Des Moines Church Wants Verizon To Put Up Cell Tower Disguised As A Cross

First Presbyterian Church of Des Moines wants to obtain a permit to allow Verizon Wireless to construct a 120-foot communications tower that will be disguised as a cross. The church applied to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a conditional use permit for the tower.

Emily Schettler of the Des Moines Register reported that, “The permit is necessary because the church property is only 6.88 acres and the city requires a 10-acre lot for a communication tower. The board meets at 1 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall.”