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Rockdale County adopts tougher rules for gas stations, board amends spacing to 4 miles
Summary
Rockdale County commissioners adopted a Unified Development Ordinance amendment adding standards for gasoline stations and convenience stores and amended the distance requirement to 4 miles between stations; staff had proposed detailed setbacks, lot‑size and safety rules.
The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners on April 8 approved a second‑reading amendment to the county's Unified Development Ordinance that defines and regulates gasoline service stations and gasoline stations with convenience stores, and the board amended staff's proposal to require a 4‑mile separation between new stations.
The change, presented by Planning Director Gardner, adds a definition for gasoline stations and a list of development standards that cover locations near residences, minimum frontage and lot size, setbacks for pumps and canopies, paving and circulation standards, limits on the kinds…
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