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Canton Township begins rewrite of wireless-telecommunications rules, flags state coordination and municipal-hosted sites
Summary
Planners introduced draft language to replace outdated tower rules with a wireless telecommunication facilities article aligned to state law; commissioners discussed industry interest, potential municipal or state-owned host sites (MDOT rest stop) and past community opposition to towers.
Canton Township planning staff introduced draft language to modernize regulations for wireless telecommunication facilities and asked the board to consider definitions and siting approaches before drafting complete regulatory text.
Staff said the current zoning ordinance still refers to "radio, television and cellular telephone towers" and that the draft will standardize the title to "wireless telecommunication facilities," add definitions largely drawn from the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act and the Small Cell Wireless Act, and…
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