To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Ceila Rethamel, Acting Director, Public Works and Development
Prepared By:
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Ernie Rose, Senior Planner, Public Works and Development
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Presenter: Ernie Rose, Senior Planner, Public Works and Development
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Subject:
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Planning Case No. LDC26-002 - Development Application Manual Amendment Related to Wireless Communication Facilities and Proposed Fee for Eligible Facilities Requests and Fee Schedule Update
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
Staff is proposing an amendment to the Development Application Manual (DAM) to address Wireless Communication Facilities (WCF), previously known as Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS). This amendment to the DAM would be in alignment with recently adopted changes by the BOCC to the Land Development Code (LDC). In conjunction with this amendment, a new fee is proposed for Eligible Facilities Requests which requires a Fee Schedule Update.
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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Good Governance - Understand and respond to community needs, interests, and values.
Background and Discussion: In September 2025, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved an amendment to the Land Development Code (LDC), related to wireless communication facilities on private property. Wireless communications facilities include cell towers, base stations, and related equipment. Other forms of wireless communication include, but are not limited to, satellite, infrared, Wi-Fi, Wireless Broadband (Cellular Networks 3G,4G,5G), and mobile communication systems, all of which allow for the transmission of data without the need for physical wires. This code amendment renamed the land use category from CMRS (Commercial Mobile Radio Systems) to WCF (Wireless Communication Facilities). The WCF section of the code was reorganized and revised to simplify and modernize it, ensuring compliance with federal and state laws and current telecommunications industry s...
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