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Planning commission approves reissued permit for 199-foot tower near Highway 47 despite neighbor objections
Summary
The Mecklenburg County Planning Commission approved a special-exception permit reissuance for a 199-foot monopole communications tower at 11975 Highway 47 after the applicant said a prior permit expired; a nearby resident objected, citing visual impact and property-value concerns.
The Mecklenburg County Planning Commission voted to approve a reissued special-exception permit for a 199-foot monopole communications tower proposed for 11975 Highway 47.
Anthony Bologna, an attorney with Williams Mullen, presented the application on behalf of the applicant and said the proposal mirrors a previously approved plan whose permit had expired. He described the tower as a 195-foot monopole with a 4-foot lightning rod (199 feet total), with Verizon Wireless as the anchor tenant and room for co-location by up to four additional carriers.…
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