DeniedConditional Use
Rocky Mountain Towers / Diamond Bell Ranch Cell Tower
Description
A request for a Type I conditional use permit to construct a 150-foot commercial wireless telecommunications tower in a rural residential area.
Impact summary
The tower would provide cellular coverage and capacity along SR 286 but sparked strong neighborhood opposition due to visual intrusion on desert vistas.
Applicant
- Name
- Shelley Neal / Rocky Mountain Towers (Verizon Wireless)
- Address
- Diamond Bell Ranch (CB1 zoned parcel near US Hwy 286)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 13
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Board of Supervisors
Denied4–1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Aug 11, 2026.
We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda, when it's voted on and when its status changes, at most once a day.
The weekly brief for Pima County
Every council decision, in plain English — one email a week.
Free. Unsubscribe with one click any time. We never sell your email.