A cell tower proposed for the corner of Monarch and Daniels Gate was recently denied by the City of Castle Pines North. "The site was designed to provide vastly improved coverage to the residents and Emergency 911 needs of T-Mobile subscribers in northern Castle Pines North," said Matt Butler, Senior Project Manager for T-Mobile.
The City Attorney, relying on a 20-year old document known as the Castle Pines North Development Guide, stated in a letter to City Planner, Sam Bishop that "a cell tower is not a permitted use in the Open Space under the Castle Pines North Development Guide." The City Attorney's letter went on to explain that "facilities of a public utility" are distinct from "utilities services and facilities."
Castle Pines North Metropolitan District Manager, Jim McGrady explained the proposal at the District's monthly meeting on Monday. The cell tower, disguised as a street light, was to have been installed in the right-of-way with underground cabling to a nearby well site. T-Mobile was prepared to substantially improve the well site by adding landscaping, a stone veneer wall and paving the entry to the site. Now it appears these improvements will have to wait, along with the improved phone service.
The City Attorney's narrow reading of the Development Guide may have cost the community an opportunity to improve it's notoriously poor cell phone coverage. Instead of relying on legal nuances in outdated documents, this community would be better served by public officials who found ways to get things accomplished.
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