Zoning Ordinance

No person shall develop, construct, or maintain a cemetery in the City of Athens without approval from the Athens Board of Zoning Appeals. A request for said approval shall be filed in accordance with Section 6.07.C.2, of this ordinance, and shall be accompanied by a detailed site plan, a schedule for construction and other information herein required. Said application shall be processed in the following manner:

1. The written request, plans, schedules, and other information, as herein required, shall be submitted to the Athens Department of Community Development. The Community Development Department shall duly review these materials and submit its recommendations to the Athens Board of Zoning Appeals;

2. The Athens Board of Zoning Appeals shall grant final approval or disapproval of the permit after reviewing the recommendations of the Community Development Office.

4.15 EROSION.

Developers and/or property owners shall use appropriate erosion and sedimentation control measures to ensure that erosion, or adverse conditions caused by erosion or sedimentation, is eliminated or held to a minimum. When deemed necessary, the planning commission may require that a detailed erosion and sedimentation control plan be submitted with the plat. All control measures will be approved in the field by the planning commission representative and maintained by the developer. The requirements of the “Stormwater Management Policy” section 4.0 EROSION CONTROL shall be met for all applicable developments.

4.16. TELECOMMUNICATION STRUCTURES AND SMALL CELL SUPPORT

STRUCTURES.

Telecommunications Structures and Small Cell Support Structures are allowed in the corporate limits as a Use Permitted on Review in the R-E, R-1, R-2, R-3, B-1, B-2, B-3, M-1, P-1, I-1 and I-2 Zoning Districts by this Ordinance and are subject to the following requirements.

I. TELECOMMUNICATION STRUCTURES

A. Setback

1. All towers and accessory structures that are not constructed within a utility easement shall be setback from the property lines a distance equal to twenty (20) percent of the tower height or the district yard requirement, whichever is greater.

2. In instances when a tower and accessory structures are constructed within a utility easement on an existing utility structure, the tower and accessory

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