When: Ephrata Township supervisors meeting, April 5, live and via video webcast.
What happened: The board passed a final draft of a zoning ordinance amendment dealing with communication towers for 5G network for cellular equipment. Now the ordinance amendment will be submitted to the Lancaster County Planning Commission and the townshipâs local planning commission for review.
Background: These communication towers are small boxes that are most often mounted on existing utility poles. The boxes primarily transmit data. The townshipâs previous zoning ordinance did not cover this type of small communication tower.
Intent: Business manager Steve Sawyer said the 5G network and these boxes are to fill in some of the gaps where coverage is low and there is not enough data if everyone is on their cellphone, smart phone or other communication devices.