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Kootenai County to draft more detailed wireless facility ordinance; staff to compare city models
Summary
Commissioners directed staff to pursue development of a more comprehensive wireless communications facility ordinance, drawing language from Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and Dalton Gardens and to brief the planning commission.
Kootenai County commissioners instructed staff to proceed with drafting a more detailed wireless communications facility ordinance and to compare features of local city ordinances, with particular attention to technical review, applicant-paid engineering checks and drive-testing requirements.
A board member described the current county ordinance as "fairly minimalist" and said carriers have increasingly sought approvals under federal and state frameworks. The proposed approach would not categorically ban towers but would set systematic conditions and review steps. The…
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