Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
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Council Members

AN ORDINANCE

No.________



An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 16-32 to extend the 120-day moratorium on

the issuance of permits under Article 8 of Chapter 8 of the Unified Development

Ordinance repair, installation and construction which involves small cell

technology in city rights-of-way through December 31,2016; and for other

purposes.



THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS:



SECTION 1.



The 120-day moratorium on the issuance of any permit required under Article 8

of Chapter 8 of the Unified Development Ordinance to repair, install or

construct small cell technology, including but not limited to, Femto cells,

Pico cells, Micro-cells and Metro cells having a range of 30 feet to 400 feet,

in the city right-of-way which was imposed by Ordinance No.16-32 is hereby

extended and will expire at 11:59 pm on December 31,2016.



SECTION 2.



The purpose of this moratorium is to allow an amendment to the Uniform

Development Ordinance so that necessary specifics pertaining to small cell

technology may be addressed appropriately and to assure that permitted local

regulations are consistent with pending proposed DOT regulations as required by

O.C.G.A.? 32-4-92(10). The Planning Department is hereby directed during this

time period to prepare an ordinance to govern this technology and to hold any

necessary public hearings on this matter. This moratorium shall in no way

prevent a telephone company from making a general application for right of way

use pursuant to O.C.G.A. 46-5-1.

SECTION 3.



All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance

are hereby repealed.



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Introduced at a meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held on the 25th

day of October, 2016; introduced a second time at a regular meeting of said

Council held on the ______ day of __________, 2016, and adopted at said meeting

by the affirmative vote of ______ members of said Council.





Councilor Allen voting_________________.

Councilor Baker voting_________________.

Councilor Barnes voting________________.

Councilor Davis voting_________________.

Councilor Garrett voting_______________.

Councilor Henderson voting_____________.

Councilor Huff voting__________________.

Councilor Pugh voting__________________.

Councilor Thomas voting________________.

Councilor Woodson voting_______________.







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TINY B. WASHINGTON, CLERK TERESA PIKE WASHINGTON, MAYOR









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