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Planning Board approves T‑Mobile tier‑2 wireless facility with screening conditions
Summary
Smithtown’s Planning Board adopted a negative environmental declaration and approved Special Exception Petition TC 2025‑01 for a tier‑2 personal wireless facility for T‑Mobile Northeast LLC, subject to painting the antenna to match the building and planting two street trees for screening.
The Smithtown Planning Board on Dec. 3 adopted a negative declaration and approved Special Exception Petition TC 2025‑01, allowing T‑Mobile Northeast LLC to install a tier‑2 personal wireless service facility, subject to several conditions intended to reduce visual impacts.
Planning staff reviewed an advisory report and reported that the Department of Environment and Waterways recommended a negative declaration under state environmental review standards. Staff said the proposal did not appear to threaten identified environmental or cultural resources and appeared consistent with relevant provisions of the Smithtown Code (chapters 242 and 322‑30.3).
The resolution approving the special exception includes conditions that the antenna be painted beige to match the building and that two additional street trees be planted to screen any ground equipment at the discretion of the board of site plan review. The hearing was reported as closed and the board adopted the negative declaration and the resolution in two recorded motions; no opposition was recorded in the transcript.
A person stepped forward after the hearing was closed but the chair reiterated that the hearing was closed and proceeded with the vote. The board also adopted minutes of its Oct. 8 meeting and adjourned.
