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Zoning Ordinance amendments regarding wireless telecommunication towers and tall structures
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF FOLEY ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOWERS AND TALL STRUCTURES
WHEREAS, the City of Foley, Alabama, adopted Ordinance No. 387-87 on June 15, 1987, ordaining a Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map for the City of Foley which has subsequently been amended from time to time, and
WHEREAS, the City of Foley Planning Commission has recommended changes within the current Zoning Ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Foley deems it necessary, for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the City to amend said Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, all requirements to the laws of the State of Alabama, with regard to the preparation of the report of the Foley Planning Commission and subsequent action of the City Council have been met,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOLEY, ALABAMA, while in regular session January 5, 2015, that the Foley Zoning Ordinance is hereby further amended as follows:
Section 1. Findings. The City Council regulates the heights and locations of tall towers and structures to protect the health, safety, welfare and aesthetics of the City. Wireless telecommunications facilities, and in particular the towers that elevate wireless telecommunications antennae, commonly known as cell phone tow...
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