Why aren’t all towers disguised or invisible?
There are several reasons that all towers can not be disguised. To create sufficient coverage, some towers need to be taller than one hundred and fifty feet in height which is about the maximum height that can be effectively disguised. Above that height the visual impact of the disguise becomes greater than the traditional tower or monopole solution. In locations where there is no existing natural tree buffer and no buildings to work with, a disguised structure may be worse than the solution. For instance a 138 foot mono-pine (monopole tower disguised like a pine tree) would look out of place in the middle of a field with no trees around it. Sometimes existing regulations undermine the development of disguise sites. Arbitrary zoning height limitations can preclude or discourage the development of structures that are both capable of supporting multiple carriers and being disguised. Finally the disguise structures can be extraordinarily expensive and thus cost prohibitive for a single in
