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Vote to approve a quasi-judicial request by Duke Energy for a Special Use Permit for a new 120 ft wireless support tower at a substation location on Parcel 62351, located at 1785 Corinth Rd, Cape Fear Township.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote to approve a quasi-judicial request by Duke Energy for a Special Use Permit for a new 120 ft wireless support tower at a substation location on Parcel 62351, located at 1785 Corinth Rd, Cape Fear Township.
Introduction & Background:
A quasi-judicial public hearing was held August 21, 2023. Planning staff presented the application a representatives from Duke Energy presented the request. No one else provided testimony during the hearing.
The total site is approximately 483 acres and is split zoned Heavy Industrial and R-1 Residential. The substation site is located within the R-1 residential area however, it has been used by the Duke Energy for over three decades.
Zoning map of the area
Discussion & Analysis:
When determining whether a Special Use Permit request should be approved as per Section 5 Conditional Zoning Districts, the following findings must be supported.
1. The alleged error in the Ordinance, if any, would be remedied by the proposed amendment with a detailed explanation of such error in the Ordinance and detailed reasons how the proposed amendment will correct the same. Wireless telecommunication towers are allowed as a Special Use Permit in a residentially zoned districts. No errors are being claimed in the Ordinance.
2. The requested special use permit is either essential or desirable for the public convenience or welfare. In order to provide faster, remote monitoring between substations, this tower will improve service outage notifications in cases of power failure and to securely transmit information between stations. Due to security concerns, cell providers will not be permitted to co-locate on any of the utility company towers.
3. The requested permit will not impair the integrity or characte...
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