Statesboro council OKs camera, gate mandates for apartment complexes

Will apply only to new or overhauled properties; Event Centers Ordinance, UDC get first reading

Caleb P. Racicot, foreground, a principal planner for the TSW planning consultant firm, faces Statesboro City Council, including members Paulette Chavers, left, and Phil Boyum, center, and staff including City Clerk Leah Harden, right, while describing the Unified Development Code. The council voted the UDC and other proposed ordinances forward from first readings Tuesday and enacted an Apartment Security Ordinance. (AL HACKLE/staff)

council and consultant — Caleb P. Racicot, foreground, a principal planner for the TSW planning consultant firm, faces Statesboro City Council, including members Paulette Chavers, left, and Phil Boyum, center, and staff including City Clerk Leah Harden, right, while describing the Unified Development Code. The council voted the UDC and other proposed ordinances forward from first readings Tuesday and enacted an Apartment Security Ordinance. (AL HACKLE/staff)

Statesboro City Council on Tuesday enacted an Apartment Security Ordinance requiring security cameras at drives into and out of apartment complexes plus, for larger complexes, either gates or license plate readers. But these rules will only apply to new, resold or extensively renovated properties.

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