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Council holds public hearing on wireless tower zoning change, tables ordinance to add camouflage rules
Summary
Council held a citywide public hearing on a zoning text amendment proposed by Buell Consulting/AT&T to allow wireless towers in single-family districts; after public comment and staff caution, council voted to table and direct staff to add stealth/camouflage requirements.
The Forest Lake City Council held a public hearing on a proposed zoning text amendment from Buell Consulting on behalf of AT&T to permit wireless communication towers as conditional uses in single-family residential districts and to relax acreage, setback and spacing standards.
City planner Abby summarized the applicant's request: reduce the acreage minimum (applicant sought 2.5 acres vs. the current 10-acre requirement), allow engineered fall zones in place of standard setbacks, increase maximum tower height up…
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