mins111899 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes November 18, 1999 Page 2 The Chair asked Mr. Lowe to give the Board a history of this request and the location. He said he remember it was an application that was declined. IVlr. Lowe indicated that the first application had been denied. He said in the very beginning the man from General Towers came into the office with a petition for a 300 feet tower. He said that petition was denied. One month later the man from General Towers resubmitted a petition to lower that tower height to 199 feet. The Board decided to go ahead and approve that conditional use. Now, General Towers has sold that tower right to SBA Towers, Inc. They have transferred the permits over to SBA Towers name. IVlr. Lowe said he has submitted this as an existing tower. He said he knows that the .permits were just changed over to SBA Towers, maybe less than a week ago. He said he does not know if the tower has been completely constructed or not. Mr. Lowe said the conditional use that Passed at 199 feet, the applicant is submitting it before the Board tonight to add an additional 50 feet to it. He said without coming before this board, they could come into our office and go 20 feet with it. That would be the max'. That does not require approval through the Board. They could go up to 219 feet without any further approval, but they are asking for 50 feet that is why they are back before the Board tonight. IVlr..lonathan Yates, SBA Communications, addressed the Board stating this is a testament to how in fact the Cabarrus County ordinance is working. He said General Towers came in earlier this year seeking to build a 300-foot tower. They were turned down and they~ did not have a tenant at the time. They came back again wanting to build the tower at 199 feet and they still did not have a tenant at that time. With that tower permitted, it takes up a certain portion of that part of the county and under the county rules if possible, .NEXTEL has to use that permitted site whether it is built or not. Mr. Yates said-NEXTEL required height to make their coverage objectives is 250 feet. He said SBA had the assignment to place NEXIEL somewhere in that area at the 250-foot level. Unfortunately, with the proposed 199-foot tower, under the ordinance, they cannot build a 250-foot tower in that area. Mr. Yates said the tower is under construction it should be complete