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Planning commission approves zoning language changes covering telecom towers, campgrounds and tracks
Summary
Sweetwater County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a package of language amendments to the zoning resolution that add supplemental use regulations for wireless communication facilities, commercial campgrounds and definitions for tracks and related uses; changes were approved 4-0 after staff and commissioners discussed edits.
The Sweetwater County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to approve a set of language amendments to the county zoning resolution that establish supplemental use regulations for wireless communication facilities, commercial campgrounds (including RV site standards), and a clarified definition and thresholds for motocross/track facilities.
Eric, a county planner, led the presentation and described the package as a consolidation and clarification of existing practices and new standards intended to guide siting and reduce conflicts. He told the commission the amendments create a supplemental use regulation that controls where wireless communication facilities of various heights are permitted or are subject to conditional-use review, and adds standards for distribution antenna systems (DAS), stealth facilities, roof-mounted antennas, setbacks, lighting and discontinuance/removal of abandoned facilities.
On wireless facilities, staff proposed height-based categories (for example,…
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