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Residents urge Newport Beach to halt wireless-ordinance changes that would remove public notice
Summary
Multiple residents told the City Council the proposed wireless ordinance would let staff approve cell installations without public notice, hearings or appeals; speakers asked the council to add setbacks, preserve appeal rights and slow the process for more public input.
Several Newport Beach residents urged the City Council on Tuesday to reconsider proposed changes to the city’s wireless facilities ordinance that they say would remove public notice, hearings and appeal rights for many cell-site installations.
Public commenter David Brown told the council the Planning Commission recommended sweeping changes that would “allow the city to grant administrative approval for new cell towers anywhere in the city with no public notice, no public hearing, and no opportunity to appeal.” Brown said the changes…
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