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Crown Castle seeks relocation tower on Sheldon Road; neighbors voice strong opposition
Summary
Crown Castle presented a wireless facility relocation plan that drew multiple waivers and robust neighborhood opposition. Applicant said the tower is needed to relocate service from an older lattice structure; neighbors said the proposed siting is too close to homes.
Crown Castle USA asked the Hillsborough County land use hearing officer on Feb. 24 for special‑use approval and associated waivers to relocate wireless antennas to a new monopole at a commercial site along Sheldon Road.
Applicant counsel Jimmy Meribel said the proposal relocates coverage provided by an existing 288‑foot lattice tower and would replace it with a modern monopole. The application and staff materials contain differing height references on the record: in the staff report and later testimony the proposed tower is described as 60 feet tall, while earlier applicant materials discussed a 160‑foot facility; the record shows both figures and the staff report and…
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