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Planning commission recommends new Tier 4 to allow monopole wireless towers up to 160 feet to address local coverage gaps
Summary
The Brentwood Planning Commission recommended that the city commission consider an ordinance amendment adding a Tier 4 for personal wireless service facilities allowing new monopole towers (up to 160 feet) on government or HOA-owned open space if applicants show technical need, submit a third‑party propagation review, provide certified notice to residents within 1,000 feet, and meet stealth and engineering requirements.
Todd, a city planning staff member, presented proposed revisions to Brentwood’s Personal Wireless Service Facilities (PWSF) ordinance on Feb. 2, saying the current Chapter 78 rules — adopted in 2001 — have made it difficult for wireless providers to address service gaps.
“The proposed Tier 4 will allow new monopole structures, not to exceed 160 feet, subject to very defined criteria,” Todd said, outlining requirements including a propagation study reviewed by a third party, camouflage or stealthing, engineering to include pinch points so towers collapse inward, co‑location for multiple carriers and a visual‑impact analysis. Todd said the changes aim to close gaps in coverage, particularly east of Wilson Pike, and to improve emergency call capabilities and general service…
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