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Planning commission orders staff to draft cell tower rules after community safety concerns
Summary
Following a contentious monopole siting in a residential area, the commission directed staff to draft a wireless telecommunications ordinance addressing setbacks, prioritization for collocation, application fees and decommissioning standards; commissioners cited public‑safety and setback concerns and reviewed ordinances from neighboring counties.
The Planning Commission directed county planning staff to draft a standalone wireless telecommunications ordinance after receiving a board request to review how neighboring counties regulate cell towers.
Commissioners said a recently approved monopole in a residential area highlighted gaps in Northland County’s regulatory language: existing land‑use tables allow conditional placement but the county lacks a consolidated telecom ordinance…
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