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Attachment A <br /> <br /> 186 <br /> <br /> Chapter 13 <br /> <br /> Planning and Zoning Regulations: Some Local Solutions <br /> <br /> By: Tony Blair <br /> <br /> Let's assume, for the moment, that you live in a town with no <br /> cellular towers and you want to help the town create zoning regulations <br /> that Will allow for maximum, control and oversight, consistent with federal <br /> · law. Or, maybe your town has already been approa~ched by wireless' <br /> service providers. You have applications for cell towers pending and you <br /> have discovered that your current regulations do not adequately protect the <br /> community. How do you get effective regulations in place, or tighten the <br /> ones you have? What are the rights and responsibilities of the average <br /> citizen to effect change at the local level? What is reasonable to ask of <br /> municipal agents? Where do you start? <br /> <br /> What ~ti~ns Can Do <br /> <br /> ~.. Perhaps a cell tower or wireless installation has been proposed in <br /> ~'~ your neighborhood. You've hit the panic button and don't know where to <br /> start. The fa'st tasks at hand are to educate yourself about the existing <br /> regulations in town, persuade the proper officials to recognize the need for <br /> a solid planning approach, and to bring effective, persistent political <br /> pressure on decision makers until they do what is necessary and consistent <br /> with their mandate to protect the health, safety,, and welfare of the <br /> community. <br />· Organizing. at the local level takes hard work. The very first step is <br /> to educate yourself about the local process and find out which board or <br /> office is responsible for draRing land-use regulations or zoning codes. A <br /> copy of such regulations can usually be gotten from the town or city clerk, <br /> the building inspector,, or the zoning enforcement officer. <br /> Find out which board Or office is responsible for permitting special <br /> uses such as cellular towers. Is it the zoning board7 The zoning board of <br /> appeals? The city council? The planning board? Every state is different in <br /> how land-use powers are vested. Land-use regulation often differs from <br /> town to town. <br /> <br /> IW84 <br /> <br /> <br />