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City Plan Commission OKs 95-foot monopole in South Dallas for 20 years, removes automatic renewal
Summary
The Dallas City Plan Commission voted to approve a special use permit for a 95-foot monopole cellular tower on South Boulevard, granting a 20-year permit but removing staff’s proposed automatic renewal clause after debate over safety and proximity to homes.
The Dallas City Plan Commission on Oct. 23 approved a special use permit for a 95-foot monopole cellular tower at a South Boulevard site near Colonial Avenue, granting the permit for 20 years and removing the automatic-renewal language that had been proposed by staff.
The permit authorizes construction of a monopole tower intended to improve cellular coverage in the surrounding South Dallas neighborhood. Planning staff described the proposal as requiring a special use permit because the proposed tower height (95 feet) exceeds the 65-foot height that would be allowed by right in the base district; the presentation identified the tower’s location and that the facility would be fenced and subject to site plan review.
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