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Draft cell-tower ordinance moves to Planning & Zoning after county accepts outside attorney offer
Summary
A Kootenai County commissioner presented a modernized draft wireless-communications ordinance that tightens siting in residential zones, requires technical data and independent review paid by carriers, and includes enforcement provisions; the board agreed an outside attorney paid by a community group may draft language, with Planning & Zoning vetting required before the board sees a final proposal.
Commissioner Matari introduced a draft wireless-communications ordinance at the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners' Jan. 13 meeting that would add a new article to the county land use and development code, tighten siting in residential zones, require carriers to submit technical data, and allow independent technical and legal review paid by the carrier.
Matari said the draft creates a hierarchy of facility types based on newer technologies and sets minimum parcel-size thresholds for certain facilities. "It updates and modernizes the ... ordinance provisions, does make it tougher to locate a wireless communication facility within the unincorporated county but not impossible," Matari said.…
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