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Council grants conditional waiver for proposed AT&T 195‑ft tower, requires planning review
Summary
After extended questioning about safety, neighbor consent and pending litigation, the Livingston Parish Council voted 4–3 to grant AT&T a conditional setback waiver for a proposed 195‑foot monopole at Bobby Gill Road, subject to planning and zoning sign‑off and further engineering documentation.
The Livingston Parish Council voted April 23 to grant AT&T a conditional waiver allowing the company to pursue site‑plan approval for a proposed 195‑foot monopole tower at Bobby Gill Road, but required the applicant to return to planning and zoning with finalized structural drawings and documentation before building permits are issued.
Chip Lions, the AT&T representative who appeared before the council, told members the company had submitted an engineering letter stating the tower would be designed with a “zero foot fall radius” and meet the structural standards added to the parish telecom ordinance last September. “We would respectfully request your support for the application,” Lions said, describing efforts to locate the facility and engineering steps to limit risk to adjacent properties.
The project’s central dispute was an updated parish…
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