The solar power industry got fed up with local government zoning hearings, delays, etc. and got a state law passed that forces cities and counties to issue streamlined building permits for rooftop solar. The cell phone industry is following the same path and is pushing SB 649, which will force local government to issue simple building permits for "small cells" on land that is zoned industrial, commercial, or is on public right-of-way.

The ham community could do the same thing, lobby for a state law to require streamlined building permits for towers up to 70 feet, if we had deep pockets to pay for campaign contributions and lobbyists like the solar and wireless industries have. We don't have those deep resources so I don't see it happening, unfortunately.

73 Jim K6OK

On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 9:09 AM, Kelly Johnson <kelly@kellyandshari.com> wrote:

I gave up fighting the city of San Jose. The only way I was going to get a permitted tower was if I took them to court. I've got better things to do with my money, so I moved to an accommodating city that gave me a tower permit the day I walked into the planner's office. My issue with PRB-1 is that it leaves too much to the imagination. I much prefer some of the state regulations that make it clear that 70' is the minimum they must allow. This regulation appears to leave much more to the imagination than PRB-1. I don't think it will be very effective at all. I don't know why ARRL is championing it like a cheerleader.

On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:47 AM, Bruce M. Croskey <bruce@croskey.org> wrote:
I tried the PRB-1 defense here in Pittsburg and can still hear the City Council laughing.... it took me a year and filing a Federal law suit under Title 18 for violating my civil rights to get my tower.... what really broke it lose was suing the members of the City Council as individuals not as a City so they could not hide behind the City attorney

Bruce M. Croskey
AH0U