Zoning Administrator approves Pala Road wireless permit modification

The county’s Zoning Administrator approved a modification to the Minor Use Permit for a wireless communications facility in Pala.

Zoning Administrator Joe Farace approved the modification Dec. 13, allowing Verizon Wireless to make the changes to the facility in the 10690 block of Pala Road. The modifications, which will allow Verizon to provide enhanced service, replace four whip antennas on a 30 foot tall wood support pole with four panel antennas.

The 12.9-acre parcel owned by William Gardinera has A70 agricultural zoning, which under the county’s wireless facility ordinance requires a Major...