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East Point council orders staff to draft zoning text amendments after heated debate over warehouses and data centers
Summary
Councilmember Krista Ziegler moved on May 19 to have the city manager work with staff and the Health Equity CAB on new text amendments for warehousing and industrial zoning; a substitute motion to discuss industrial uses, warehouses and data centers at a June work session passed.
The East Point City Council on May 19 voted to send the question of industrial zoning, data centers and warehouses to a June work session and directed staff to draft text amendments after a vigorous public and council debate about industrial uses near residences.
Councilmember Krista Ziegler made the initial motion that the city manager “work with staff and the health equity advisory board to work on new text amendments regarding warehousing and industrial zoning.” Ziegler said the proposal was intended to address development pressure near longstanding residential…
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