Burbank Action published this report on the June 14 city council wireless facility siting study session. Burbank now confronts the same issues Glendale faced, including the FCC’s “shot-clock” ruling, which Glendale is opposing at the federal appeals court level.
Consultant Jonathan Kramer recommended an approach Glendale has already taken:
He recommended cities have a very strong application process so that applicants must meet all the requirements at the start of the application process in order to avoid incomplete applications that would slow the discretionary review process.
Council members also discussed Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), proliferation, aesthetics, and RF compliance.
Thanks for sharing this news with others. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that Burbank takes the high road like Glendale has. Burbank leaders and staff are showing genuine concern and making progress with each Study Session. These are positive signs. They still must address the public right-of-way loophole, that is causing so much problems for residents across the city of Los Angeles as you have already reported. Please keep up the great work to increase public awareness about this serious issue by informing and educating the public as you are doing, and having this news site to serve as an excellent resource for residents of other communities across the state and nation.
Thank you, Kiku. The Burbank Action website has lots of great resources, and thanks for that effort as well! For others reading, here is a Sunroom Desk resource page on wireless facility issues, legislation, court cases, community groups, etc.:
https://sunroomdesk.com/wireless-facility-issues-links-and-background/