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Telecommunications Facilities; Ad hoc committee to study viability of fiber <br /> network <br /> Ordinance No.819 An Urgency Ordinance Enacting Title 20 <br /> ("Telecommunications") of the Fairfax Municipal Code to Establish New <br /> Regulations for Wireless Telecommunication Facilities [small cell devices a.k.a. <br /> 5G] <br /> . Redlined version <br /> . News: Marin Independent Journal Fairfax to study fiber-optic broadband amid <br /> protest against 5G <br /> Los Altos, California <br /> • installation of small cells on public utility easements in residential <br /> neighborhoods is prohibited <br /> • 500 foot setbacks for small cells for multi-family residences in commercial <br /> districts <br /> • 500 ft separation from schools <br /> • 1500 ft separation between nodes <br /> • Los Altos Urgency Ordinance: <br /> . Los Altos Citing Guidelines: <br /> This ordinance was passed in 2019. Then the Los Altos City Council then <br /> rejected 12 applications from AT&T and one from Verizon because they didn't <br /> meet those rules. In response, both cell companies sued in federal court, <br /> arguing the denial wasn't based on evidence. The lawsuit is still <br /> pending while consultants hired by the city of Los Altos worked on a new <br /> ordinance. The new ordinance, which was reviewed by the Los Altos Planning <br /> Commission on Thursday, says that cell nodes can go in residential streets as <br /> long as they are near a main road, within 200 to 500 feet. <br /> According to WireAmerica.org: The new Los Altos ordinance "says the city will <br /> grant exceptions if a cell company has evidence they need a site in a residential <br /> neighborhood to eliminate a significant gap in telecommunications coverage. <br /> The company would have to demonstrate, with substantial evidence in the public <br /> record, that not putting the antenna at that location would result in an effective <br /> prohibition of telecommunications service — a tough row to hoe for Wireless <br /> companies because everyone can make a wireless phone call on every <br /> carrier network in Los Altos today. The ordinance has several other <br /> restrictions on things like height, noise and Wireless Telecommunications <br /> Facility (WTF) design. Attorney Deborah Fox, who is representing the city <br />