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Council approves zoning change first passage for Draper Ave cell tower, adds tree‑marking condition
Summary
The council gave first‑passage approval to a zoning amendment that would allow a 135‑foot monopole cell tower on city‑leased land off Draper Avenue; council inserted a requirement that any trees to be removed be marked and reviewed at pre‑construction with an invitation to the Land Trust.
The City Council approved first passage of PCO 1‑25, an ordinance to amend the zoning ordinance to permit a telecommunication monopole (cell tower) on city‑leased property at 150 Draper Ave. The proposal, brought by TowerCo on behalf of Verizon Wireless, would place a roughly 135‑foot monopole within a screened, wooded parcel that city staff and applicants said is outside wetlands and the 100‑year floodplain; the site is partially within the 500‑year floodplain.
Proponents said the site fills a coverage gap in Warwick Neck and that city and…
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