Planning board refers Homeland/Verizon tower zoning question to code enforcement, keeps hearings open
The board voted to refer a legal question about whether the proposed Homeland/Verizon tower requires a separate lot under local zoning to the town code enforcement officer and kept the public hearing open while Cityscape and counsel prepare written responses on coverage, height and alternatives.
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Attorney David Kenny, representing Homeland Towers and Verizon, argued the telecommunications statute should not be read to bar colocations or to trigger a separate-lot requirement. He urged the board to move forward on site-plan review to address a known coverage gap that first responders have experienced. "There was catastrophic injuries, and the service, the 1st responders on scene did have experiences of poor service quality. They couldn't make phone calls," Kenny told the board when explaining the public-safety rationale for the project.
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