Union City's plan is moving forward to create a town center for the South Fulton city.

During the last City Council meeting, the council approved three sections to the town's zoning ordinance to help move the process forward.

A public hearing was held at the meeting to consider a text amendment to the Official Zoning Ordinance, Section VI to include Section 6-15, Town Center Mixed Use, Section 6-16 Town Center Multi-Family and to Section VII to include Section 7-5 Urban Design Overlay District.

The Planning Commission recommended approval to the council on all three changes and proposed striking from the text references to "transfer of open space" and "any reference to signage."

Signage references would be moved to the Sign Ordinance. A minimum size for building markers from 6 to 8 inches completed the proposed amendment.

After being given a Powerpoint presentation on the LCI Master Plan mixed use district known as "Market and Main" which illustrated the future use of the town center, the motion was carried by Mayor Ralph Moore and the City Council.

In other news,the news, the passed the Union City Housing authority's annual request to waive the Payment In Lieu of Taxes (P.I.L.O.T.) at their December 21 meeting. The annual request allows the Housing Authority to put the funds for taxes toward other needs of the Authority.