§ 62-221. Table of permitted uses.  


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  • The following table shows permitted uses (indicated with a P), conditional uses subject to approval by the board of commissioners (indicated by a C) as required by the Gilmer County Land Use Procedures and Standards Ordinance (see Appendix A), and prohibited uses (indicated by a blank space) for each district.

    The Gilmer County Planning Commission is hereby granted discretion to determine if a use that is not specifically listed as a permitted use or conditional use is similar to any other use already allowed by the ordinance, either as a permitted use or conditional use, whereupon an applicable land use district can be identified. In the event, that a clear decision cannot be determined regarding a proposed use, the proposed use is not permitted in any land use district until an official amendment by the board of commissioners shall become effective.

    USE DESCRIPTION A-1 R-1 R-2 R-3 C-1 I-1 PI-1
    Accessory uses and structures normally incidental to permitted principal uses. Gardens are allowed in R-1, R-2 and R-3, but not the keeping of poultry and livestock. P P P P P P
    Acid manufacturing and storage C
    Agricultural uses including the production of field crops, fruits, nuts and vegetables; the raising of livestock and poultry; dairying; horticulture; and fisheries; and other uses involving agricultural operations. (See Livestock operations, intensive) P
    Agriculture machine shops P
    Airports and other aircraft landing facilities P
    Alternative energy C C P P
    Amateur radio tower
    (exceeding 60 feet in height)
    (each conditional use request will be evaluated on a case by case scenario involving the placement, screening, or height of antennas based on health, safety, or aesthetic considerations giving due consideration to the land use district within which the request is made)
    P C C C C P P
    Amateur radio tower
    (less than 60 feet in height)
    P P P P P P P
    Animal hospital/veterinary clinic P P
    Asphalt plants C
    Assisted living facility (see "personal care facility") C P P
    Automated teller machines (ATM) P P
    Bank, finance, insurance, and real estate establishments. Includes: banks, savings and loan institutions and credit unions, security and commodity exchanges, insurance agents, brokers, and service, real estate brokers, agents, managers, and developers, trusts, and holding and investment companies. P
    Bed and breakfast home P C C C P
    Bed and breakfast inn P
    Boarding homes, dormitories and rooming houses P P
    Bottling and distributing plants P
    Building material sales, and other outside storage yards P P
    Business service establishment: A facility engaged in support functions to establishments operating for a profit on a fee or contract basis. Includes: advertising agencies, photocopying, blueprinting and duplication services, mailing agencies, commercial art and graphic design; personnel supply services and employment agencies, computer and data processing services, detective, protective, and security system services, accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services, publications and business consulting firms, food catering, interior decorating, and locksmiths. P
    Bus passenger stations, terminals P P
    Cabinet shops C P P
    Campgrounds, including customary accessory buildings and structures: Such use shall require a site containing a minimum of five acres, subject to the county land development regulations, and campground standards. C
    Canning establishments C P
    Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of parts manufacture P
    Cemeteries, commercial (Minimum of 5.0 acres required and all grave sites/vaults and buildings shall have a setback of 50 feet from any public R/W or property line.) C P
    Ceramic production P
    Christmas tree sales P C P
    Churches, temples, synagogues and places of worship, and their customary related facilities: No parking in the required front yard, and principal buildings shall be setback a minimum of 100 feet from any property line. Cemeteries occurring as an accessory use must contain a minimum of two acres. A columbarium does not require a minimum site acreage. P
    Clubs, lodges, fraternal institutions and other places of public assembly for membership groups, non-profit or for profit. No parking in the required front yard, and principal buildings shall be setback a minimum of 100 feet from any property line. C P
    Cold storage, frozen food lockers and ice manufacture C P
    Concrete, cement, clay, mortar and plaster production P
    Contractor's establishments, building, electrical and plumbing C P P
    Convalescent homes, nursing homes, and similar institutionalized residential facilities involving professional care and treatment P
    Convenience food and retail stores with or without retail gasoline sales P P
    Contractor's establishments, heavy equipment, logging C P P
    Country club, facilities may include golf courses and driving ranges, tennis courts, swimming pools, etc. as part of a residential community. P P P P P P
    Crematoriums P
    Day care centers (See Article Two, Definitions.) P P
    Day care home, family (See Article Two, Definitions.) P P P P
    Dry-cleaning plants P
    Dwelling, caretaker/security guard (See Article Two, Definitions.) P P
    Dwelling, detached single-family (see purpose and intent for each District.) P P P
    Dwelling, detached single-family-additional (see purpose and intent for each district.) P
    Dwelling, multifamily (Includes: apartments, condominiums, and townhouses) P
    Dwelling, senior (See Article Two, Definitions.) P
    Environmental compliance structure P P P
    Equipment rental, sales and service P P
    Explosives manufacture or storage C
    Exterminators and pest control businesses P P P
    Extraction industry: removal of sand, gravel, top soil, clay, dirt or other natural resources C C
    Farmer's market P P
    Farm supply stores and agricultural-related businesses, such as agricultural implement sales and service, auction facilities, feed and grain stores and other businesses not involving sales or services to the general public. Located on paved two lane county road. P P
    Farm winery C C
    Foundry and forging plants C
    Funeral home/mortuary (See Article Two, Definitions and "Crematorium.") P
    Furniture finishing and repair C P P
    Grain elevators P
    Greenhouses P P
    Group home C P
    Guest house (See Article Two, Definitions.) C C
    Halfway house (See Article Two, Definitions.) C
    Heliports P P
    Hotel P
    Home occupation (See Article Two, Definitions.) P P P P
    Hospital P
    Junkyards and used auto parts yards P P
    Kennels and/or structures used to house dogs or other animals shall be located a minimum of 300 feet from any property line. P P P
    Laboratory, research and scientific P P
    Landfills, inert or Construction & Demolition Waste - subject to state permits and approval by B.O.C C C
    Landfills-Solid Municipal Waste C
    Livestock—General P
    Livestock operation, intensive: all buildings, lagoons, feeding corrals or mechanisms, etc. shall be located a minimum of 300 feet from any property line. (See Article Two, Definitions.) P
    Livestock—Hobby P P
    Lumber mills and lumber storage yards C P
    Machine shops C P P
    Manufacture of the following products: floor coverings, glass, chemicals, concrete, machinery, metals, paper, rubber, textiles, tobacco, and wood P
    Manufacturing establishment involving the mechanical or chemical conversion of raw materials into semi-finished or finished products, not otherwise specified in the table. P
    Manufacturing establishments involving only the assembly of pre-manufactured component parts, not otherwise specified in this table. C P
    Manufactured home sales and portable building sales P
    Marinas and boat storage yards P P
    Mini-warehouse and mini-storage facilities C P
    Motel P
    Motor vehicle sales and service establishment includes: New and used automobile, truck, tractor, trailer, boat, recreational vehicle, camper, motorcycle, and other motorized vehicle sales, leasing, rental, and service, including portable, manufactured home and industrialized building sales, and agricultural implement and equipment. Also: automotive services such a rental facilities, body, paint, glass, transmission, and tire repair shops, car washes, including automated and staffed facilities, and oil change and lubrication facilities. C P P
    Motorsports Facility C
    Nurseries; plants, trees and shrubs P P
    Offices, business, medical, professional, insurance, real estate and others P
    Open air business establishments. Any commercial establishment with the principal use of displaying products in an area exposed to open air on three or more sides. Includes: rock yards, lumber and building materials yards, statuaries and monument sales establishments, and firewood sales lots. P P
    Parking garages and parking lots, commercial P P
    Parks/community centers including playgrounds, swimming pools, and golf courses C C C C P
    Personal care homes P P
    Personal service establishment includes: barber/beauty shops, tattoo/body piercing parlors, tanning studios, massage parlors, coin-operated and full service laundries and dry cleaners, photographic studios, shoe repair and shoe shine shops, dance studios, school, and halls, and travel agencies. P
    Petroleum refining and storage C
    Printing establishments P P
    Produce stands: such structures/uses shall comply with setback requirements and current building code requirements. P P P P P P
    Publicly owned buildings and facilities includes: government administrative buildings, police and fire stations, public health facilities and hospitals, public works facilities, parks and community centers, public roads and streets, airports, water and sanitary sewerage storage, intake, collection and treatment and pumping facilities, jails and correctional centers, animal control facilities, and solid waste transfer facilities. Even though the use descriptions herein are considered permitted in all land use districts, the board of commissioners shall nonetheless advertise public notice of its intention to build or construct a public building or facility as defined herein for a period of two weeks in the legal organ of Gilmer County as an agenda item at an upcoming regularly scheduled board meeting. The public will be afforded the opportunity for comment at said meeting prior to the adoption of any resolution by the board. P P P P P P P
    Radio, television and communication studios P P
    Radio, television and communication (cell) broadcasting towers, provided such use is not located within 200 feet of an R-1, R-2, or R-3 district boundary P P P
    Recreational facilities, indoor P
    Recreational facilities, outdoor (large) C C
    Recreational facilities, outdoor (small) P P
    Recreational vehicle park C C P
    Recycling collection centers, but not including the processing, distribution or sale of recycled materials P P
    Recycling centers, including processing, storage and distribution activities P
    Rehabilitation centers and sanitariums C
    Rendering plant C
    Retail/trade establishment P
    Schools, public elementary, middle and secondary, and public and private colleges and universities P
    Schools, parochial, private and others offering courses in general education not operated for profit P
    Semipublic/public use P
    Septic tank cleaning services P P
    Service station P P
    Shopping center P
    Sign fabrication and painting shops P P
    Slaughterhouses and stockyards C P
    Smelting of tin, copper, zinc or iron ores P
    Snack and sandwich shops P P
    Solid waste processing; but not incineration or sanitary landfilling P
    Tasting Room C C
    Timber harvesting (not including processing) P P P P P P
    Truck stops and truck terminals P P
    Wedding and Events Facility C C
    Welding shops C P P
    Wholesaling/trade establishment; warehousing facilities (See Article Two, Definitions.) P P
    Wrecked motor vehicle compounds; salvage yards (See also junkyards) P P

     

(Res. No. 05-97, Art. 12, 8-25-2005; Res. No. 06-48, § 25, 3-8-2006; Res. No. 06-182, § 6, 10-26-2006; Res. No. 08-52, 4-24-2008; Res. No. 10-006, 1-28-2010; Res. No. 15-149, 12-10-2015; Ord. No. 16-164, 12-8-2016; Res. No. 17-023, 3-9-2017)