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Norcross mayor pro tem presses to remove cell-tower language as council reviews UDO changes
Summary
Norcross leaders debated proposed Unified Development Ordinance changes that would alter accessory-dwelling and parking rules and—critically—leave language allowing cell towers in the Beaufort Highway zoning district. The mayor pro tem urged removing tower language and asked staff to clarify vague 'feasibility' standards.
Norcross Mayor Pro Tem presided as the council reviewed proposed revisions to the city’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), with the pro tem and other council members pressing staff to remove language that would allow cell towers in the Beaufort Highway zoning district and to clarify vague standards for exemptions.
The mayor pro tem said the draft UDO still permits cell towers in the Beaufort Highway zoning district and asked the council to "get that removed" from the draft so towers would not be allowed there. He also raised concerns about inconsistencies between the proposed changes and the…
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