Brentwood staff proposes narrow change to city wireless rules to close east-side coverage gaps

City staff on Monday proposed a targeted revision to Brentwood's wireless communications ordinance aimed at addressing persistent mobile-service gaps on the city's east side.

Under the draft approach staff described, new monopole towers not to exceed 160 feet could be allowed only after an applicant demonstrates deficient service through a propagation study, pays for an independent third-party review of that study, and proposes a location on property owned or leased by a governmental or quasi-governmental entity or by a residential homeowners'association. The plan would preserve the existing three-tier review structure and create a limited subcategory in which the city's planning commission would review camouflage, fall-zone engineering and site screening.

Staff said the 160-foot height is an engineering cap informed by…