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Concept review: proposed 150‑foot monopole behind Westminster Walmart to boost cellular capacity
Summary
An applicant presented a concept plan for a 150‑foot monopole and equipment compound behind the Walmart at West 130th Avenue and I‑25. City staff and council asked for reduced visual and trail impacts; applicant said the site addresses a capacity need and is designed to allow co‑location by other carriers.
City planning staff and an applicant representative held a concept plan review Jan. 6 for a proposed cellular installation behind the Walmart at West 130th Avenue and I‑25. Staff described the item as a concept review — not a public hearing — intended to inform the applicant and give Council the opportunity to provide nonbinding feedback prior to a technical application.
The proposal calls for a 150‑foot monopole (150 feet to antenna top, 155 feet to lightning rod) and a fenced equipment compound roughly 35 feet by 65 feet placed in a landscaped slope area behind the existing Walmart building. The applicant representative said Verizon is the initial carrier and that the tower would be built to accept additional carriers. Jake Hamilton, the applicant’s representative, described the installation as addressing a network “capacity” need along the Interstate 25 corridor and adjacent streets by filling gaps that currently tax nearby sites.
Why it matters: City staff flagged two planning concerns during the concept review: visual prominence of a tall pole when…
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