall be approved by the county.

(10)

All R-4 developments shall be constructed in accordance with the Development Regulations of Paulding County, but also must include the following amenities: (a) Underground utilities; (b) Street lights; (c) Sidewalks on at least one side of each residential street and entrance drive; (d) Permanent entrance monuments made of all-weather material with associated landscaping; (e) all internal water and sanitary sewer systems shall be privately maintained with a master meter located on county right-of-way near the entrance to the development; (f) All infrastructure, including streets, roads, water and sewer systems shall be constructed in accordance with the county's development regulations and standard details.