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(01547 Hartman, Humiston, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no with Jeffries absent. Motion carried. Chairman Hartman called for a break at 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. returned to session 10:15 A.M. PUBLIC HEARING ON TOWERS AND SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS: Logan made a motion and Humiston seconded to open the public hearing. Arnold, Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no with Jeffries absent. Motion carried. Regional Planning Director Chad Nabity was present and stated that the regional planning board held a public hearing and approved the regulations that will require a conditional use permit for towers in specific zoning districts for towers less than 100 ft in height. He provided the board members with information on the required set backs in the various zoning districts. The changes to the supplementary regulations require that a building permit for a new dwelling will not be issued unless the frontage road has been brought to standard if it is minimum maintenance. This would allow the county time to plan and budget for the road improvements. The city requires that the road be improved before a permit is issued. It is not fair for the county to pay for the improvement of a road if only one person is building a home. Discussion was held and Logan expressed concern that this would hurt the sale of the property and that a minimum maintenance road would still allow access to the property. Hartman also expressed concern that this was not right. Nabity stated that this would just provide time to plan for the improvements. If the building permit was not issued it would allow time to improve the road. Arnold stated that there are other ways for property owners to be responsible for the road improvements like creating a street improvement district. Discussion was held on the tower regulations and Nabity stated that concern was expressed on the set back of the tower. It was suggested that the towers be set back 150% of the height but that may be excessive. He suggested that the towers are set back 100% of the height of the tower plus the required set back in the zoning districts. This would give the safety margin but it would not be excessive. Logan made a motion and Lancaster seconded to close the public hearing. Arnold, Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no with Jeffries absent. Motion carried. Logan made a motion and Lancaster seconded to recommend to the regional planning commission to change regulation 8a to 100% of the height of the tower plus the required set back in the zoning districts. The resolution will be changed to reflect this and approved Resolution #010066 amending the Hall County Zoning Regulations to Regulate Towers. Arnold, Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no with Jeffries absent. Motion carried. Logan made a motion and Lancaster seconded to refer the supplementary regulations back to the regional planning commission for change. Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and Arnold voted no with Jeffries absent for the vote. Motion carried.