UPDATE The City of Palm Coast, FL amended its ordinance relating to the development of wireless infrastructure, in order to attract carrier network enhancements and improve wireless service throughout the city. Palm Coast worked with wireless infrastructure company Diamond Communications LLC to develop a Wireless Master Plan that identified service gaps and developed solutions that could efficiently mitigate those gaps. The Wireless Master Plan and amendment to the ordinance were approved unanimously by the Palm Coast City Council on February, 6, 2018.
Peter Woodbury, President of Site Management at Diamond, told Inside Towers his company identified a dozen wide gaps in coverage in the area after doing a series of propagation studies.
The amended ordinance identifies 29 Palm Coast or publicly owned parcels on which monopoles up to 150 feet may be constructed. The earlier ordinance contained strict height, location and site visibility parameters. Developments of such monopoles will be subject only to an expedited administrative and building permit review. In addition, the ordinance removed a requirement for carriers to flush mount or conceal their antennas on poles developed on properties included in the Wireless Master Plan.
“Palm Coast has taken a great first step with the approval of the Wireless Master Plan and ordinance revision,” Woodbury said. “They have demonstrated their commitment to improving wireless service and have let the carriers know that they are serious about facilitating future deployments in the City.”
“The City of Palm Coast is committed to improving cell service for our residents and businesses, and this will allow us to achieve that goal,” said Palm Coast City Manager Jim Landon. “We look forward to working with cell carriers to develop additional antennas in Palm Coast.”
February 28, 2018
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