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Rockingham County planning board approves wireless‑tower special use, backs two rezoning requests
Summary
The Rockingham County Planning Board approved a special‑use permit for a new 300‑ft wireless tower on NC Highway 87 and recommended two rezoning requests — a setback reduction for the Eagle Landing subdivision and a rezoning to light industrial for Goins — advancing the items to final county review.
The Rockingham County Planning Board on Feb. 9 approved a special‑use permit for a 300‑foot wireless communications tower on property at 413 NC Highway 87 and voted to recommend approval of two separate rezoning requests.
Staff said the tower application meets Unified Development Ordinance requirements for the RA district provided the applicant satisfies technical conditions: geotechnical and foundation design documents must be submitted and pass third‑party engineering review by Kimley‑Horn before full approval. Staff told the board those engineering files—foundation design and geotechnical report—were being deferred until post‑approval and that approval should be conditioned on successful review.
Clark Davidson, speaking for the applicant, said the site is set back from Highway 87 and that propagation maps in the application show improved coverage along the corridor and in adjacent…
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