Voter Approval Requirement for Cell Antenna NotrnPreempted by Telecom Act, 9th Circuit Rules

摘要

The Telecom Act preempts some local land use regulations, but a California city’s decision to requirernvoter approval on construction projects that cost more than $100,000 — affecting T-Mobile's requestrnto build an antenna in a city-owned park — was not a typical land use regulation, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Dec. 11 (http://1.usa.gov/18mi7Yc). The decision follows a similar ruling severalrnyears ago in another appeals court regarding Sprint, the court said.