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Zoning administrator approves two‑year extension and 9‑ft relocation for Alpine T‑Mobile monopine amid resident opposition
Summary
After extensive written and oral comment from Alpine Meadows residents, Placer County approved a two‑year extension and a 9‑ft‑5‑in relocation for a previously approved T‑Mobile monopine replacement. Staff cited coverage gaps and co‑location rationale; opponents raised notice, aesthetics, fire risk and property‑value concerns.
Placer County’s Zoning Administrator on June 18 approved a two‑year extension to March 21, 2028, and a small site relocation (9 ft‑5 in north) for a previously approved T‑Mobile administrative review permit to replace a 36‑ft monopole with a faux‑branched monopine that reaches roughly 90 feet to the top of its simulated canopy.
Heather Beckman, senior planner from the Tahoe office, summarized the proposal and its long administrative history: an ARP was approved March 21, 2023, to replace the monopole to address documented cellular coverage gaps at the intersection of State Route 89 and Alpine Meadows Road. A…
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