Take Action on the Montgomery County Cell Tower Near Homes ZTA 19-07

The Montgomery County Planning, Housing, and Economic Development (PHED) Committee just voted for a new ZTA 19-07 that would allow a utility pole or street light at least 30 feet from your house to be swapped out with a new pole that has antennas. 

• 30 FEET SETBACK

Cell antennas can now be placed 30 feet from our homes.

• ZERO PUBLIC COMMENT & HEARINGS:

Antennas proposed for street lights or utility poles 30 feet or more from homes would be effectively automatically approved. There will be no notice nor hearings. 

• WIDER POLES

New wider poles will be replacing the street lights and utility poles in order to hold the heavy equipment

• TALLER STREET LIGHTS

 Our street lights will go up several feet higher to be capped with cellular antennas.

WHAT CAN YOU DO

Next step is this ZTA goes to the full council for a vote. Our elected officials need to hear from you by email, a real phone call and better yet- ask for a meeting. 

 

Please send and email to 

Send email to all Councilmembers: County.Council@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov

Gabe Albornoz 240-777-7959

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Andrew Friedson 240-777-7828

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Evan Glass 240-777-7966

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Tom Hucker 240-777-7960

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Will Jawando 240-777-7811 Councilmember.Jawando@montgomerycountymd.gov

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Sidney Katz 240-777-7906 Councilmember.Katz@montgomerycountymd.gov 

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Nancy Navarro 240-777-7968 Councilmember.Navarro@montgomerycountymd.gov 

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Did you know that Cities in California are enacting protective ordinances? 
For example, Los Altos CA passed an ordinance that bans these antennas in neighborhoods, : no small cells in residential neighborhoods, no small cells within 500 feet of schools, 500 foot setback for multi-family residences in commercial districts. 
Why isn't Montgomery County enacting similar protections?