§ 16-11.003. Permitted principal uses and structures.

A building or premises shall be used only for the following principal purposes:

(1)

Banks, savings and loan associations, and similar financial institutions.

(2)

Repealed.

(3)

Business or commercial schools.

(4)

Child care centers, kindergartens and special schools.

(5)

Churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and other religious worship facilities, on lots of one acre or more.

(6)

Clubs and lodges.

(7)

Commercial greenhouses.

(8)

Commercial recreation establishments, including bowling alleys, theaters, convention halls, places of assembly, and similar uses, with primary activities conducted within fully enclosed buildings. Pool halls, billiard parlors, amusement arcades and game rooms are allowed only by special use permits.

(9)

Repealed.

(10)

Eating and drinking establishments, including those licensed for the on-premises consumption of malt beverages, wine and/or distilled spirits.

(11)

Repealed.

(12)

Repealed.

(13)

Hospitals.

(14)

Repealed.

(15)

Institutions of higher learning, including colleges and universities.

(16)

Laundry and dry cleaning, collection stations or plants; limited to no more than 5,000 square feet floor area; laundry and dry cleaning establishments where equipment is operated by customers.

(17)

Multi-family dwellings, two-family dwellings and single-family dwellings.

(18)

Museums, galleries, auditoriums, libraries and similar cultural facilities.

(19)

Repealed.

(20)

Offices, clinics (including veterinary if animals are kept within soundproof buildings), laboratories, studios, and similar uses, but not blood donor stations except at hospitals.

(21)

Parking structures and lots, other than park-for-hire facilities.

(22)

Professional or personal service establishments, but not hiring halls.

(23)

Repair establishments for home appliances, bicycles, lawn mowers, shoes, clocks and similar articles.

(24)

Retail establishments, including catering establishments, delicatessens and bakeries without wholesale operations.

(25)

Sales and leasing agencies for new passenger automobiles, bicycles, mopeds, and commercial vehicles not exceeding one ton in rated capacity, selling, servicing and repairing new vehicles and dealing in the disposal, servicing or repairing of used vehicles in connection therewith and all located on the same site.

(26)

Vault-storage facility not exceeding 7,500 square feet of floor area and having all pickup and delivery of items by passenger automobile or van.

(27)

Service stations, battery exchange stations and car washes, provided that no service station may be located within 1,500 feet of another service station.

(28)

Structures and uses requiring for operation of MARTA or a public utility but not including uses involving storage, train yards, warehousing, switching or maintenance shop as the primary purpose.

(29)

Tailoring, custom dressmaking, millinery and similar establishments limited to not more than 5,000 square feet in area.

(30)

Supportive housing.

(31)

Urban gardens.

(32)

Market gardens.

Except for off-street parking, automobile sales lots, market gardens, and necessary activities at commercial greenhouses and service stations, or as authorized by special permit, all commercial sales and service activities shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, and there shall be no unenclosed displays of merchandise. No wholesaling or jobbing shall be conducted from within the district. No use or manner of operation shall be permitted which is obnoxious or offensive by reason of odor, smoke, noise, glare, fumes, gas, vibration, unusual danger of fire or explosion, emission of particulate matter, or interference with radio or television reception, or for other reasons is incompatible with the character of the district and its relation to adjoining residential districts. No wholesaling or jobbing shall be conducted from within the district. No use or manner of operation shall be permitted which is obnoxious or offensive by reason of odor, smoke, noise, glare, fumes, gas, vibration, unusual danger of fire or explosion, emission of particulate matter, or interference with radio or television reception, or for other reasons is incompatible with the character of the district and its relation to adjoining residential districts.

(Code 1977, § 16-11.003; Ord. No. 1996-83, § 4, 12-2-96; Ord. No. 1997-16, § 1, 4-14-97; Ord. No. 2004-53, § 14A, 8-20-04; Ord. No. 2005-21, §§ 1, 2, 3-25-05; Ord. No. 2005-41(06-O-0381), § 7, 7-12-05; Ord. No. 2009-24(08-O-1251), § 2D, 6-9-09; Ord. No. 2009-61(09-O-1076), § 2(2), 10-13-09; Ord. No. 2014-53(14-O-1278), § 2(Attach. B), 12-10-14 ; Ord. No. 2014-22(14-O-1092), § 2-N, 6-11-14 ; Ord. No. 2019-20(18-O-1679), § 1, 3-13-19 )