Planning commission continues decision on 80-foot wireless tower, asks applicant for stealth design options

Herriman City Planning Commissioners continued consideration of a conditional use permit for a proposed 80-foot wireless monopole at a commercial site and asked the applicant to bring more detailed stealth design options and an updated off-street parking calculation. The commission voted 4–2 to continue the item so staff and the applicant can resolve visual-stealth concerns and confirm whether the tower would displace a required parking stall.

The commission heard staff, community-development director Blake Thomas, explain that city code now allows wireless facilities on certain nonpublic commercial sites following a recent amendment; the code requires co-location where feasible and calls for stealthing unless the applicant demonstrates technical infeibility…