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Planning Board approves special‑use permit for 300‑foot wireless tower with easement protections
Summary
Rockingham County Planning Board approved a special‑use permit for a 300‑foot wireless telecommunications tower at 413 NC Highway 87, conditioning approval on third‑party review of engineering documents and language preserving a prescriptive access easement for an adjacent landowner.
The Rockingham County Planning Board on Feb. 9 approved a special‑use permit for a new wireless telecommunications tower at 413 N.C. Highway 87, saying the project will improve coverage along the highway while adding conditions to protect adjacent property access.
Planning staff introduced the application as a special‑use request in the RA district and said the packet includes propagation maps that show coverage improvement for the area. Staff advised the board that foundation and geotechnical documents are typically reviewed by a third‑party engineer, Kimley‑Horn, and that the applicant requested to submit those technical drawings after the zoning…
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