Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Planning commission approves conditional use permit for stealth cell tower near Wayland Baseball Field
Summary
The Boulder City Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a 90-foot “mono elm” stealth cell tower on city-owned land southeast of Wayland Baseball Field to address cellular coverage gaps. Staff framed the request as allowable by conditional use due to GP zoning ambiguity; no oral public comments were offered.
The Boulder City Planning Commission on April 15 approved a conditional use permit to allow a 90-foot “mono elm” telecommunications tower on approximately 9.93 acres at 891 Avenue B, city staff said.
Planning Manager Nikisha Lyon told commissioners the applicant, Vertical Bridge on behalf of T-Mobile, proposed the stealth tower to address gaps in cellular connectivity and improve network capacity in Boulder City. ‘‘The cell tower has been designed as a stealth facility, engineered to resemble a natural Elm tree to minimize visual impacts,’’ Lyon said, adding the equipment would be…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
