MUP approved for Temepa Road wireless facility

The county’s Planning Commission approved a Major Use Permit which will allow for a wireless telecommunications facility off of Temepa Road in Pala.

The April 2 permit approval involves AT&T, Sprint/Nextel, T-Mobile, and Verizon co-locating equipment on the undeveloped property owned by Larry and Marguerite Pilkington. A 50-foot false broadleaf tree will host 48 panel antennas and one microwave dish antenna, while an equipment cabinet will be screened by a concrete masonry unit wall and by new landscaping.

The property in the 11400 block of Temepa Road has A70 (limited agricultural) zoning, wh...