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Council introduces draft telecom ordinance aiming to clarify tower safety and waiver procedures
Summary
Council introduced an ordinance amending telecommunications rules to provide a structured engineering waiver process for monopoles and to reduce ad hoc council waivers; staff said the draft is designed to align with federal preemption on RF matters while allowing local regulation of tower-fall and safety concerns.
The Livingston Parish Council introduced a draft ordinance Thursday to amend Chapter 130 (telecommunications) and to clarify how the parish will regulate the siting and safety of telecommunications towers.
The proposed ordinance would codify engineering requirements for tower design, set conditions under which a waiver to the “tower-fall” setback can be granted, and provide an administrative path intended to reduce the need for case‑by‑case council…
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