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Commission approves R-1 broadcast-tower language and a 105-foot Verizon cell tower in Exeter
Summary
The commission approved a change to permitted special uses to allow self-sustaining broadcast towers up to 100 feet on public property in R-1 (with specific equipment constraints) and approved a Conditional Use Permit for a proposed 105-foot Verizon cell tower in Exeter.
Lede: On May 21, 2012 the Fillmore County Planning Commission approved an amendment to R-1 permitted special uses and granted a Conditional Use Permit for a proposed 105-foot Verizon Wireless tower in Exeter.
Nut graf: The amendment to section 5.54 added a provision permitting "self-sustaining broadcast towers and stations including amateur radio or land mobile towers of no more than 100 feet with a 5 foot lightning rod, with no guide wires, on public property only" (the wording was adopted as recorded in the minutes). Separately, the commission approved the Verizon Conditional Use Permit for Lot 2 Block 6, HG Smith's First Addition, Exeter; the motion passed with a recorded roll-call vote.
Body: JEO representative David Potter was present and provided draft materials for the broader zoning regulation rewrite. The minutes record the commission accepted a specific wording change to the R-1 amendment (limiting towers to public property, 100 feet maximum, no guide wires, and a 5-foot lightning rod). Noel moved to approve the zoning amendment with the corrections and Waltrip seconded; the roll call recorded ayes from all members present.
Regarding telecommunications, the minutes list two related items: a Conditional Use application by Verizon for a proposed 105-foot cell tower in Exeter (which the commission approved, with a recorded vote showing Ayes: Girmus, Morgan, Most, Noel, and Waltrip; Nays: Mainwaring, Harre and Elznic) and later an administrative reissuance of a permit to US Cellular (August 20 reissuance recorded in minutes). The Verizon CUP vote was recorded in the May minutes as carried. The minutes do not include tower engineering reports, RF studies, or written community testimony in detail; they record the motions, vote tallies, and the approved regulation language.
Ending: The R-1 amendment and the Verizon Conditional Use Permit were approved by the commission in May; the Verizon approval was a recorded roll-call decision and the R-1 language was adopted as amended. Further regulatory changes and the zoning rewrite remained on the commission’s schedule going forward.
