§ 4.1. Principal uses.

§ 4.1.1. Agricultural and forestry.

§ 4.1.4. Civic, social and fraternal organizations.All structures shall be at least 50 feet from any property line, and parking.

§ 4.1.5. Communications, radio and TV towers. All towers must be set back from any adjacent (next to or across the street) lot or unrelated structure a distance equal to the height of the tower. Article 4.1.5 shall not have application to towers located in the County.

§ 4.1.6. Construction contractors.Storage of materials not within a building or structure shall be screened by a permanent fence, wall, or approved planted buffer. Such screen shall be at least six feet in height or two feet higher than stored materials, whichever is higher. Such screen shall also be in conformance with buffer standards in Article 6—"Site Design Standards."

§ 4.1.7. Custom order and specialty shops.Such uses are allowed by right if less than 10,000 square feet and if the sales area is within a building and occupies more than 10,000 square feet of building floor area, it shall be permitted with limitations by special use permit.

§ 4.1.8. Custom service restaurants.A restaurant in this district shall be a custom service restaurant and shall be located in a pre-existing residential structure modified for such use.

§ 4.1.9. Day care and kindergartens.

§ 4.1.10. Dry cleaning plants.

§ 4.1.11. Lodging.

§ 4.1.12. Manufactured homes.These regulations shall govern the use and operation of all manufactured homes used for residential purposes and manufactured home communities within the County. It is the intent of these regulations to empower the Planning Commission, the Fire Department, the County Health Department, and the Building Inspection Department to review the development of manufactured home sites and parks within the county for the purposes stated in this article.

§ 4.1.13. Personal care homes.

§ 4.1.14. Photographic studio.

§ 4.1.16. Recreation and entertainment.

§ 4.1.17. Repair services.

§ 4.1.18. Retirement, convalescent, assisted living centers or nursing homes.Minimum site area of two acres shall be provided for retirement, convalescent, assisted living centers or nursing homes.

§ 4.1.19. Sewage treatment plants.

§ 4.1.20. Sexually oriented adult uses.Sexually oriented adult uses shall comply with all requirements regarding "adult entertainment establishments" of the Code of Ordinances of the applicable Jurisdiction.

§ 4.1.21. Solid waste disposal sites.The same requirements outlined under the "mining" shall apply to solid waste disposal sites, however, substitution of "land fill" activities should be made for "mining" activities.

§ 4.1.22. Temporary sales office for a subdivision.A temporary sales office, where otherwise allowed, shall meet the following criteria:

§ 4.1.23. Townhouse subdivisions.Townhouse developments in which each dwelling unit is to be located on a separate lot must comply with the following minimum requirements:

§ 4.1.24. Utility company substation.Such use must be approved as a Special Use and must be enclosed within a woven or solid fence at least six feet high. Buffering of this use shall be provided in accordance with Article 6—"Site Design Standards." No storage of vehicles or portable equipment will be allowed.

§ 4.1.26. Warehouse and storage.A buffer that meets the provisions of Article 6—"Site Design Standards", shall screen any storage area.

§ 4.1.29. Accessory Apartment.Where otherwise permitted, an accessory apartment must comply with the following minimum requirements:

§ 4.1.31. Mobile food vehicle park.Mobile food vehicle parks shall comply with the following:

§ 4.1.32. Residential cluster option.

§ 4.1.33. Recreational Vehicle Park or Campgrounds.

§ 4.2. Accessory uses and structures.

§ 4.2.3. Customary accessory uses to a dwelling.Each of the following uses is considered to be a customary accessory use to a dwelling and may be situated on the same lot with the principal use to which it serves as an accessory.

§ 4.2.9. Outdoor storage.Outdoor storage, where the use is otherwise permitted, is limited as follows:

§ 4.2.10. Private use airport or heliport.As an accessory use approved as a Special Use, a private use airport or heliport shall meet the following minimum standards:

§ 4.2.11. Retail uses in office building.An office building may contain retail stores, so long as they occupy no more than 25 percent of the total ground floor area of the building.

§ 4.2.12. Responsibility for notification on special conditions.All conditions or special requirements placed on the approval of a Special Use Permit or Conditional Use, including special exceptions for medical and/or other issues associated with granting a hardship exception, must be fully documented in the minutes of the approving body (City or County Commission or Board of Adjustments), and a certified copy transmitted to the Rome/Floyd County Building Inspection Department for enforcement. Such items shall be recorded, flagged, and monitored for enforcement of specific deadlines and/or permitted allowances by the Zoning Enforcement Inspector.

§ 4.2.17. Solar farms and solar panels.

§ 4.3. Highly restricted.