New York Town Passes Law to Curb Cell Tower Construction
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It doesn't seem that bad. After all, it's only 1500 ft, get outside that and you can build a tower...
Then I looked at the map. Hempstead is a densely populated community, existing in only about 9 square miles (not including South or West Hempstead or Hempstead Gardens, as I don't know if that falls under the same law). 1500 feet is roughly .28 miles. I can't find a single place looking at the map that a cellphone tower could be bult meeting this requirement. The next time I take a call with a service complaint from this area, I will be sure to mention this law and how it prohibits us from building additional towers...
Then I looked at the map. Hempstead is a densely populated community, existing in only about 9 square miles (not including South or West Hempstead or Hempstead Gardens, as I don't know if that falls under the same law). 1500 feet is roughly .28 miles. I can't find a single place looking at the map that a cellphone tower could be bult meeting this requirement. The next time I take a call with a service complaint from this area, I will be sure to mention this law and how it prohibits us from building additional towers...
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I wonder if this law would also apply to micro cell towers. They have them all over Florida & California. Sure they cant handel as many calls, but you can have more of them spread throughout the city. to resolve that issue. And they are easy to hide.
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I know T-Mobile has been really good about using camoflague to hide towers, disguising them as trees, water towers on top of buildings, etc... without seeing the full text of the law, I couldn't tell you if there would be a provision for it.
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As far as "cell towers as trees", there are some rather hilarious attempts at that in New York and New Jersey-- the most famous being the tower at the rest stop on the Hutchinson River Parkway just south of White Plains.
I agree that cell towers are not pretty, but there are other approaches that can be used-- micro cells, creative antenna and shielding design, strategic placement-- that would allow cells to be built and not be a nuisance or effect property values.
I would think NOT having cell service would be more of an impact to property value.
Jim
I agree that cell towers are not pretty, but there are other approaches that can be used-- micro cells, creative antenna and shielding design, strategic placement-- that would allow cells to be built and not be a nuisance or effect property values.
I would think NOT having cell service would be more of an impact to property value.
Jim
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Yeah, I live in Las Vegas, and there's cell towers here made to look like evergreen trees.
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There are also cellular antennas attatched to the side of buildings, and parking garages.
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Most of those are Micro Cells. They can handel about 100k work of calls where a complete Cell site could do over a million calls. I have intalled them on overpasses & street lights also.
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