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Planning commission weighs changing tower rules: proposes 1.1× height setback and adding institutional zone
Summary
Commissioners debated allowing new cell towers in additional zones and lowering the current 300‑foot residential setback to a rule based on tower height (1.1 times height measured to residential lot line); staff will draft ordinance language and return with a draft at the Feb. 6 meeting.
The Planning and Zoning Commission spent the bulk of its meeting discussing a proposed cell‑tower zoning approach that would expand where new towers are allowed and change how separation from residences is measured.
Staff presented a map of zoning where towers are currently permitted (mostly LI/HI and central business) and noted that the site a developer proposed sits in NRC zoning, where new towers are not allowed. The current code requires new facilities to be set back at least 300 feet from a residentially zoned or used property, measured from the base of the facility including accessory equipment.
A tower developer and the commission discussed alternative locations that Verizon had reviewed and rejected for propagation or distance reasons. The developer said Verizon’s ideal coverage requires fitting sites…
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