Spectra Site

has requested that the zoning be changed from RR (rural reserve) to RR-SUP

(rural reserve-special use permit).

The property

involved is in the commission's 3rd District and the commissioner for

that district, Lawrence Nelms, made the motion to deny the rezoning based

on the following reasons:

F The district

is too small.

F The tower

location is not set back appropriately from residential structures or

district boundaries.

F The proposed

tower exceeds 150 feet in height.

F The proposed

use is a commercial activity and is prohibited from using Reese Way, a

residential street under the specifications of The Coweta County subdivision

ordinances.

F The applicant

has not provided evidence to demonstrate that the tower on Witcher Road

cannot accommodate the proposed services.

F The applicant

failed to provide satisfactory evidence that it had determined that the

proposed site was the most feasible of all sites investigated.

F The applicant

failed to demonstrate that existing towers do not have sufficient structural

strength to support applicant's proposed antenna and related equipment.

F The applicant

failed to show that the costs of adapting an existing tower for sharing

are unreasonable.

In other actions,

the Board of Commissioners were updated during their last meeting on two

intersections along the heavily traveled Ga. Highway 34 east corridor.

The state Department

of Transportation has informed the county that a permit has been approved

for traffic light installation at Andrew Bailey Road and Hwy. 34. The

DOT has not provided a time table for installation of the traffic signal.

The addition of turn lanes will be included in the intersection improvements.

The opening

of a new section of Sullivan Road is expected to take place by the end

of this year. The intersection of Sullivan Road with Hwy. 34 is being

moved to improve traffic flow and safety. The new intersection brings

Sullivan Road and Baker Road into one intersection. The new portion of

Sullivan Road cannot be opened, however, until the installation of a traffic

signal is completed.

Work continues

on that intersection at this time.