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Commission approves 140-foot "monopine" cell tower after BZA denial; vote 6–1
Summary
Orange County commissioners voted 6–1 on June 3 to approve a 140‑foot camouflaged monopine communications tower and a variance to reduce the residential separation requirement after the Board of Zoning Adjustment had recommended denial.
Orange County commissioners approved a special exception and a variance on June 3 for a camouflaged monopine communications tower proposed by Gulfstream Towers LLC following a split with the Board of Zoning Adjustment, which had recommended denial.
Zoning manager Jennifer Moreau presented the application (case SE25022144) and explained the requests: a special exception to permit a camouflaged 140-foot monopine tower in an A‑1 (agricultural) zoning district and a variance to reduce the required separation from single-family residences. The county code requires varying separation distances based on tower height; for many towers the code calls for 700 feet. Moreau said the nearest single-family structure to the proposed tower was…
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