Glendale Wireless Moratorium Ends While Burbank, Bay Area Deal with Siting and Product Controversies
The moratorium on wireless installations in or within 1000 feet of Glendale residential areas ends TODAY as Glendale’s new wireless ordinance goes into effect.
Tonight the Burbank City Council will hear a staff report on federal rules controlling wireless RF emissions, and limiting the ability of local agencies to regulate wireless facilities. Jonathan Kramer, an expert on radio frequency emissions and telecommunications planning, who was a consultant to the city of Glendale in developing its wireless ordinance, will give a brief presentation.
Oakland and San Francisco officials are confronting wireless controversies June 15:
Wireless carrier T-Mobile is now on the defensive in San Francisco after compelling testimony by residents against two antennas on a residential apartment building in the Marina District (the public hearing can be viewed on this video archive; scroll to item 14). According to Doug Loranger, “T-Mobile rep Lisa Nahmanson asked for and was granted a continuance until July 15 in light of what probably appeared to be an imminent vote against T-Mobile after an excellent case was presented by residents and their supporters from around the City.”
The company will also likely request a continuance at a June 17 hearing for a wireless permit application inside St. Matthew’s Church, which faces huge opposition from nearby residents. T-Mobile admits it is trying to expand local market share; residents argue that municipalities are under no obligation to approve cell sites based on a company’s market expansion plans.
[...] A Mothers’ Day protest of a proposed cell site at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco, is now on YouTube. The video contains interviews of parents, residents, and children. The cell site proposal goes before the San Francisco Planning Commission Thursday, June 17. Resistance is likely to be as strong as it was during a commission hearing last week, when a T-Mobile rep requested a continuance to investigate and respond to public comments. [...]
[...] T-Mobile withdrew its application to install a cell site just ahead of a June 17 San Francisco Planning Commission hearing on the St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church conditional use request. The company has encountered organized, educated citizen opposition to this and other facilities near homes and schools. Last Thursday, T-Mobile got a continuance after citizens presented arguments against another San Francisco cell sit…. [...]
I am gathering information on localities that have instituted moratoria on cell towers. Can anyone provide info? Am particularly interested in Glendale.
Look over past posts under category Utility Technologies, and the resource page Wireless Facility Links and Issues, on this blog. A fairly complete history of steps taken during Glendale’s moratorium, by the city, citizens, and industry, is set forth in posts from November 2008 through June 2010.
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[...] Glendale’s wireless moratorium lasted for a year and a half, ending in June 2010 with a comprehensive wireless ordinance reflecting the latest court rulings and residents’ desires for city oversight. Los Angeles residents have been petitioning their city council for at least a year and a half for a moratorium and better regulations. [...]