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Planning staff says 286-foot cell tower application meets technical criteria but will face public opposition and federal limits
Summary
An applicant requested a conditional-use permit for a 286-foot telecommunications tower; staff said setbacks and site conditions appear to meet county rules but noted federal law and the quasi-judicial review standard will shape any denial and require a defensible factual basis.
An application for a 286-foot freestanding telecommunications tower at 0 Webb Street in Carlton was presented to the Madison County Planning and Zoning Commission by attorney Erin Connolly on behalf of the applicant.
The applicant seeks a conditional-use permit to place a 286-foot tower on a wooded parcel outside the municipal limits. Site plans show a leased 100-by-100-foot compound, an access gate and surrounding fence. Staff advised the commission…
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