§ 16-16A.004. Permitted principal uses and structures.

(1)

Industrial uses required:

(a)

At least 30 percent of the total floor area on a site shall be used for one or more industrial uses.

(b)

Any floor area that is not used for industrial uses may be used for either exclusively residential uses, or exclusively non-residential uses, or any combination of the two.

(c)

Areas not otherwise defined as floor area by this Zoning Ordinance, such as parking or exterior spaces, shall not be counted towards this requirement or the concurrency requirements of section 16-16A.008(1).

(2)

Industrial uses: A building or premises shall be used for the following industrial uses and structures:

(a)

Catering establishments.

(b)

Microbrewery, microdistillery, or winery, all of which may include an accessory biergarten.

(c)

Commercial greenhouses or plant nursery.

(d)

Distributions centers.

(e)

Laboratories and research facilities where the character of operations, emissions by-products does not create adverse effects beyond the boundaries of the facility.

(f)

Manufacturing, wholesaling, repairing, compounding, assembly, processing, preparation, packaging or treatment of articles, foods, components, products, clothing, machines and appliances and the like, where the character of operations, emissions and by-products do not create adverse effects beyond the boundaries of the facility. Use of heavy drop hammers, punch presses or other machinery; or processing methods creating excessive noise or vibration is prohibited in this district. All such uses may include accessory offices, retail, or eating and drinking establishments when located in the same tenant space and the total floor of when such accessory uses does not exceed 50 percent of the tenant space floor area.

(g)

Printing and publishing operations.

(h)

Tailoring, custom dressmaking, millinery and similar establishments.

(i)

Technical schools.

(j)

Training facilities related to other permitted uses.

(k)

Veterinary clinics and kennels.

(l)

Warehousing and storage, when auxiliary to other permitted uses within the development and specifically excluding self-storage facilities, which shall be prohibited.

(m)

Showroom, which means a facility used to display products for sale, such as furniture, appliances, kitchens, carpet, home furnishings, or apparel to business representatives for resale, rather than to the general public for direct consumption, and that may include storage of goods for sale.

(n)

Conversion of existing buildings which are 50 years of age or older to other non-residential uses (see section 16-16A.004(3)) or residential uses (see section 16-16A.004(4)).

(3)

Other non-residential uses: A building or premises shall be used for the following non-industrial non-residential uses and structure:

(a)

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

(b)

Business or commercial schools.

(c)

Business service establishments, including those providing duplicating, printing, maintenance, communications, addressing, mailing, bookkeeping, or guard services.

(d)

Child care centers, kindergartens, and special schools.

(e)

Places of worship.

(f)

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.

(g)

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

(h)

Hotels.

(i)

Laundry and dry-cleaning collection stations, laundry and dry-cleaning establishments where customers operate equipment.

(j)

Market gardens and urban gardens.

(k)

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

(l)

Offices, clinics (including veterinary), studios, and computer, data analysis.

(m)

Parking decks.

(n)

Pet grooming and care, overnight boarding of pets is prohibited.

(o)

Professional or personal service establishments.

(p)

Retail establishments not exceeding 30,000 square feet in floor area.

(q)

Structures and uses required for operation of MARTA or a public utility, including uses involving extensive storage and railway rights-of-way and yards.

(4)

Residential uses : A building or premises shall be used for the following non-industrial residential uses and structures:

(a)

Single-family or two-family dwellings.

(b)

Multifamily dwellings.

(c)

Supportive housing.

( Ord. No. 2019-11(18-O-1707), § 1(Exh. A), 1-31-19 )