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Planning commission backs cell-tower height extension, forwards proposal to council
Summary
The Blaine Planning Commission recommended approval of a conditional use permit amendment to extend an existing 105-foot monopole by 14 feet (a 10-foot tower extension plus a 5-foot lightning rod) to a total height of 119 feet, finding it would support colocation and avoid a new tower; staff recommended eight conditions and no public comments were received.
The City of Blaine Planning Commission voted Jan. 13 to recommend that the City Council approve an amendment to a conditional use permit for a monopole cell tower that would add a 10-foot tower extension and a 5-foot lightning rod, increasing the structure from the originally approved 105 feet to a proposed 119 feet.
Alex (city staff) told the commission that the original conditional use permit, approved in 2022, allowed a 105-foot monopole with a 5-foot lightning rod and that the applicant’s revised plan…
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