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Planning commissioners recommend denial of 150-foot Arcola Towers monopole near Front Royal Pike
Summary
The Frederick County Planning Commission voted to recommend denial of a conditional use permit for a 150‑foot telecommunications monopole proposed at 1930 Front Royal Pike after neighbors raised proximity, property‑value and wildlife concerns and commissioners reviewed federal and local permitting materials.
The Frederick County Planning Commission voted to recommend denial of a conditional use permit for a 150-foot monopole telecommunications tower proposed for 1930 Front Royal Pike, a property in the B-1 neighborhood business district, following a public hearing with multiple neighbors and the applicant’s representatives.
Planning staff presented the application as a tower intended to fill a documented coverage gap for T‑Mobile and to be designed for co‑location by other carriers. Jonathan Yates, representing Arcola Towers, told commissioners the tower would be a 150‑foot galvanized monopole within a secured compound, and that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Virginia Department…
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