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Board approves 100-foot Union Telephone tower permit after FCC and structural assurances
Summary
Albany County approved a permit for a proposed 100-foot Union Telephone Company tower in a mobile-home park after staff review, planning commission recommendation, applicant testimony that equipment will comply with FCC limits, and a structural letter addressing a reduced setback within the lease area.
The Albany County Board of County Commissioners granted Union Telephone Company a permit to install a 100-foot, self-supporting communications tower on a commercially zoned parcel within a mobile-home park, following staff review and a unanimous planning commission recommendation.
Planner Dorey (S10) introduced the application and said the submittal satisfied county zoning requirements (chapter 5, sections 5 and 11). He noted responses from county and state reviewers, including the county engineer and the Laramie Rivers Conservation District, and said the planning commission had asked questions about proximity to a future collector road and to the airport.
Applicant representative Chris Schlax of SAC Wireless (on behalf of Union Wireless) told the board the installation will comply with FCC limits for RF exposure and that the tower design, backed by a Wyoming professional-engineer structural letter, reduces the fall zone so a collapse would stay inside the compound. "We will comply with any FCC requirements," Schlax said. He added that typical RF frequencies for the site would fall in the 700–2,100 MHz range and that additional studies were not required for the proposed configuration.
Commissioners asked about electromagnetic impacts, setback reductions, and structural safeguards. The applicant said antennas above 30 feet are positioned to limit public access and that the company would power down equipment during maintenance.
The board voted to approve the permit application (LUCT-02-26), adopting staff findings and the planning commission recommendation, and incorporating conditions and the structural certification into the record.
