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Council narrows UDO change for communication-tower setbacks after Duke Energy technical briefing
Summary
After a technical briefing from Duke Energy, the council approved a UDO amendment allowing engineered fall-zone setbacks for communication towers, limited to public utility providers and subject to engineering certification and special-exception review.
Florence City Council voted to amend the Unified Development Ordinance to replace a strict foot-for-foot setback from residential lot lines for communication towers with an engineered, site-specific fall-zone setback certified by a professional engineer. The council limited the change to public utility providers.
Sarah Spruill, an attorney representing Duke Energy, said the change was prompted by modern tower design…
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