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(and e summarizing): <br /> 1. Disfavoring the placement of cell towers in, for example, residential zones and <br /> near schools; <br /> 2. Minimum setbacks for cell towers from homes and schools, and minimum <br /> distances between cell towers; <br /> 3. Creating a list of city-owned buildings that would be appropriate sites for <br /> macro cell towers (i.e., as an alternative to small cell node cell towers next to <br /> people's homes); <br /> Council also voted to direct City Staff to return to Council with a recommendation <br /> for "best practices" with respect to inspecting antennas. <br /> "Seeking to strike a balance between federal requirements and resident <br /> concerns, Palo Alto approved on Monday night new rules for reviewing the flurry <br /> of applications that the city has been receiving from telecommunication <br /> companies seeking to install antennas on local streetlights and utility poles. <br /> By a 6-0 vote, with Councilman Greg Tanaka absent, the council adopted a set <br /> of "objective standards" for wireless communication facilities, including a menu <br /> of preferred design alternatives for radio equipment and antennas. And in a nod <br /> to the dozens of residents who have raised alarms about the proliferation of <br /> cellular facilities on their blocks, the council launched a new effort to further <br /> restrict where such technology can be installed and to explore "minimum <br /> distance" requirements for wireless equipment in relation to local schools and <br /> homes." <br /> Palo Alto looks to distance cell antennas from homes, schools <br /> Palos Verdes, California <br /> According to citizens of the city, after citizen uproar, Crown Castle began <br /> complying with municipal aesthetic requirements and moving proposed locations <br /> out of neighborhoods and away from homes. The ordinance has four key <br /> components, if these are met the site will almost certainly be approved: <br /> • Minimal antenna size with screening <br /> • All accessory equipment underground (everything except the antenna) <br /> • Combining sites with existing vertical infrastructure (streetlights, traffic signals, <br /> etc.) <br /> • Strict location restrictions, no sites on local, residential streets without an <br /> exception granted <br />