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County committee to rewrite 2001 wireless‑telecom ordinance after state rule changes

Lunenburg County Planning Commission · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Assistant County Attorney Drew DiStanislao told the Planning Commission the county’s wireless‑telecommunications ordinance (from 2001) is out of date following a 2017 change in the Virginia Code; the committee is reviewing other localities’ ordinances and may replace the old ordinance to clarify procedures and encourage new towers.

Assistant County Attorney Drew DiStanislao told the Planning Commission on Jan. 5 that the county’s wireless‑telecommunications ordinance, drafted in 2001 and based on 1996 regulations, is no longer in compliance with the Virginia Code after legislative changes in 2017.

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