Board refers public‑safety telecom tower text amendment and map change to planning commission

Sep 22, 2026

Supervisors voted to send two items — a text amendment to allow public‑safety telecommunications towers and a comprehensive‑plan map amendment to include proposed tower locations — to the planning commission for review and asked staff to arrange a pre‑meeting briefing with commissioners.

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County staff described two related planning items: a text amendment to the zoning code to permit public‑safety telecommunications towers (intended for a Dynex property near Route 220 in the Blue Ridge area) and a comprehensive‑plan amendment to place proposed towers on the plan map to fulfill 2232 review requirements.

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