Verizon Cell Tower (Located on the east end of the Fire Station Parking Lot)

To be built

The Circle C Homeowners Association received a notice (as required by law for relevant homeowners associations) that a cell phone tower is being built by the City of Austin on the fire station site on south Escarpment.  The lessee for the tower will be Verizon Wireless.

The notification was of an Administrative Site Plan approval.  This is a process used by a landowner to construct improvements that already meet the zoning and land use requirements of the City of Austin.  The landowner is required to file a series of items and the site plan application receives comments and eventually approval if all is in order. 

Since the tract is already zoned, the site plan does not have to go through the Planning Commission or City Council and there is not a way to appeal the construction of the tower.  The landowner is the City of Austin as they own the fire station site.  If you would like more information about the Administrative Site Plan Approval process, please go to the City of Austin website at www.ci.austin.tx.us, go to Development on the left side bar, and look for the section on Site Plans.  If you would like more information about this particular project, go to www.ci.austin.tx.us/devreview/index.jsp and look for Case number SP-2007-0574CS.

The CCHOA has registered as an interested party.  We will be notified of comments, changes and other items that affect this development, and have the opportunity to make comments through that process at the appropriate time.  A representative from the CCHOA has reviewed the file at the City of Austin, including the site plan and related materials.  Below is a summary of the specifics:

The cell tower will be located in a 2000 square foot area on the east end of the fire station parking lot.  The distance is about 300 feet from Mordred Lane.  The tower will be 105 feet high, and is described as a stealth tower in that the wires, etc. are enclosed within the structure. 

Since the parking lot already exists, they have created a 20 foot wide access easement for the lessee to be able to access the tower.  The entire 2000 square foot perimeter will be surrounded by a chain link fence with three rows of razor wire.