DeKalb County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 27. ZONING |
Article 2. DISTRICT REGULATIONS |
Appendix 27-2.14 DIVISION 14. MR-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL-2) DISTRICT |
§ 2.14.1. Statement of purpose and intent.
The purpose and intent of the board of commissioners in establishing the MR-2 (Medium Density Residential-2) District is as follows:
A.
To encourage primarily residential, planned developments that allow accessory retail, office, institutional, and civic uses;
B.
To provide for residential neighborhoods with a mix of single-family and multi-family housing types that maintain harmony of scale, intensity, and design with surrounding development;
C.
To provide for connectivity of streets and communities and reduce the dependence on automobile uses by increasing the ease of movement and opportunities for alternative modes of travel;
D.
To implement the future development map of the county's most current comprehensive plan;
E.
To provide districts that allow appropriate development transitions within the edges and transitional areas of the Town Center and Regional Center character areas.
( Ord. No. 15-06 , 8-25-2015)