12/27/2018
Honorable Mayor and Councilors
City Manager
City Attorney
Clerk of Council
Subject: (EXCP-11-18-2017) Special Exception Use request to allow for a 150-foot
telecommunications facility located at 3978D Essex Heights Court, Fortson,
Georgia 31808.
Wireless Communications Facility
Wright Wade has submitted an application for the Special Exception Use cited
above. The property is located in a RE1 (Residential Estate 1) zoning
district. The site for the proposed telecommunications facility is a vacant
residential lot located at 3978D Essex Heights Court. The purpose of the
Special Exception Use is to allow for the operation of a telecommunications
facility located within the RE1 (Residential Estate 1) zoning district:
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Access. - Is or will the type of street providing access to the use be adequate to serve the proposed special exception use?
Essex Heights Court is a local road. It will provide adequate free flow
movement. This use will be an accessory use to the property.
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Traffic and Pedestrian Safety. - Is or will access into and out of the property be adequate to provide for traffic and pedestrian safety, the anticipated volume of traffic flow, and access by emergency vehicles?
Access into and out of the property in question will provide for adequate
traffic and pedestrian safety and emergency access.
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Adequacy of Public Facilities. - Are or will public facilities such as schools, water or sewer utilities, and police or fire protection be adequate to serve the special exception use?
Services such as water, utilities, police, and fire protection are adequate.
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Protection from Adverse Affects. - Are or will refuse, service, parking and loading areas on the property be located or screened to protect other properties in the area from such adverse effects as noise, light, glare or odor?
All mechanical equipment will be behind a six-foot-high fence. The property is
surrounded by RE1. Noise, light, flare and odor should be limited due to the
nature of the equipment.
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Hours of Operation. - Will the hours and manner of operation of the special exception use have no adverse effects on other properties in the area?
The hours of operation for this use will not have an adverse impact on the
neighboring properties in the area. The tower should not have any foreseen
hours of operation and the operation should be seamless, except for outages and
required maintenance.
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Compatibility. - Will the height, size or location of the buildings or structures on the property be compatible with the height, size, character or location of buildings or other structures on neighboring properties?
This structures height, size and location should match the uses found in other
RE1 (Residential Estate 1) properties. The structure will be screened from
most view sheds for pedestrians.
Council District: District 2 (Davis)
Thirteen (13) property owners within 300 feet of the property have been
notified by mail of the proposed Special Exception Use. The Planning Department
has received one (1) comments opposing or approving this request.
Attachments: Aerial Land Use Map
Location Map
Zoning Map
Existing Land Use Map
Future Land Use Map
Site Plan
Tower Image #1
Tower Image #2
Tower Image #3
