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Commission schedules public hearing on Towers LLC request for Verizon cell tower at 1209 Shirley Street
Summary
The DeRidder Planning and Zoning Commission introduced a special exception request by Towers LLC to build, maintain and operate a cellular tower at 1209 Shirley Street to serve Verizon Wireless; the item was set for a public hearing next month after a motion to introduce carried.
The DeRidder Planning and Zoning Commission on April 20 introduced a special exception request from Towers LLC to construct, maintain and operate a cellular tower on a B1-zoned parcel at the intersection of Highway 171 and U.S. Highway 190 West (physical address 1209 Shirley Street).
The commission record says the applicant seeks the tower to serve Verizon Wireless customers. The parcel is identified in the Beauregard Parish tax rolls as parcel 03330129308. A motion to introduce the item was made and subsequently seconded; the transcript records a second by "Ms. Moore." The chair said the item will move to the public hearing section next month.
The transcript does not name the motion mover. No public testimony, staff report details, engineering specifications, or visual simulations were recorded in the provided excerpt. The commission did not take a final vote on the request at this meeting; the item is scheduled for the public hearing portion of the next meeting, where the commission will receive additional information and public comment.
Commission Chair Clinton confirmed the meeting had a quorum before business began. The record includes parcel and location details that the commission will need to review during the public hearing, including the project's proposed service to Verizon Wireless and the exact parcel identification number.
