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Union Wireless tower approved after split vote; commissioners divided 3‑2 on CUP and variance
Summary
The board approved a Conditional Use Permit and a variance allowing a telecommunications tower up to 120 feet (A‑1 max 60 feet) for Union Wireless. Both votes passed 3‑2, with Commissioners Vickrey and Stephens opposed.
Union Wireless requested a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to construct a 120‑foot telecommunications tower and an associated variance to exceed the A‑1 zoning 60‑foot height limit at Big Sandy‑Elkhorn County Road 23‑118 on property owned by Jones & Nichols, LLC. Planning and county staff reviewed the application against the applicable criteria in Sublette County Zoning & Development Regulations (Chapters II and V).
Commissioner White moved to approve findings that the proposed location and conditions meet county standards and to issue the CUP; the motion passed 3‑2, with Commissioners Vickrey and Stephens opposed. Commissioner White also moved to approve the variance to permit a 120‑foot tower, finding that strict interpretation of the height standard would result in a practical difficulty; that motion likewise passed 3‑2 (Vickrey and Stephens opposed). The votes and the narrow margin were recorded in the meeting minutes; no further conditions beyond those cited in the permit finding were noted in the minutes.
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