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Rockingham County planning board approves wireless‑tower permit, recommends two rezonings
Summary
The county planning board approved a special‑use permit for a 300‑foot wireless communications tower with conditions to preserve a neighbor’s prescriptive easement and require outstanding engineering reviews, and recommended two rezoning requests (Eagle Landing and Goins) to the county commissioners, including a 5–1 recommendation for the Goins parcel.
The Rockingham County Planning Board on Feb. 9 approved a special‑use permit for a new wireless communications tower along North Carolina Highway 87 and recommended two separate rezoning requests to the county commissioners.
During the quasi‑judicial hearing, staff told the board the tower proposal met the Unified Development Ordinance’s criteria for a special‑use permit in the RA district and noted that engineering documents (foundation design and geotechnical report) would be submitted for third‑party review after the board’s initial approval. Clark Davidson, representing the applicant, said the tower was sited away from Highway 87 and adjacent homes, would be screened with landscaping and that propagation…
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