Peachtree Corners Approves Amazon Lockers

PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA — The Peachtree Corners city council has given approval to Amazon Locker.

The council signed off on zoning changes to regulate outdoor vending and storage, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

The city's planning commission had been looking at the issue since Amazon expressed interest in placing some of its self-service delivery units in the city.

Among the regulations approved to make way for the lockers, none may exceed 10 feet in height or be illuminated, except for lighting intrinsic to the machine.

Only two outside storage devices may be visible from the street and they must be located no more than five feet from a building, unless the city gives express permission.

Amazon Locker is a delivery service offered by the online retail giant.

Customers may give the location of an Amazon Locker as their delivery address, then pick up their parcel from the locker, using a unique pick-up code on the locker's touchscreen.

The service is designed to help customers avoid having packages stolen from their porches, or missing packages because they are not home at the time a delivery driver arrives.

The program was launched in 2011 and currently is available in several cities throughout the United States.

To read the original report in the AJC, click here.

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