Commission backs code change requiring alternatives analysis for new telecom towers
Butte County staff recommended and the planning commission approved a zoning amendment to require applicants for new telecommunications facilities to demonstrate they considered alternative sites; staff said the requirement responds to Board direction and does not change spacing rules.
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At the second public hearing, staff presented a proposed zoning-code amendment (PMISC 26,006) to require an alternatives analysis for all new telecommunications facility permit applications. The presenter said the change follows direction from the Board of Supervisors and is intended to provide decision-makers more information on why alternative sites were or were not feasible.
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