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Zoning Ordinance

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ContentsPage 142 — 4.18. REQUIREMENTS, REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS.

Page 142 — 4.18. REQUIREMENTS, REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS.

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8. Recreational areas.

9. Distances between buildings.

10. Estimates of the following:

a. Number of dwelling units.

b. Number of parking spaces.

c. Number of loading spaces.

d. Square feet of floor space.

e. Number of commercial or industrial tenants and employees.

f. Plans for collecting storm water and methods of treatment of natural and artificial water courses including a delineation of limits of floodplains, if any.

g. Proposed grading, surface drainage, terraces, retaining wall heights, grades on paving areas and ground floor elevations of proposed buildings and structures, and proposed topography of site shall be shown by two or five-foot contours as required by the City Engineer.

4.18. REQUIREMENTS, REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS.

A. Any building or structure erected or altered shall comply with the provisions of the Code as Adopted by the City of Athens, as amended and any applicable laws of the State of Tennessee.

B. Any work or development on the site, including but not limited to the following shall comply with the provisions of the all applicable Codes as Adopted by the City of Athens, as amended and any applicable laws of the State of Tennessee: the grading of land, the installation of utilities, the construction of curbs, gutters and sidewalks, the construction of streets, alleys and retaining walls, the construction of drains and sewers, the construction of off-street parking, and the construction or erection of any improvement on the site.

C. Any building or structure shall be reasonably accessible to fire, police, emergency and service vehicles. When deemed necessary for access by the Fire Chief or their designee, emergency vehicle easements shall be provided. The access for Fire, Police and emergency vehicles shall be unobstructed at all times.

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