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Planning & Zoning / Board of Adjust. · 2026-07-23 · agenda

[202 SW William Young Lane, Lake City, Florida 32024; case SE251202] The document is a public civic record for a Columbia County Board of Adjustments meeting agenda and staff report regarding a Special Exception application for a telecommunications tower. The project is a 195-foot AGL monopole-style telecommunications tower and support facility on an approximately 8.1-acre parcel. The property is zoned AG-3 and ESA-2, with a future land use of AG-3 and ESA-1. The applicant is VB BTS III LLC, with the Law Office of Mattaniah S. Jahn, P.A. as agent, for property owners Robert Arsua and Bonnie Kate. The case number is SE251202. The application was originally heard at the March 26th meeting and tabled. The staff report recommends the board review the Special Exception criteria before making a decision. The document does not state a final decision. Key dates include the filing date of 12/09/25, an invoice date of 12/19/2025, a payment date of 12/23/2025, and the meeting date of July 23rd, 2026. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment. [202 SW William Young Lane, Lake City, Florida; case SE251202] A Special Exception application (SE251202) by VB BTS III LLC, with Law Office of Mattaniah S. Jahn, P.A. as agent for Robert Arsua and Bonnie Kate, requests to construct a 195' AGL monopole style telecommunication tower and support facility on Parcel # 11-5S-16-03576-000, located at 202 SW William Young Lane, Lake City, Florida. The legal description is SW1/4 OF NW1/4 OF SW1/4 EX 50 FT OFF W END & EX 25 OFF N SIDE & EX 1.01 AC DESC IN ORB 835-1103. A technical review report by Omnicom Consulting Group recommends approval of the special exception application. A public hearing is noticed for March 26, 2026, at 5:30pm, with a subsequent Board of County Commissioners meeting on May 21, 2026. A second notice of public hearing is for July 23, 2026, at 5:30pm. An invoice dated 07/01/2026 shows a fee of $300.00 for re-advertisement for hearing, with a prior fee of $3,800.00 for the special exception for communications towers paid on 12/23/2025. An email from Lawrence Wilson of Columbia County Central Communications states no concerns with the proceeding. An email from Karen Aiken-Smoot requests a review of the tower application. An email from Cindy-Jean Le Blanc submits the revised Special Exception application and supporting documentation.

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