A plan to construct a communications tower in Penn Forest Township needs a few tweaks before it can receive approval from the Carbon County Planning Commission.

On Tuesday, the planning commission recommended conditional plan approval for the Stoney Mountain RL Communications Tower, owned by New Line Networks LLC, which is proposed for 586 Stoney Mountain Road.The plans call for constructing a 100-by-100-foot New Line Network Communication Complex consisting of a 150-foot-tall self-support communications tower and a gravel access road.Ivan O. Meixell, county planner, outlined a few areas that need to addressed in the proposed land development that do not conform to the township's land development ordinances.Many of the items were minor, including a signed statement from the surveyor and certification of ownership.The commission did recommend approval of three waivers, including a traffic impact study due to the minimal traffic generated by the project; a lighting plan; and an environmental resources site design assessment.Meixell told the developer that if these issues are resolved with the township, the county would need a letter and then be able to recommend approval.Other plansThe county planning commission also made recommendations on six other proposals in the county, including:• Mark A. and Patricia E. Oberg, and Susan M. Oberg received plan approval for a proposed subdivision at 60 Markham Way, Towamensing Trails, Penn Forest Township. The plans call for combining two lots to create a 0.93-acre lot.• Emmanuel United Church of Christ received conditional plan approval for a proposed subdivision at 509/519 Hamilton St., Bowmanstown. The plan calls for subdividing a 0.744-acre lot into two lots.• W&W Holdings LP received plan approval for a proposed lot line revision at 215/225 Bankway St., Lehighton. The plans call for combining three lots into a new 0.43-acre lot.• Voltaic Array, Mark Jones, owner, received plan rejection for a proposed land development at 272 Lake Harmony Road, Kidder Township. The plans call for changing the use of an existing residential home into a commercial use property for rental and to construct additional parking.• Ronald and Lena Ensminger and Weatherly Hill Climb Association received conditional plan approval for a proposed subdivision at the intersection of Laurel and Hill streets in Weatherly. The plans call for subdividing 57.02 acres into two lots.• Rockland Energy Inc. received conditional plan rejection for a proposed lot line revision and land development at 85 Interchange Road, Franklin Township. The plans call for combining three lots and then constructing a 2,260-square-foot convenience store.