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Residents raise concerns about residential parking rules and proposed AT&T wireless pole during public comment
Summary
Multiple speakers during public comment urged city action on residential parking permit rules, citing long-term local knowledge and permit denials, and asked for clarification on an AT&T wireless facility proposed for a neighborhood pole. Council staff said the matter will be followed up with the relevant director.
Several members of the public used the Jan. 28 public-comment period to press the City Council about the residential parking-permit program and about a proposed AT&T wireless facility in a neighborhood.
Rick (no last name given on the speaker card) urged the council to "return to our original plan" for the residential parking-permit program and said his household had been adversely affected by recent rule changes. He described an attempt to secure a fourth residential permit for his home that was denied, and said his longtime tenant had had to obtain a disabled placard to park near the house. "I was told when I appealed the new rules ... that if I didn't like it, I could move," he said, urging the council to prioritize residents.
Clayton Shepherd said he had received a letter from AT&T proposing new wifi equipment and asked whether the city ordinance requiring new facilities to be placed on existing poles remained in effect. "I'd like to receive clarification that this ordinance is still in effect," Shepherd said, adding that the applicant proposed to remove an existing pole and replace it with a larger pole in the neighborhood.
Lorraine Marshall, whose home is near the proposed site, opposed the installation. She cited visual impacts and expressed concern about radio-frequency emissions and asked why other utility poles closer to commercial areas had not been selected.
City staff told commenters that wireless facility applications are governed by federal rules and local ordinances have limits; staff advised residents to provide contact information to the director of public works so the city could investigate specific details of the application and advise on the next steps. The council did not act on either item during the Jan. 28 meeting; staff said they would follow up with the residents.
