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Board denies Vertical Bridge setback request, then directs research on a municipal telecommunications law
Summary
The Planning Board approved a motion to deny a Vertical Bridge variance unless its installation moved from 80 to 100 feet (a motion the minutes later call moot), and it voted to research and recommend a municipal telecommunications ordinance to the Town Board, assigning Donna Wakefield to do the research.
At its May 14 meeting, the Town of Charleston Planning Board considered a setback matter involving Vertical Bridge and approved a motion that would have denied relief unless the installation were moved from 80 feet to 100 feet. Joseph Fitzpatrick moved the denial condition and Andrew Ragozzino seconded; the board recorded a unanimous vote. The minutes add that a variance was not needed, making that motion moot.
Separately, Chair David Wiener moved that the planning board research a municipal telecommunications law to send as a recommendation to the Town Board; Joseph Fitzpatrick seconded and the motion carried unanimously. The board assigned Donna Wakefield to perform the research and directed Donna and Amanda Peterson to draft the material to forward to the Town Board, including a proposal for an application fee.
The two items together show the board addressing both an immediate site‑specific setback question (Vertical Bridge) and broader policy work on telecommunications installations—research that could inform future permit applications or a local ordinance.
