The City of Palo Alto has the ability to control many more aspects of wireless communication facilities than are covered in the current ordinance; from http://www.telecomsol.com/24_items.html:
Analyzing RF propagation is the domain of experts; see http://www.telecomsol.com/experience.html. The Town of Hempstead, NY, has taken steps to prevent the installation of cell towers near homes and schools. http://merrick.patch.com/articles/hempstead-town-board-expected-to-adopt-new-cell-tower-regulations-tuesday and http://hosted-exchange.tmcnet.com/topics/mobility/articles/104066-long-island-town-passes-restrictive-cell-tower-law.htm The State of Connecticut is working on "legislation to have cell towers not be sited within 750 feet of a school unless the Siting Council finds that there are no economically feasible alternative sites within the municipality." http://repfloren.com/?p=187 North Merrick, NY, is making it illegal to put cell towers within 1500 feet of a residence: http://northmerrickcivic.org/cellantennas.html Oradell, NJ, is protecting their town by hiring an independent consultant to help draft a new wireless ordinance. Wednesday, October 20, 2010 The EU is adopting regulations to place cell towers at specified distances from schools and hospitals. |
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