Legal Opinion
Minnesota Towers, Inc. v. City of Duluth
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2007No. 06-1118PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Duluth property owner James Bechthold leased a commercial site to Minnesota Towers, Inc., for the construction of a 195-foot telecommunications tower. American Cellular Corporation and other wireless cell phone service providers planned to use the tower to better serve the Piedmont Heights area of Duluth. Minnesota Towers and Bechthold (hereafter collectively referred to as Minnesota Towers) applied to the City of Duluth for a special use permit to construct the tower, as required by the City’s zoning laws. The Duluth Planning Commission recommended approval, but the Duluth…
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