Mason County ZBA approves staff analysis, opens hearing on communications tower variance

Jul 1, 2026

The Mason County Zoning Board of Appeals opened a public hearing on application PZ26098 for a communications monopole and approved the staff analysis 4-0. The staff report described a 195-foot monopole requiring a 49-foot variance; the applicant later said the tower would reach 199 feet.

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The Mason County Zoning Board of Appeals opened a public hearing July 1 on application PZ26098, a request tied to a parcel in Eden Township (parcel 004-007-009-01, 620 E Hawley Rd) to place a communications monopole that would exceed the 150-foot height limit. Chair Cary Shineldecker opened the hearing and Cayla Sanders of the county planning staff presented the report.

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