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Plumas County planners move to curb cell‑tower exemptions in timberland zone after public concern
Summary
At a March 19 workshop, Plumas County planning staff and commissioners agreed to prioritize changes to the telecommunications ordinance to remove or limit the Timberland Production Zone (TPZ) exemption for new towers, consider longer public‑notice distances and expand tribal notification after residents and experts raised legal, health and land‑use concerns.
Plumas County planning commissioners said on March 19 they will pursue targeted amendments to Article 41 of the county code to restrict the longstanding TPZ exemption for new telecommunications towers and to expand public and tribal notice for discretionary applications.
The decision followed a staff presentation by Tim Evans, senior planner, and substantial public comment from residents and technical experts who argued the current exemption allowed some towers to be built with minimal public review. Evans summarized recent work and public input, saying the ordinance “gives some background and recap of what happened on, February 5” and that staff had compiled dozens of comments for the commission to consider.
Why it matters: commissioners and members of the public cited a recent…
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