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Planning Commission unanimously approves taller wireless tower at 2680 Buena Vista Road with condition for emergency access
Summary
The San Benito County Planning Commission on a 4-0 vote approved a use permit (PLN250069) to raise an existing disguised wireless tower at 2680 Buena Vista Road from about 66 feet to 97 feet, with a condition to grant local emergency services access free of charge and a request to improve the tower’s camouflage.
The San Benito County Planning Commission voted 4-0 to approve use permit PLN250069 to raise an existing faux‑tree wireless communications tower at 2680 Buena Vista Road from about 66 feet to 97 feet, adopting findings in the draft resolution and adding a condition to permit free access for local emergency services.
Senior planner Michael Kelly told the commission the proposal would keep the structure’s pine‑tree appearance while adding roughly 31 feet and installing six antenna array units and a microwave dish inside the existing lease area. "If it's approved, it's to result in a 97‑foot tall tower where there is currently a 66‑foot tall tower, a false tree," Kelly said,…
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