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Commission approves 150-foot monopole cell tower near North McDonough Road with a stealth/camouflage condition
Summary
After a public hearing, the board granted a special exception to place a 150-foot monopole (T‑Mobile/Harmony Towers) near North McDonough Road and asked the applicant to stealth the structure; commissioners stressed aesthetics, co‑location and future network densification needs.
Harmony/T‑Mobile representatives presented propagation maps and coverage rationale for a proposed 150-foot monopole near 3430 North McDonough Road to serve existing and planned residential growth in the Grayson/Parsons area. The applicant showed current coverage gaps and the improved in-vehicle and in-building coverage a new macro tower would provide.
Board members raised aesthetic concerns because the monopole would be visible from planned village-node development; one commissioner moved to approve only if the tower is constructed with a stealth/camouflage design. Consultants and the applicant explained stealth options (monopine, uni-pole) add cost and can reduce capacity for some 5G equipment, but the applicant accepted the board’s stealth requirement as a condition of approval. Commissioners also reviewed FCC and federal preemption considerations and acknowledged a denial would require substantial written evidence and could be appealable under federal law.
The board approved the special exception with the stealth requirement and instructed staff to document findings in the resolution in case of any appeal.
