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Council asks staff to draft zoning changes to enable master wireless plan sites
Summary
Following the master wireless plan, council asked staff to draft ordinance amendments that would reduce the effective setback and remove the 50-acre minimum for primary-use towers (replace with a setback rule tied to tower height, e.g., 110% of tower height), and to open additional zoning districts as potential sites; staff will return with proposed text.
Council discussed consultant recommendations from the borough's master wireless plan to address coverage gaps. Staff recommended replacing the current 50-acre minimum and rigid setback multipliers with a height-based setback (a suggested 110% of tower height so a 200-foot tower would have a 220-foot setback) and to add additional zoning districts so potential sites are not excluded by current parcel-size requirements.
Council generally agreed to have staff (Max) draft the zoning text and to keep decommissioning and performance-security protections (a performance security and removal requirements are already in the draft). The council debated whether towers should be permitted by right once standards are met or continue to be processed as a conditional use; no final drafting decision was recorded, and staff will prepare language for council and planning-commission review.
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