County approves small public‑infrastructure overlay in Paradise for future cell tower
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Summary
Council approved a limited public‑infrastructure overlay on a small portion of a parcel north of Paradise to allow construction of a telecommunications tower; Paradise officials expressed design concerns but did not prevent the county vote.
Cache County approved a small public‑infrastructure (PI) overlay to permit construction of a future telecommunications facility on a postage‑stamp area of a larger parcel just north of Paradise.
Interim Development Services Director Angie Zetterquist said the overlay affects roughly 2,500 square feet and leaves the underlying A‑10 zoning in place; the overlay authorizes the PI use needed to construct a tower. Planning commission held a public hearing and recommended approval 6–0; Paradise town officials submitted a comment expressing concern about visual design, noting Paradise’s annexation-area rules encourage stealth tower designs.
Nut graf: The overlay establishes county permission for a telecommunications facility at a tightly drawn legal description rather than rezoning the entire parcel; specific tower design, permitting and any required conditions will be decided at later permitting stages.
Zetterquist said staff will require a precise legal description so the overlay applies only to the small, defined portion and not the entire 16‑acre parcel. A representative for the telecommunications carrier identified himself during the public hearing and deferred detailed presentation until the conditional-permit process.
After the public hearing, a council member moved to suspend rules and approve the ordinance; the council approved the overlay ordinance.
Ending: The project will proceed to site-specific permitting; Paradise town officials signaled a preference for stealth designs, but county code does not mandate stealth towers in annexation areas.
