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Planning commission backs special-use permit for 197-foot Farmville communications tower
Summary
The Prince Edward County Planning Commission unanimously approved forwarding a special-use permit for a 197-foot, self-supporting communications tower proposed by Arcola Towers (for Verizon and additional carriers) to the Board of Supervisors for final action at its October meeting.
The Prince Edward County Planning Commission unanimously voted to forward a special-use permit for a proposed 197-foot, self-supporting communications tower at 85 SMI Way in Farmville to the county Board of Supervisors for final consideration in October. The applicant, Arcola Towers, proposed the facility to host Verizon Wireless equipment and capacity for at least three additional broadband carriers.
County staff said the site is on a 4.7-acre parcel (tax map parcel 023B-2-2) in the I-1 general industrial zoning district and that the use requires a special-use permit. Robbie Love, planning department staff, told the commission that the public hearing notice ran in the Farmville Herald on Aug. 6 and Aug. 8, that adjoining property owners and the Town of Farmville were notified by letter as required by…
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