To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Celia 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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2:00 PM* Development Application Manual Amendment Related to Wireless Communication Facilities, Case No. LDC26-002
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Purpose and Request:
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Staff is consulting the Board of County Commissioners for guidance on updating the Development Application Manual (DAM) to address Wireless Communication Facilities (WCF), previously known as Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS).
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Background and Discussion: In September 2025, the 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 "Commercial Mobile Radio Service" (CMRS) to Wireless Communication Facilities (WCF).
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 standards and providing a general cross-reference to these standards. Now that the Land Development Code has been amended, staff proposes to amend the corresponding Development Application Manual (DAM) to ensure that required application documents and processes are in alignment with the recently adopted code changes. The...
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