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OtherApprovedEast Franklin Street / Route 501 area, Chapel Hill, NC
Cell Tower Alternative Buffer
Chapel Hill
Description
A request for an alternative buffer consisting of a seven-foot board-on-board fence and a six-foot retaining wall in lieu of standard landscaping for a new 199-foot monopole cell tower.
Impact summary
Removes 16 trees along a parking lot and creates a 13-foot vertical wall feature at a town entrance, mitigated by conditions for aesthetic block materials, public art, and native plant review.
Applicant
- Name
- Sam Avern, Network Towers
- Address
- East Franklin Street / Route 501 area, Chapel Hill, NC
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Community Design Commission
Approved6–0, unanimous
Last discussed Feb 24, 2026.
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