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Council approves zoning change to allow communication transmitters after Verizon presentation
Summary
The Harrison City Council approved an amendment to Ordinance #490 to permit communication transmitters and towers in the Light Manufacturing zoning district after a presentation by Verizon about radiofrequency exposure; one councilor recused and the mayor cast a tie-breaking vote.
The Harrison City Council voted to amend Ordinance #490 on Oct. 10, 2024, to allow communication transmitters and towers as a permitted use in the Light Manufacturing zoning district following a presentation from Verizon Wireless representatives about health and safety and radiofrequency exposure.
Verizon representatives gave a brief presentation described in the record as a review of health studies on radiofrequency exposure. Josephine Prophet moved to approve the amendment, and the motion was seconded. The transcript records that Joe Cornell recused himself from the vote. The recorded roll call shows Debbie Lockhart and Josephine Prophet voting AYE and Charlie Shutt and John Gray voting NAY; Mayor Wanda Irish broke the tie by voting AYE, producing a majority in favor and approving the amendment. The motion as recorded in the minutes was: "Approve the Amendment to the Ordinance # 490 Light Manufacturing Zoning District to allow for the permitted use of Communication transmitters, towers."
The record does not include technical specifications for tower height, setbacks, or permit conditions; those details were not specified in the minutes and were not recorded during the presentation. No related appeals, conditions, or follow-up study were recorded in the meeting minutes. The amendment now appears on the council's amendments list for the Light Manufacturing district and will be implemented through the city's zoning code update process.
