Extend ban on new cell towers until April 25, 2008
In Plain English
The city currently blocks all new cell phone towers and wireless equipment applications. This extension continues the ban for several more months. If approved, telecom companies cannot build new towers or modify existing ones until the moratorium ends.
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Votes
adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 6-08 N.S.
9 to 0
Why This Vote Matters
The council unanimously extended a temporary ban that blocks all new cell phone towers and wireless equipment in the city for several more months. Under this moratorium, telecom companies cannot build new towers or modify existing ones until the ban expires. The extension gives the city more time to develop new rules for where and how wireless facilities can be built. This continues the city's current policy of halting all wireless infrastructure projects while officials work on updated regulations.
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