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Madison planners advance Verizon/Towers LLC application after county asks for technical proof of need
Summary
A proposed 125-foot monopole from Towers LLC (Verizon/Vertical Bridge) on Madison Wood Preservers property will go to the planning commission after the applicant agrees to submit detailed technical data required by county ordinance.
Madison County planning staff agreed on a motion to send an application from Towers LLC — representing Verizon Wireless and tower-owner Vertical Bridge — to the county Planning Commission once the applicant submits the technical and application materials required by Madison County zoning ordinance 14-13-10.
The application seeks a special-use permit for a 125-foot monopole (129 feet overall including a 4-foot lightning rod) on a 1.7-acre parcel owned by Madison Wood Preservers (Madison County tax map 48-25). Stuart Squire, a land-use consultant representing Verizon Wireless, told the board the installation is intended to relieve overloaded capacity on nearby facilities and increase data capacity in the town of Madison and along Route 29.
County staff emphasized the applicant must document why existing sites cannot accommodate added capacity. Alan Nichols, a county planning staff member, told the commission the submission requirements at section 14-13-10 include an engineer’s written statement addressing…
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