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Planning Board backs exemption for wireless facilities on state‑owned land; RULAC flagged Fort Bragg aviation concerns
Summary
The Planning Board recommended a UDO amendment to exempt wireless communication facilities on State of North Carolina‑owned land from conditional rezoning, allowing administrative review for such projects.
The Planning Board voted to recommend a text amendment to section 8.116.b of the Unified Development Ordinance to exempt wireless communication facilities sited on State of North Carolina‑owned land from conditional rezoning requirements and to allow administrative review instead.
Staff explained the amendment is tied to a specific, planned installation: TowerCo, a wireless infrastructure company, was awarded an RFP to install a 190‑foot monopole to serve the Samarkand Training Academy (operated by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety). The facility would provide FirstNet emergency‑network services via a public‑private partnership (FirstNet…
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