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File #: 2025-0969    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Preliminary Item
File created: 6/25/2025 In control: Board of Commissioners - Zoning Meeting
On agenda: 9/30/2025 Final action:
Title: COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 02 Super District 06 Application of Jonathan L. Yates for Diamond Communications, LLC for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a monopine-style wireless telecommunications facility in the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district, at 538 Burlington Road.
Attachments: 1. SLUP-25-1247629 (2025-0969) Recommended Conditions, 2. SLUP-25-1247629 Sept. 2025 Staff Report 538 Burlington Road

Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability

SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 02 Super District 06
Application of Jonathan L. Yates for Diamond Communications, LLC for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a monopine-style wireless telecommunications facility in the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district, at 538 Burlington Road.
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PETITION NO: N10-2025-0969 SLUP-25-1247629
PROPOSED USE: Monopine-style wireless telecommunications facility.
LOCATION: 538 Burlington Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30307
PARCEL NO. : 18 053 03 017
INFO. CONTACT: Andrea Folgherait, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155

PURPOSE:
Application of Jonathan L. Yates for Diamond Communications, LLC for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a monopine-style wireless telecommunications facility in the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district.


RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Approval.

PLANNING COMMISSION: (Sept. 9, 2025) Approval with Conditions.

PLANNING STAFF: Approval with Conditions.

STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant is seeking a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a stealth monopine-style wireless telecommunications facility (cell tower) in the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district. The subject site is owned by Georgia Power Company on Emory University Hospital Campus with an existing substation. The Applicant has submitted a letter from Emory University supporting the proposal. Georgia Power and Emory University will both have communication equipment on the site. The proposal consists of a singular one hundred and fifty (150) foot monopine-style wireless communications tower designed for Dish Wireless. The tower will include additional wireless broadband carriers to encourage joint use (including T-Mobile and possibly Verizon). The subject site is located in Traditional Neighborhood (TN) future land use char...

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