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Zoning board approves 109‑foot cell tower on Garden Road over neighbors' objections
Summary
The Des Moines Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a conditional use for a 109‑foot communications tower at 2503 Garden Road, finding it met staff criteria and imposing landscaping, fencing and code‑compliance conditions despite two opposition comment cards and a nearby business owner’s concerns about visual impact.
The Des Moines Zoning Board of Adjustment on Thursday unanimously approved a conditional‑use request for a 109‑foot communications tower at 2503 Garden Road, saying staff had shown the proposal met the criteria for the site.
Bert Dross, deputy planning administrator, told the board the monopole would sit inside a 60‑by‑60‑foot lease area behind an existing building and that staff recommended approval subject to four conditions: a…
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