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Council approves relocation of 170-foot communications tower at 902 G Street
Summary
The council approved a use permit allowing Virginia Electric and Power Company to replace an aging communications tower with a new 170-foot structure at 902 G Street, subject to nine staff-recommended conditions including site design and removal of the old tower.
The City Council voted to approve a use-permit application by Virginia Electric and Power Company to relocate and operate a 170-foot commercial communications tower at 902 G Street.
Chief Planner Donald Whipple told council staff and the planning commission recommend approval of application 24-0456 with nine conditions. Whipple said the proposal replaces an existing, outlived tower at the Dominion Energy site, includes landscaping screening around the tower base where possible, and calls for removal of the existing structure once the new tower is operational. He noted the tower would include ground equipment and a backup generator to maintain communications during outages and said Dominion is expected to be the primary carrier while future colocation remains possible.
"We believe that it is in alignment with the community plan," Whipple said, recommending conditions on site design, elevations, tower height, co-location capacity and requirements for removal when the structure outlives its usefulness. He also noted the applicant had not held a community meeting despite staff's recommendation.
No members of the public signed up to speak. Following a motion and second, the council approved the permit by roll call vote.
The approval allows the applicant to proceed under the conditions recommended by staff and the planning commission; the council did not discuss additional community-notification requirements at the meeting.
