The Sandy Springs City Council voted 5-1 to approve four 303-foot radio towers at the northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest corners of Blue Heron Golf Course on Morgan Falls Road. The approval will allow Sandy Springs Broadcasting LLC and its parent company, American Media Services LLC (both based in Charleston) to construct the four radio towers to create a local [...]
Archive for October, 2008
16 Oct
Snellville Revokes Crematory’s Certificate of Occupancy
In the fight that keeps going and going and going, the Snellville Board of Appeals revoked the City’s issuance of certificates of occupancy and development conformance. By a vote of 3-2, the Board ruled that the building plan submitted by the crematory in 2006 differed substantially from the actual operation that opened in September, including the installation of a [...]
11 Oct
U.S. District Court, Northern Division of Georgia Concludes Outdoor Advertising Company Did Not Have Standing to Challenge Lawrenceville Sign Ordinance
The United States District Court, Northern Division of Georgia granted a motion to dismiss in favor of the City of Lawrenceville, Georgia on Covenant Media of Georgia, LLC’s constitutional challenge to the city’s outdoor sign ordinance.
The Court concluded that Covenant Media could not establish redressibility because even if it won its constitutional challenge to the sign ordinance [...]
2 Oct
The Love Shack Closes, But Vows Fight Is Not Over
Johns Creek has fought and fought against John Coretta and his adult-oriented business The Love Shack and may have won by default. The Love Shack is closing, but vows to continue the fight.
According to the City:
It was the issue of a sexually oriented business close to a residential area, a school bus stop, and 400 young [...]
2 Oct
Firing of Atlanta Arborist Reaffirmed
The inquiry into the firing of City of Atlanta arborist Tom Coffin has concluded that his firing was justified.
On Monday, the city’s human resources director wrote a letter to Coffin that said he was fired by the city’s Planning and Community Development Department “as a result of an unwillingness or inability to work in a [...]
1 Oct
Cities and Counties Move Forward to Require Green Building
Conyers may be the first city to go live with anew green building ordinances mandating that all new residential construction and city government buildings 5,000 square feet and larger met earth-friendly specifications beginning January 1, 2009. The Conyers ordinance cites guidelines from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, and Atlanta-based EarthCraft as ways to enhance [...]
