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LOCAL ZONING AUTHORITY OVER <br /> <br />CELLULAR ANTENNAS AND TOWERS <br /> <br />land ~ that dutt~ up nei~ with umighdy facilities. <br /> <br />To a great extent, thc I996 Telecommtmieatiom Act <br />specify pmtec~ ~ zoning authority over the placement <br />ofccIIutar towers. Ac rl~ same time, however, ~he law places <br />~ome ne~ fede~ restrictions on that at~oriv/. <br /> <br />Thc Act addresc, es the i~e of local zoning authority over <br />wireless telecommuaieariom facilities in three <br />esmblLshes a general pt~clplc that local zoning auchoric,/is <br />prcse~ecl, subject co ceroln comlitions. Satori, it list~ the <br /> <br />ir identifies ~ dispu~s will b~ l'mndled by <br /> <br />~ local zoning requlrmmenu sach6/cx~ain conditions, nod'~xtg <br />in the I996 Telecommunications Acc limi~ or affec~ thc <br />ming authority of local govemmem~ over the placeme~ <br />comtruction, ~ modification of wifeless r~lecommunlcatior~ <br />facilicie& In order co maintain their ~oning auth~ity over <br />wkclcss telecommunications facilities, local governments rm~t <br />satisfy five conditions. <br /> <br />!. Local zoning ~ may not unremonaM:~ <br />disc, :,~dm~te amo~ ~reless tc~econi~umical~or~ ~'~,Ts <br />tha~ compete agaiTU, org m~oth~. <br /> <br />ThLs requirement docs r~c mcan r~ac Ioc~! governments must <br />treat competitive provlder~ in exactly thc ~ame way if their <br /> <br />l~posed facilities ta~=,mt di~eceuc ~ouing c~ ~i <br />~idential d~ct p~u dZe~ent c~c~ ~ a 50-f~ <br /> <br />p~d~ of~ ~c~ ~ c~ a ~w~ ~ a <br /> <br />m~ble d~~ <br /> <br />p[a~t o(~cilici~ ~ long ~ ~ limiu do not prohibit ~ <br /> <br /> <br />