130 Old Canton Rd, Ball Ground, GA 30107

Traditional Neighborhood Development District

The purpose of this mixed-use district is to provide suitable areas for implementing the recommendations of the comprehensive plan. The comprehensive plan focuses on the expansion and protection of the traditional small-town characteristics of the City. In addition to the allowed commercial and light industrial uses, this district is also intended to enable For Sale residential development and For Sale Communities of a medium density single-family detached housing and residentially compatible uses. Specific goals and objectives of the TND zoning are: To use traditional neighborhood design characteristics for physically recreating the intimate human scale and setting that made small-town America a desirable place to live.; To create compact, identifiable settlements.; To create neighborhoods that are visually coherent.; To accommodate, in a manner that encourages community interaction and cohesion, a mix of housing densities and types.; To discourage and minimize off-street parking lots; to accommodate parking in a way that does not detract from the neighborhood's visual attributes and works to complement a pedestrian-friendly environment.; To accommodate, in compatible fashion, appropriate mixes of residential, employment, and commercial uses in close proximity.; To offer planned, strategically located open spaces to encourage social interaction, recreation, and sensitive areas protection.; To create attractive living areas that will reduce pressure and demand for sprawl development.; A mixture of housing types within a single development is highly encouraged.; Different types of residential dwellings may be mixed on the same block or lot.; A residential building may be mixed with a non-residential building on the same block or lot.; A residential use may be mixed with non-residential uses in the same building provided the residential use is not on the ground floor.; Lot sizes across a development may vary.