[CQ-Contest] New 75' Antenna limitation proposed for 24 million people.

[Jay O'Brien]

This bill in enacted potentially will limit the tower height for 82% of
the population of California to 75 feet. Twenty-one counties would be
allowed to adopt the 75 foot restriction.  I'm not sure this is a good
law. None of my towers would be permitted. Would yours?

Jay O'Brien. W6GO

Ref: http://www.census.gov/population/censusdata/90den_stco.txt



         SPECIAL ARRL PACIFIC DIVISION UPDATE
                    MARCH 1, 2000
By Jim Maxwell, W6CF, Director, Pacific Division, ARRL
         PO Box 473, Redwood Estates, CA 95044
             (408) 353-3911 (Phone and FAX)
          Packet: W6CF at N0ARY.#NCA.CA.USA.NOAM
                Internet: w6cf at arrl.org
            WWW Pacific Division Home Page
 -              http://www.pdarrl.org/

California State PRB-1 Legislation Introduced

   Legislation similar to the federal PRB-1 premption has been
introduced in the California State Senate.  Following is a release
prepared by Harry Styron, the Pacific Division Volunteer Counsel
Coordinator, for release in Contra Costa County.  It has general
applicability, and so is reproduced here.  The full text of the proposed
law is reproduced at the end of Harry's statement.

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Through the auspices of Mike Mitchell, W6RW,  the following bill has
been introduced in the California State Senate.  It will only be enacted
if there is vigorous support by the amateur community.  Vigorous support
means letters and telephone calls to your State Senator and Assembly
Member asking them to support the bill and explaining why you feel that
way.

The various Assembly members in California are unlikely to know much
about Amateur Radio.  They need to learn two things:  how many of us
(who vote) there are and what we do for the communty.

You may follow the progress of this bill by going to
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov and following the links to "subscribe" to the
bill by number.  You will then receive email notice whenever any action
takes place.  Letters to committees as well as to your own
reprsentatives are in order.

73 de K6HS
Harry Styron
Volunteer Counsel Coordinator
ARRL Pacific Division


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BILL NUMBER: SB 1714    INTRODUCED
        BILL TEXT

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Brulte

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2000

   An act to add Section 65850.3 to the Government Code, relating to
zoning.

        LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

   SB 1714, as introduced, Brulte.  Zoning ordinances:radio antennas.
   Existing law authorizes the legislative body of any county or city to
adopt zoning ordinances for various purposes.
   This bill would provide that any ordinance enacted by the legislative
body of any city or county regulating
the placement, screening, or height of antennas shall reasonably
accommodate amateur radio antennas and permit radio antenna height to
less than 200 feet or 75 feet, depending on the population density of
the city or county.
   Vote:  majority.  Appropriation:  no.  Fiscal committee:  no. 
State-mandated local program:  no.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.  Section 65850.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
   65850.3.  (a) Any ordinance enacted by the legislative body of any
city or county regulating the placement, screening, or height of
antennas shall reasonably accommodate amateur radio antennas and shall
impose the minimum regulation necessary to accomplish the legitimate
purpose of the city or county.
   (b) In a city or county having a population density of 120 persons or
less per square mile according to the 1990 United States census, no
ordinance shall do either of the following:
   (1) Restrict amateur radio antenna height to less than 200 feet above
ground level as permitted by the Federal Communications Commission.
   (2) Restrict the number of support structures.
   (c) In a city or county having a population density of more than 120
persons per square mile according to the 1990 United States census, no
ordinance shall do either of the following:
   (1) Restrict amateur radio antenna height to less than 75 feet above
ground level.
   (2) Restrict the number of support structures.
   (d) Reasonable and customary engineering practices shall be followed
in the erection of amateur radio antennas.
   (e) This section shall not preclude a city or county, by ordinance,
from regulating amateur radio antennas with regard to reasonable
requirements relating to the use of screening, setback, and placement,
and health and safety requirements.


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