I placed a cabinet in the ROW for one subdivision - nightmare.

The rest of it all goes to a concrete building on land I bought (1 acre,
$10k).  It's also our yard, staging area, shipping, etc.

On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have generally placed mine on public lands.  Mostly county road ROW, on
> the edge near the fenceline.
>
> Best Regards,
> Chuck McCown
>
> McCown Technology Corporation
> 8401 N Commerce Dr
> Lake Point, Utah 84074
> 801-250-9503 Office
> 435-830-4306 Cell
> www.mccowntech.com
> www.microtrench.pro
> www.terabitnetworks.com
>
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> *From:* AF <[email protected]> on behalf of Josh Luthman <
> [email protected]>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 6, 2026 12:00 PM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] CPNI & Zoning
>
> If you're a big company, you just do it.
>
> If you're a small company, you spend a ton of effort finding/talking to
> the local guy to get things moving forward.
>
> On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> If you're a certified public necessity, does that give you any leverage to
> push back on local zoning ordinance making it hard to place a POP or CO?
> I'm talking about either a prefab building from 10x12 to 10x20 in size, or
> pad mounted enclosures.
>
> I've run across a few places where telecom or utility structures are not
> permitted anywhere without a variance.  I'm also looking at one right now
> where they allow "telephone substations" in industrial zones, but there's
> only one parcel in the town zoned industrial.  I read about zoning
> petitions with the PUC, but that doesn't seem any easier than a zoning
> variance.
>
> Obviously the first step will be to talk to the municipality --if they
> want fiber optic service then they ought to help me out here, but it seems
> odd that we can be certified by the state as a "public necessity" and also
> get stopped by a local zoning ordinance from placing a 10x12 building.
>
> -Adam
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