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Planning commission approves amendment to long-standing Louisa County cell tower permit to allow carrier upgrades
Summary
The Louisa County Planning Commission voted to amend a 1994 conditional use permit for a 350-foot communications tower to allow transferability of the permit and to replace automatic-removal language with modern compliance procedures; Verizon will be permitted to upgrade antennas on the existing structure.
The Louisa County Planning Commission voted to approve CUP 2025-08, amending CUP 1994-03 for a 350-foot communications tower so the permit can be transferred to current tower owners and so the automatic 90-day removal clause for violations is replaced with the county’s modern compliance language. The amendment also triggered a required conformance review with the county comprehensive plan, which the commission found to be in substantial accord.
The change matters because the tower, erected in 1994 and now owned by American Tower Corporation, supports multiple carriers including Verizon, AT&T and T‑Mobile. Valerie Long, an attorney for the applicant, said the application does not…
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