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Council approves 100‑foot telecommunications tower at West Ferguson Road
Summary
Council granted a specific use permit for a 100‑foot monopole telecommunications tower at 1706 West Ferguson Road, with conditions on site plan, landscaping, fencing and permits; the proposal included coverage maps and an AT&T anchor tenant.
Mount Pleasant City Council on July 15 approved an application to build a 100‑foot telecommunications monopole at 1706 West Ferguson Road after the applicant demonstrated a gap in coverage and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval.
The ordinance (2025‑14; SUP‑2025‑03) covers a 0.731‑acre commercial parcel described as Lot 5, Mount Pleasant City Block 310 D. Staff said notices to adjacent properties returned zero objections and that Planning and Zoning voted unanimously on July 8 to recommend approval. The council approved the permit unanimously.
The applicant and tower owner’s representative, Vince Heebinger, told council the site would primarily serve AT&T as an anchor tenant but the facility will be marketed as a multipurpose site available to other carriers. Engineer materials in the packet included coverage maps showing existing gaps and modeled coverage and capacity improvements if the tower is constructed.
Site plan conditions recorded in the ordinance require construction according to the submitted plan, paved access drive and parking, a chain‑link perimeter fence with vinyl slats for screening, additional landscape buffering along the street frontage (proposed Texas green sage and trees), and required building and electrical permits prior to construction. Staff noted federal requirements and industry engineering standards apply for structural design.
David Hargrove of Communications Tire Group, who identified himself as the tower developer and owner/developer representative, said the monopole design has a 30‑foot engineered fall zone and described the site as a capacity solution intended to offload data volume from nearby sites. He also noted AT&T deploys FirstNet equipment for emergency services when it occupies new towers.
Council asked questions about screening and whether the site would be camouflaged; the applicant said this location would be a straight monopole with exposed antennas and showed proposed landscaping and vinyl slats to obscure the equipment enclosure and fence from street view.
With conditions included in the ordinance and building permits required before work begins, the council’s vote clears the property owner and tower developer to proceed with final construction permitting and site work.
