8564 Secretariat Dr, Lithonia, GA 30058

Residential Neighborhood Conservation District

The purpose and intent of the board of commissioners in the RNC (Residential Neighborhood Conservation) District is as follows: To encourage creative residential planning and development within the county that will preserve unique environmental features and be consistent with the comprehensive land use plan and the Green DeKalb Initiative that provides greenspace areas and preserves existing natural trees and vegetation; To conserve significant areas of useable greenspace within single-family neighborhoods in the Rural and Suburban character areas of the comprehensive plan; To provide a residential development that permits flexibility of design in order to promote environmentally sensitive and efficient use of land in compliance with the Code; To promote construction of accessible landscaped walking trails and bike paths both within subdivisions and, where possible, connected to neighboring communities, businesses, and facilities to reduce reliance on automobiles; To preserve natural features, specimen trees, historic buildings, archaeological sites and establish a sense of community; To improve water quality and reduce runoff and soil erosion by reducing the total amount of clearing, grading, and paving, within the total area of a development; To encourage efficient community design that reduces infrastructure maintenance and public service costs borne by the county; and To implement the future development map of the county's most current comprehensive plan.