655 Buford Dam Rd, Cumming, GA 30041

Office-Commercial Multi-Story District

The OCMS, Office-Commercial Multi-Story District is intended to provide areas for office buildings with accessory commercial uses greater in height (up to six stories) than are allowed in other office and commercial districts. Taller buildings are intended to encourage efficient construction which will better facilitate increased landscaping and greenbelt areas and improved aesthetic qualities in a campus-style environment. Due to floor-area ratios permitted in the OCMS district, which are higher than in other commercial districts of the city, off-street parking is in almost all circumstances required to be provided in parking decks. OCMS districts permit a variety of commercial and service uses that support the needs of office workers on-site and, when provided, such commercial uses will likely avoid the need for individual vehicle trips off-site during lunch hours. OCMS districts, due to their greater building intensities and heights, are suitable only adjacent to State Highway 400. The greater building heights and intensities, decked parking, and increased open spaces are intended to accommodate significant development in areas with steep or relatively steep topography, while preserving the original land forms and topographic contours as much as possible.