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City advances new wireless-telecom zoning rules, adds protections for small neighborhood parks
Summary
City council approved first readings of three ordinances that revise how wireless telecommunications towers are sited, set a setback tied to tower height, and bar towers in small neighborhood parks under 5 acres; changes follow months of planning-and-zoning review and a pending conditional-use application for 108 West Park Street.
The Brandon City Council on first reading advanced three ordinances that revise local rules for siting wireless telecommunications towers, including a new formula for setbacks and a prohibition on placing towers in small neighborhood parks.
Patrick, a city planning staff member, told the council that planning and zoning has held multiple meetings on the topic since November and recommended the changes. “So the number planning and zoning came up with was 1.1 times the height of the tower,” Patrick said, describing the new setback rule that replaces the current fixed 300-foot requirement measured from residential lots.
The new code language proposed in ordinance 07-28 would measure the required separation as 1.1 times the…
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