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From: smb@ulysses.UUCP (Steven Bellovin)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio,net.video
Subject: FCC overrules zoning restrictions on ham antennas
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Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 13:49:22 EDT
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The FCC has just ruled that local governments can't impose unreasonable
restrictions (via their zoning powers) on ham antennas.  They said that
zoning restrictions would be limited to those that would still "reasonably
accomodate amateur communicates and represent the minimum practicable
regulation to accomplish the purpose of the local authority".  The
particular case in point was a rule in Cerritos, Ca., that limited
the total number of antennas to three per property and also restricted
their type and size.

A similar ruling is under consideration for satellite dishes.


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