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Planning commissioners briefed on proposed telecom ordinance; public advocates push for notification, lower heights and engineering certification
Summary
Public commenters and advocacy groups urged the planning commission to require mailed notice within 2,500 feet, reduce maximum monopole heights, remove exemptions and require engineer certification for poles; staff said the draft will be coordinated with county counsel and noticed for public hearing (target May 21).
Public comment at the Plumas County Planning Commission on April 16 included multiple recommendations aimed at the draft telecommunications ordinance now before staff and county counsel.
Patrick of Sierra Telecommunications (Speaker 3) referenced federal and California precedent, noting a 2019 FCC order and subsequent California court interpretation treating small…
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