Zoning Ordinance

b. Present the site plan to the Community Development Department for approval and the preliminary subdivision plat to the Athens Municipal-Regional Planning Commission for approval.

c. Proceed to construct the required streets, etc., and the building units according to these approved plans after obtaining needed building permits. (This may be done for the entire development or may be done in phases.)

d. Present final plat of the built-up phases to city staff for inspection and verification and then to the Athens Municipal-Regional Planning Commission for final subdivision approval. (The final plat shall show the individual lot lines exactly where the side walls of the individual units were built.)

e. If all the final subdivision requirements of the Athens Minimum Subdivision Regulations have been met, the planning commission shall grant final subdivision approval for the phases that have been constructed with townhouses.

f. The developer records this final plat and can then sell these townhouse units.

4. Area and Dimensional Requirements for Townhouses:

All townhouses within Athens shall conform to the following measurements:

a. Minimum Floor Area:

One Story Two Story (1st Floor) (Min. Total)

R-1 720 sq.ft. 600 sq. ft. 1,200 sq.ft. R-2 600 sq.ft. 500 sq.ft. 1,000 sq.ft. R-3 600 sq.ft. 600 sq.ft. 800 sq.ft.

b. Minimum Lot Width and Public Street Frontage

R-1......................................................24 feet R-2......................................................20 feet R-3......................................................18 feet

c. Minimum Lot Area:

R-1........................................2,400 sq.ft. + Townhouse lot + 8,490 common conservation-10,890 total area per unit R-2...........................................2,000 sq.ft. + Townhouse + 6,000 common conservation-8,000 total area per unit

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