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Reno County planners propose 50-foot threshold, equipment rules for communication towers
Summary
Planning staff presented draft zoning-text amendments that would require permitting for communication towers 50 feet or taller (measured as total height including lightning rods), set setbacks tied to tower height, and make equipment shelters over 300 square feet subject to conditional use review. Commissioners flagged an unresolved question about
Reno County Planning Commissioner Eric Martin convened the Planning Commission on Oct. 16 and directed staff to review proposed zoning-text amendments that would change how communication towers are regulated across zoning districts.
Planning staff member Mark presented a cleaned-up draft that, among other changes, would make communication towers of 50 feet or more in total height subject to the county's performance standards and permitting. "If it's less than 50 foot, then it's not subject to these regulations," Mark said, adding the draft measures the tower's total height "including the lightning rod." The draft also ties the required setback to the tower's total height: the setback would equal the…
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