SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The South Hutchinson City Council approved the conditional use permit and the building permit for a proposed cell tower at its meeting on Monday.
The City of South Hutchinson argued in court that Harmoni Towers was required to secure a variance in order to build a cell tower near the K-96 and K-17 junction because their project did not conform with set-back requirements outlined in city code.
The court ruled in the city's favor.
Harmoni Towers then requested a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA). The BZA approved the variance.
In order to continue fighting the cell tower project, the City would have had to spend at least an additional $25,000 in legal fees with an uncertain final outcome.
Also, the city swore in a new city clerk, Michele Nightingale, at its meeting on Monday.
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