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CODE AUGUSTA, GA a/ka AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY, GEORGIA* Published by Order of the Augusta-Richmond County Commission Readopted: July 10, 2007 M MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION C C Tallahassee, Florida 2007 *State law references—Georgia Laws, 1997, Page 4024, changed the name of the Augusta- Richmond County to "Augusta, Georgia". The entity is variously referred to as Augusta, Georgia; Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia and the City of Augusta. The appropriate name is Augusta, Georgia. ---PAGE BREAK--- MAYORS SERVED FROM 1996 TO PRESENT Larry Sconyers Bob Young Willie Mays-Interim Deke Copenhaver COMMISSIONERS SERVED FROM 1996 TO PRESENT Betty Beard Marion F. Williams Joe Bowles Bernard Harper Calvin Holland, Sr. Andy Cheek Jerry Brigham Jimmy Smith J.R. Hatney Don Grantham Steve Shepard Henry Brigham Ulmer Bridges Bill Kuhlke Freddie Handy Jimmy Smith Richard Colclough Rob Zetterberg Lee Beard Calvin Stevenson Interim Keith Brown Interim Roy Reardon Interim Barbara Sims Moses Todd Willie Mays ADMINISTRATORS SERVED FROM 1996 TO PRESENT Charles Dillard Interim Lynda Beasley Interim Randy Oliver George Kolb Fred Russell CLERK Mrs. Lena Bonner iii ---PAGE BREAK--- OFFICIALS AUGUSTA, GEORGIA AT THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION Mayor Deke Copenhaver Commissioners Betty Beard, Mayor Pro Tem Marion F. Williams, District 2 Joe Bowles, District 3 Bernard Harper, District 4 Calvin Holland, Sr., District 5 Andy Cheek, District 6 Jerry Brigham, District 7 Jimmy Smith, District 8 J.R. Hatney, District 9 Don Grantham, District 10 County Administrator Fred Russell County Attorney Stephen E. Shepard Clerk of Commission Lena Bonner v ---PAGE BREAK--- PREFACE This volume contains the Charter and Code of Ordinances of the Code of Augusta-Richmond County Georgia. This Code is a republication of all ordi- nances of a general and permanent nature that were deemed advisable to be included. Only ordinances of a general and permanent nature prescribed for and affecting the public as a whole are included herein. Special ordinances dealing with only a portion of the inhabitants of the City, rather than all of them, relating to special purposes, such as ordinances levying special assess- ments, providing for bond issues, paving, vacating and opening specified streets, etc., are not included. ORGANIZATION OF CODE PROVISIONS As will be noted, the chapters have been conveniently arranged in alpha- betical order and the various sections within each chapter have been appro- priately catchlined to facilitate usage. Attention is also directed to the appropriate footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and refer to relevant provisions of general state law. The numbering system used in this Code is such that each section number consists of three component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash referring to the title number and the figure after the dash referring to the chapter number and the next figure referring to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Title 1 is numbered 1-1-1. Under this system, each chapter is identified with its title. New sections can be inserted in their proper places simply by using the decimal system for amendments. Thus, if new material consisting of three sections that would logically come between Sections 4-4-4 and 4-4-5 is to be added, the new sections would be numbered 4-4-4.1, 4-4-4.2, 4-4-4.3. Sections have been reserved at the end of articles and divisions to provide for future expansion. New chapters may be included by the addition of a fractional number after the chapter number. As an example, if the new material is to be included between Chapters 12 and 13, it will be designated as Chapter 121/2. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject and in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject, the next successive number being assigned to the article or division. The source of each addition is included in the history note in parentheses at the end thereof. LOOSELEAF SUPPLEMENT SERVICE A special feature of this Code to which the attention of the user is directed is the looseleaf form of binding and supplemental servicing for the Code. With this looseleaf system the Code will be kept up-to-date periodically. Upon the final passage of amendatory ordinances, they will be properly edited and the page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to vii ---PAGE BREAK--- the holders of the Code with instructions for inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages. Each such subsequent amendment, when incor- porated into this Code, will be cited as a part thereof. The successful maintenance of this Code up-to-date will depend largely upon the holder of the volume. As revised sheets are received it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them. INDEX The index to the Code has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by city officials and employees. There are numer- ous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested. In case of the amendment of any section of such Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty as provided in Section 1-14 of such Code shall apply to the section as amended; or in case such amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty, is provided in such other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless such penalty is specifically repealed therein. Acknowledgments This publication was under the direct supervision of John Dombroski, Vice-President of Production, and Janet Cramer, Electronic Publishing, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project. The publisher is most grateful to Mr. Stephen E. Shepard, County Attorney and Ms. Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission, and the following persons for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this republica- tion: James B. Wall, former County Attorney; Sparticus Heyward and Vanessa Flournoy, Staff Attorneys; Amy Hudson, Esquire; John P. Manton, Esquire; and Grady Blanchard, Esquire; Lauren Blakley; Misty Dawn Human, and Betty Carrera, Augusta Law Department. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the city's affairs. MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION Tallahassee, Florida AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE-7-10-2007 viii ---PAGE BREAK--- TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Mayors, Commissioners, Administrators, Clerk, Served From 1996 to Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Officials of the County at the Time of This Publication . . . . . . . . . v Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Title PART I LAWS OF LOCAL APPLICATION—CHARTER 1. Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:13 Art. 1. Home Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:13 Art. 2. Taxation Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:17 Art. 3. Intergovernmental Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:17 Art. 4. County Officers and Employees—Generally . . . . CHT:18 Art. 5. Charter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:22 Art. 6. Commission Powers and Duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:39 Art. 7. Other Powers and Duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:42 Art. 8. Ex-officio Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:48 Art. 9. Board of Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:48 Art. 10. Sheriff's Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:51 Div. 1. Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:51 Div. 2. Merit System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:51 Art. 11. County Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:53 Art. 12. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:54 Art. 13. Conflicts of Interest in Zoning Actions. . . . . . . . CHT:54 Art. 14. Consolidation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:56 Art. 15. Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:57 Div. 1. Augusta-Richmond County Building Author- ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:57 Div. 2. Augusta-Richmond County ColiseumAuthor- ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:58 Subdiv. 1. Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:58 Subdiv. 2. Revenue Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:63 Div. 3. Richmond County Industrial Development Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:68 Div. 4. Augusta-Richmond County Stadium Author- ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:68 Div. 5. Augusta-Richmond County Transportation Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:69 Div. 6. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:69 Div. 7. Richmond County Hospital Authority. . . . . . CHT:69 Div. 8. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:69 Div. 9. Augusta Canal Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:69 xi ---PAGE BREAK--- Title Page Div. 10. Augusta Ports Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:79 Div. 11. Augusta Redevelopment Authority . . . . . . . CHT:86 2. Alcoholic Beverage Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:87 3. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:89 4. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:91 5. Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:93 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:93 Art. 3. State Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:94 Div. 1. Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:94 Div. 2. Practice and Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:95 Div. 3. Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:99 Subdiv. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:99 Subdiv. 2. Judges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:100 Subdiv. 3. Solicitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:102 Div. 4. Jury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:103 Div. 5. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:105 Art. 4. Civil Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:105 Art. 5. Probate Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cht:115 6. Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:119 Art. 1. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:119 7. Finance and Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:121 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:121 Art. 2. Budget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:122 Art. 3. Levy and Collection of Ad Valorem Taxes . . . . . . CHT:122 Art. 4. Tax Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:125 Art. 5. Board of Tax Assessors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:129 8. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:133 9. Health and Sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:135 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:135 Art. 2. Department of Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:137 Art. 3. Board of Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:138 Art. 4. Commissioner of Public Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:140 Art. 5. Public Sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:141 Art. 6. Board of Health Employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:141 Div. 1. Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:141 Div. 2. Pension Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:141 10. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:149 11. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:151 12. Paupers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:153 13. Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:155 Art. 1. Merit System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:155 Art. 2. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:155 Art. 3. Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:155 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE, READOPTED 7-10-2007 xii ---PAGE BREAK--- Title Page Art. 4. Pension Fund Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHT:155 Charter Comparative Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TITLE 1 GENERAL GOVERNMENT—CODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:1 Art. I. General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:13 Art. 2. Code of Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:17 Atrt. 3. Ethics in Public Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:22 2. Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:27 Art. 1. Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:27 Appendix A-Rules of Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:29 Art. 2. Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:45 Art. 3. Administrator for Augusta-Richmond County . . T1:45 Art. 4. Clerk of Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:49 Art. 5. Augusta-Richmond County Property . . . . . . . . . . T1:50 Art. 6. Records Management Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:51 3. Aviation Commissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:53 Art. 1. Augusta Aviation Commisison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:53 Art. 2. General Aviation Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:71 Art. 3. General Provisions as To Daniel Field . . . . . . . . . T1:73 Art. 4. Airport Approach and Turning Zones at Daniel Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:74 Art. 5. Airports and Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:76 4. Boards and Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:79 Art. 1. General Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:79 Art. 2. Development Authority of Richmond County . . . T1:82 Art. 2.1. Downtown Development Authority . . . . . . . . . . T1:83 Art. 3. Housing Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:84 Art. 4. Richmond County Hospital Authority . . . . . . . . . T1:85 Art. 5. Hospital Authority of Augusta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:86 Art. 6. Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commis- sion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:87 Art. 7. Augusta-Richmond County Beautification-Clean Community Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:96 Art. 8. Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:96 Art. 9. Human Relations Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:97 5. Cemeteries and Parks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:103 Art. 1. Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:103 Art. 2. Sale and Maintenance of Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:106 Art. 3. Parks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:107 6. Courts, Fines and Imprisonment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:111 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:111 Art. 2. Municipal Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:111 Art. 3. Solicitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:112 Art. 4. Stockade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:112 TABLE OF CONTENTS—Cont’d. xiii ---PAGE BREAK--- Title Page 7. Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:113 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:113 Art. 2. Personnel System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:113 Art. 3. Classification Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:116 Art. 4. Personnel Policies and Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:117 Art. 5. Affirmative Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:118 Art. 6. Retirement Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:118 8. Railroads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:119 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:119 Art. 2. Crossings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:119 9. Waterways and Related Structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:121 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:121 Art. 2. Canal—Generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:121 Art. 3. Use for Water Power—Generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:122 10. Procurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:127 Art. 1. General Provisions and Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . T1:127 Art. 2. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:137 Art. 3. Office of the Procurement Director . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:137 Art. 4. Product Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:138 Art. 5. Requirements for Bidding or Proposing on Au- gusta-Richmond County Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:140 Art. 6. Procurement Source Selection Methods and Con- tract Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:143 Art. 7. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) Pro- gram (Reserved) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:152 Art. 8. Suspension or Debarment of Bidder or Proposer T1:153 Art. 9. Appeals and Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:153 Art. 10. Types of Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:154 Art. 11. Cooperative Procurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:156 Art. 12. Contract Administration and Management . . . T1:156 Art. 13. Supplies and Fixed Assets Management Pro- grams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T1:160 TITLE 2 FINANCE AND TAXATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T2:1 1. Business Tax Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T2:5 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T2:5 2. Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T2:21 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T2:21 Art. 2. Tax Verification Permits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T2:22 Art. 3. Tax on Insurance Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T2:24 Art. 4. Excise Tax for Hotels, Motels, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . T2:25 Art. 5. Local Business License Tax on Depository Finan- cial Institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T2:27 Art. 6. Tax Imposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T2:27 3. Budget, Auditing Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T2:29 4. Enterprise Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T2:31 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE, READOPTED 7-10-2007 xiv ---PAGE BREAK--- Title Page TITLE 3 PUBLIC SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:1 1. Curfew for Minors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:9 2. Firearms Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:11 3. Fire Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:13 Art. 1. General Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:13 Art. 2. Bureau of Fire Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:14 Art. 3. Fire Prevention Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:18 Art. 4. Organization of the Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . T3:22 Art. 5. Fire Department Rules and Regulations . . . . . . . T3:22 4. Mass Gatherings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:25 5. Motor Vehicles and Traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:31 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:31 Art. 2. Traffic-control Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:35 Art. 3. Speed Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:37 Art. 4. Turning Movements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:44 Art. 5. One-way Streets and Alleys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:46 Art. 6. Right-of-way at Stop and Yield Intersections . . . T3:46 Art. 7. Pedestrians' Rights and Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:47 Art. 8. Regulations for Bicycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:49 Art. 9. Obedience to Railroad Crossing Signals . . . . . . . T3:49 Art. 10. Funeral Processions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:50 Art. 11. Motorized Carts, Mopeds, Off- road Vehicles, Minibikes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:50 Art. 12. Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:53 Art. 13. Miscellaneous Driving Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:54 Art. 14. Regulating the Kinds and Classes of Traffic on Certain Highways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:58 Art. 15. Parking Restrictions for Trucks and Buses. . . . T3:59 Art. 16. Abandoned Vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:59 Art. 17. Penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:60 Art. 18. Safety Review Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:60 6. Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:63 7. Offenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:67 8. Streets and Sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:81 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3:81 TITLE 4 PUBLIC HEALTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T4:1 1. Animals and Fowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T4:5 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T4:5 Art. 2. Animals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T4:7 Art. 3. Livestock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T4:10 Art. 4. Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T4:11 Art. 5. Sterilization of Dogs and Cats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T4:11 TABLE OF CONTENTS—Cont’d. xv ---PAGE BREAK--- Title Page 2. Health and Sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T4:13 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T4:13 Art. 2. Litter Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T4:16 Art. 3. Garbage Collection in Urban Services District . T4:20 Art. 4. Disposal of Asbestos and Biological Waste . . . . . T4:22 Art. 5. Smoke Abatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T4:23 Art. 6. Scrap Tire Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T4:23 TITLE 5 UTILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T5:1 1. Stormwater Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T5:5 2. Water and Sewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T5:13 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T5:13 Art. 2. Rates and Charges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T5:18 Art. 3. Sewers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T5:21 Art. 4. Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connections . . . T5:22 Art. 5. Water Conservation Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T5:25 3. Wastewater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T5:27 TITLE 6 LICENSE AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS . . . . . . . . T6:1 1. Adult Entertainment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:9 2. Alcoholic Beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:21 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:21 Art. 2. Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:30 Art. 3. Excise Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:46 Art. 4. Mixed Drinks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:47 Art. 5. Sales Off Premises For Catered Functions . . . . . T6:53 3. Businesses and Occupations—Generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:55 Art. 1. Electrical Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:55 Art. 2. Telephone and Telegraph Wires, Cables and Con- duits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:57 4. Masseurs and Masseuses, Massage Parlors And/Or Health Spas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:59 5. Peddlers and Solicitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:67 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:67 Art. 2. Transient Vendors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:67 6. Secondhand Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:69 Art. 1. Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:69 Art. 2. Flea Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:72 Art. 3. Regulated Businesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:77 7. Vehicles for Hire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:91 Art. 1. Wreckers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:91 Art. 2. Taxicabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:91 Art. 3. Limousine Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:99 Art. 4. Ambulances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:101 8. Attendance of Deputies and Firefighters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T6:109 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE, READOPTED 7-10-2007 xvi ---PAGE BREAK--- Title Page TITLE 7 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:1 1. Building and Building Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:7 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:9 Art. 2. Structural Standards and Requirements. . . . . . . T7:10 Art. 3. License and Inspection Department . . . . . . . . . . . T7:15 Art. 4. Construction Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:18 Art. 5. Permits, Inspections and Certificates of Occu- pancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:20 Art. 6. Construction Trades Regulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:28 Art. 7. Maintenance—Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:39 2. Nuisances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:45 [Art. 1. In General.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:45 Art. 2. Abatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:46 Art. 3. Regulating Automobile, Junk Yards, Salvage/ Recycling Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:46 3. Streetlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:55 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:55 Art. 2. Construction and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:56 Art. 3. Excavations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:58 Art. 4. Use of County Rights-of-Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:60 Art. 5. Soil Erosion and Sediment Control . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:62 Art. 6. Grading Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:76 Art. 6B. Street and Road Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:79 Art. 7. Nuisance Abatement-In REM Proceedings . . . . . T7:79 Art. 8. Rules and Regulations for Abatement of Unsafe or Unhealthful Premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:80 4. Historic Preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:87 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:87 Art. 2. Historic Preservation Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:88 Art. 3. Recommendation and Designation of Historic Districts and Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:91 Art. 4. Application to Preservation Commission for Cer- tificate of Appropriateness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:94 Art. 5. Demolition or Relocation of A Historic Property or Properties Within A Historic District . . . . . . . T7:98 Art. 6. Maintenance of Historic Properties and Building and Zoning Code Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:99 Art. 7. Miscellaneous Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:100 Art. 8. Detention Ponds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:100 Art. 9. Penalty Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T7:101 TITLE 8 PLANNING AND ZONING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:1 1. Flood Damage Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:5 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:5 Art. 2. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:6 Art. 3. General Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:9 Art. 4. Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:11 TABLE OF CONTENTS—Cont’d. xvii ---PAGE BREAK--- Title Page Art. 5. Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction . . . . . . . . T8:14 2. Mobile Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:21 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:21 Art. 2. Tax Verification Permits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:21 3. Subdivision of Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:25 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:25 Art. 2. Plats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:25 4. Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:27 5. Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:39 Art. 1. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:39 Art. 2. Road Naming and Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:39 The current Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is maintained at the Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission . . . . . 6. Groundwater Recharge Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:41 7. Water Supply Watershed Protection Ordinance . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:45 8. Site Plan Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:47 9. Subdivision Covenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8:47 Comparative Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CT:1 Code Comparative Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCT:1 State Law Reference Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SLRT:1 Charter Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHTi:1 Code Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CDi:1 The following documents are anticipated to be published in 2007: Readopted 77, 45 and 77 Pension Plans-Augusta Human Re- sources Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re-adopted Augusta Employee Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE, READOPTED 7-10-2007 xviii