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Planning commission approves amending tower setback rule to allow engineer-certified fall zones
Summary
The Florence City Planning Commission voted to amend the Unified Development Ordinance to permit tower setbacks measured by an engineer-certified fall zone rather than a one-to-one height-to-setback ratio, following a presentation by Duke Energy and its consultants.
The Florence City Planning Commission voted to approve a text amendment to Section 1-2.806(a)(6) of the Unified Development Ordinance to allow tower and antenna setbacks to be measured by a tower’s certified fall zone rather than by a one-to-one height-to-setback ratio.
The change, requested by Duke Energy, replaces the current code language that requires a tower’s setback from a residential property line equal to the tower’s height (for example, 300 feet for a 300-foot tower) with a requirement that the setback equal or exceed the tower’s fall zone as certified by a professional engineer.
Planning staff said the amendment is prompted by modern tower design…
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