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Residents oppose proposed Encore communications tower near Southaven park; council approves PD amendment on consent
Summary
Residents of the Southaven area and Encore representatives clashed Oct. 8 over an amendment to Planned Development No. 942 to relocate communications equipment from a water tower to a new freestanding tower on Encore property. After extensive public comment — mainly from homeowners asking for larger setbacks and screening — the council approved the
The Dallas City Council on Oct. 8 approved an amendment to Planned Development No. 942 authorizing a freestanding communications tower at an Encore substation site near the Southaven neighborhood; dozens of residents testified against the location, citing safety, setbacks and visual impact.
Residents who live adjacent to the Encore property pressed council to require a greater setback (residents referenced 3:1 distance-to-height formulas used by nearby Irving, Denton and Grand Prairie) and additional screening; Encore representatives said the new tower is needed to support grid-monitoring communications and to improve reliability and that existing equipment has operated at the site since the 1980s.
What council approved: The zoning consent package (z1–z3) included the PD 942 amendment. Council adopted the zoning consent items by voice vote after public comment; one council member recorded a recorded “nay” on the general consent vote but the zoning consent passed. The Oct. 8 approval was a…
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