Planning Commission approves Verizon facility in Hellers Bend area

The county's Planning Commission voted 7-0 Sept. 11 to approve a Major Use Permit for a Verizon wireless telecommunication facility in the Hellers Bend area.

The permit allows the three-acre property in the 4100 block of South Mission Road to have 12 panel antennas, 12 remote radio units, and one microwave antenna mounted on a 35 foot tall false mono-broadleaf tree along with a 240 square foot equipment building and a 168 square foot enclosure which will house a 10 kilowatt emergency generator.

The property with A70 Limited Agricultural zoning currently includes a wholesale nursery, a home, gu...