Sun & Sail Chimney To Get 4-Foot Addition

The taller faux structure, which will hide a new set of wireless antennas, should improve surrounding wireless signals for AT&T customers.

The Sun & Sail Club Homeowner's Association will raise an existing faux chimney by 4 feet in order to improve wireless network coverage in the surrounding area. According to AT&T, it will improve service for subscribers in the area, off of Toledo Way and Lake Forest Drive.

A city commission approved the request at a Thursday evening meeting.

"The chimney will not be noticeable unless you remove the surrounding trees," said Planning Commissioner David Carter.

The soon-to-be 48-foot 5-inch faux chimney is surrounded by pine trees and is considered to be a "stealth component" to the residential area.

Although the measure was approved, the Planning Commission first discussed the potential aesthetic concerns of raising the already tall structure.

"This is the last height extension we can do on this issue," Carter said. "It's pushing it the furtherest we can go."

The commission may discuss height limitation agreements again in the future.

The commission also approved a use permit from sports training company Primus Sports Performance for an industrial facility at 20451 James Bay Circle. The company plans to to privately train 12 to 18 year-old athletes in competitive softball and baseball.

Though the project does not impose any interior modifications, the addition of four new parking stalls will be added to accommodate the facility's future patrons.

"Because of the hours of operation and people that will be there at certain times, I don't see parking to be a big problem," said Commissioner Jerry Zechmeister. "I'm in favor of it."

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