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Plan Commission approves backup generator at Hidden Hills with juniper screening
Summary
The commission approved a minor review allowing a backup generator at an existing T‑Mobile equipment shelter in Hidden Hills, with staff‑recommended juniper landscape screening to reduce visual impact and deer browsing.
The Port Washington Plan Commission approved a minor‑review application to install a backup generator at an existing T‑Mobile equipment shelter in the Hidden Hills subdivision (south of Astor Street, east of Indigo Drive). The applicant was identified in staff materials as Kelly McFadden from Concordia Wireless.
Staff explained the installation of ground‑mounted equipment triggers plan commission review and recommended approval with white juniper screening. Mister Harris and other staff noted juniper cultivars were recommended because they tend to deter deer; Speaker 7 offered to share guidance on resistant cultivars.
Commissioners asked about planting patterns (single row vs staggered) and visibility from neighboring houses; staff said the screening would be primarily a row of junipers to screen the cabinet from homes on Astor. The commission moved and seconded the staff recommendation with the added juniper screening requirement and approved the motion by voice vote.
The approval covers the generator installation and the specified landscape screening; any subsequent modifications to the equipment or site layout would require separate review.
