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DOT to assume routine utility-permit approvals; board retains approval for new access on limited‑access roads

Cobb County Board of Commissioners · October 29, 2025

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Summary

The Department of Transportation asked the Board to amend Chapter 106 to let DOT staff approve routine pavement cuts and utility permits rather than routing them to the Board, and to codify a requirement that the Board continue to approve new access (curb cuts) on designated limited-access roadways such as Barrett Parkway/East–West Connector.

Jonathan Yee, deputy director of the Department of Transportation, told the Board the proposed amendment to 106.10 would bring the code into alignment with current practice by delegating routine pavement-cut and utility-permit approvals to DOT staff. Yee said DOT issued more than 2,000 permits last…

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