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Zoning Administrator approves Verizon co‑location and 20‑foot tower extension on Philip Road
Summary
Placer County approved a minor use permit allowing Verizon to add antennas and a 20‑foot extension to an existing lattice telecommunications tower (PLN25‑00261). Engineering clarified floodplain review prerequisite and staff required access upgrades.
The Zoning Administrator on Oct. 23 approved a minor use permit (PLN25‑00261) allowing Verizon to colocate additional equipment — nine antennas, six radios, four surge suppressors and associated cabling — on a 20‑foot extension to an existing 78‑foot‑8‑inch lattice telecommunications tower on a legally nonconforming parcel near West Roseville.
Planning staff said the parcel predates current 80‑acre zoning and the existing tower and adjacent equipment building were constructed between 1958 and 1964. An administrative approval in 2004 permitted antennas that did not increase tower height; the current proposal requires a minor use permit because it would raise the tower. The tower and site are located within a mapped FEMA flood zone (AE); Engineering read a condition requiring the parcel to undergo floodplain administrator review for compliance with the county’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance prior to building permit issuance. Staff also conditioned the project to improve the existing substandard access road to a 20‑foot all‑weather surface with shoulders capable of supporting emergency vehicles.
A Verizon representative said the project would improve coverage in a growing area. No members of the public provided comment at the hearing. Because a comment letter had been received, the Zoning Administrator did not waive the appeal period; a 10‑day appeal period applies.
