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DOT to assume routine utility-permit approvals; board retains approval for new access on limited‑access roads
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 year and that staff-level review is the standard operational process.
Yee also proposed a new 106.11 to codify a 1994 Board policy (affirmed 2002) that requires Board approval for new access to specified limited-access corridors. The listed corridors include Barrett Parkway between Cobb Parkway and Powder Springs Road and East'West Connector from Powder Springs Road to South Cobb Drive. New access to parcels along those corridors would continue to require Board approval through a zoning hearing or regular meeting.
Commissioners asked whether the code should identify the specific DOT official who can approve permits; staff said DOT currently approves permits through an assigned utility manager and recommended leaving the position unspecified to allow administrative flexibility. The Board did not vote; staff will prepare the published code amendment language and return it for public hearing.
