AN ORDINANCE
No.__________
An Ordinance providing a 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 and that said moratorium shall expire at midnight on Wednesday,
November 23, 2016; and for other purposes.
THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1.
There is hereby enacted a 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. This 120-day moratorium will expire
at midnight on Wednesday, November 23, 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are hereby repealed.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 12th
day of July, 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 TOMLINSON, MAYOR
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