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Staff propose 85-foot height limit for Office‑Institutional (OI) zoning in Rockdale County
Summary
Planning staff presented an amendment to section 206-10 to add a maximum building height of 85 feet (excluding rooftop mechanical equipment) in the Office‑Institutional (OI) district, saying the change corrects an earlier omission after raising height limits in industrial districts; no public testimony was recorded.
Planning staff presented an ordinance to amend section 206-10 of the Rockdale County Code to add a new subsection establishing a maximum building height of 85 feet for the Office‑Institutional (OI) zoning district, excluding rooftop mechanical equipment.
"We raised the height limit for M‑1 and M‑2 back in April, and we should have done it for OI but we didn't," Mr. Spivey said, describing the amendment as a corrective step to allow higher-density development in OI zones. He read the draft language as "adding e, maximum building height 85 feet excluding rooftop mechanical equipment."
The clerk earlier noted that no members of the public had signed up to speak for or against the text-amendment items, and the transcript records the OI amendment only as a presentation by planning staff; there is no recorded vote or final action on the ordinance in this meeting.
The planning staff characterized the change as aligning OI with prior adjustments to industrial district height limits; the transcript does not include analysis of specific development proposals or a recorded staff report on potential impacts. The board approved routine procedural items at the start of the meeting and then adjourned following community announcements.
