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Commissioners approve 150-foot monopole near Weber Boulevard after engineering, public testimony
Summary
The board unanimously approved a conditional use allowing a 150-foot monopole communications tower on a substation property after technical testimony from Florida Power & Light and Verizon about enhanced transmission-grade design and public safety.
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit allowing a 150-foot monopole communications tower on property near Weber Boulevard, despite a required separation waiver to an adjacent residential lot.
Applicant James Johnston of Schutze and Bowen and technical witness Tim Young, representing Florida Power & Light and Crown Castle International, told commissioners the tower must meet transmission-structure standards because it sits on substation land. Young described FPL’s stricter design requirements: “FPL bumped it up to a risk category 3 for all of their…
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