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Committee fast-tracks temporary telecom facility rules, sends narrow ZTA to full council
Summary
The committee unanimously forwarded ZTA 25-11, a narrow amendment creating a temporary telecommunication facility category (up to 180 days with limited extensions) to speed emergency repairs and special-event coverage; DPS supported the change and the committee adopted a planning-board consistency edit before voting.
The Planning, Housing and Parks Committee on October 6 voted unanimously to forward ZTA 25-11 to the full council with a favorable committee recommendation after adopting a planning-board consistency amendment.
Sponsor Council member Lukey (speaker 7) said the ZTA is a narrow fix to allow temporary telecommunication facilities in all zones to address outages, infrastructure repairs and special events without launching the longer conditional-use and building-permit processes required for permanent towers.
Ihsan Motezdi, deputy director at the Department of Permitting Services, told the…
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