Update city rules for cell towers and wireless equipment placement
In Plain English
Richmond's current wireless facility rules are outdated and don't address modern equipment like small cells and 5G infrastructure. The new rules streamline the approval process for wireless companies while maintaining design standards. If approved, the city can better regulate where cell towers and antennas go while complying with federal telecommunications law.
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Votes
To continue this matter to allow the parties to resolve differences and come back to the Council with a program that the Council can support
Said ordinance, with recommended changes, received first reading and was laid over two weeks for second reading and Council adopted Resolution No. 88-09A
6 to 1
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