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Athens council delays open-space zoning changes after residents warn against counting detention ponds as 'open space'
Summary
Council carried over a large package of zoning amendments that would change how stormwater features count toward open-space requirements after residents and the mayor urged more review; the food-truck zoning amendment passed separately.
The Athens City Council on Dec. 22 agreed to carry over proposed amendments to the city’s zoning ordinance that would change open-space requirements and how stormwater-management features can count toward those requirements, after residents and council members urged more time to review potential effects.
City Planner Aaron Tidwell told the council the changes (spanning sections 6.10.0.1–6.10.0.18) would clarify categories of open space and add language governing when detention/retention ponds may be credited toward a…
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