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<br />Page Three <br />July 11, 1996 <br /> <br />3. There does not appear to be any factual or historical basis for including for <br />including amateur radio towers in this effort to regulate Personal <br />Communication Systems (PCS) and other commercial towers. <br /> <br />It is clear that under PRB-1 both the base ordinance and any exception process as <br />written and applied must be consistent with PRB-1 and therefore must be the minimum <br />regulation needed to reasonably meet the cities obligations. <br /> <br />Whether the tower is an amateur radio tower or not, has real relevance to the <br />ordinance provisions. Given the protective status of amateur radio towers and antennas <br />requests under PRB-1, a non-amateur tower or other structure of significant height <br />would deserve less consideration than an amateur radio tower. This ordinance however <br />provides no distinction between amateur and such structures. In view of the <br />contributions the amateur radio service provides to the community, the lack of historical <br />basis for the need additional restriction of amateur radio tower installations and the <br />federal preemption my clients request the ordinance be amended to exempt amateur <br />radio towers as was done with satellite receiving antennas. Such an exemption would <br />still provide reasonable overview by the City since adequate plans and documentation <br />would still be required as part of the building permit process for construction of an <br />amateur radio tower. <br /> <br />Finally, I would like to thank you for your time and consideration in reviewing the issues <br />raised in this letter. <br /> <br />Yours truly, <br /> <br />John B. Bellows, Jr. <br />JBBI <br /> <br />cc: <br /> <br />Dennis Welschv' <br />clients <br />