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Antenna Zoning

Broadcast, Cellular & Mobile Radio, Wireless Internet- Laws, Permits & Leases

By Fred Hopengarten

Antenna Zoning

ISBN: 9780240811123

Trim: 7.5in x 9.25in

Publication Date: April 13, 2009

Price: $129.95

Format: Book - Hardback

Pages: 448

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Description

If you are building, adding to, modifying, or even upgrading a commercial antenna system, and most especially if you hope to erect a new tower, then zoning laws apply to you. Antenna Zoning enables you to successfully navigate structure regulations, permitting, and even lease negotiations. Whether you are involved with broadcast radio or television, cellular telephone, paging, wireless internet service, or other telecommunications, this book is a must-have before you begin work on the project.

Author Fred Hopengarten is a specialized communications lawyer with extensive experience in antenna and tower regulation, and has been involved in many high-profile zoning cases. His first-hand experience comes to you in this book with lessons learned, case studies, examples, and material you can use presented in an easy-to-understand manner.

.Contains tactics that can help save you thousands of dollars in legal fees and speed up the process of obtaining necessary permits
.CD is packed with sample legal forms, cases, sample permit applications, lease clauses, and more
.Together, the book and CD are a complete toolkit for navigating the antenna zoning and leasing journey

Reviews

".a valuable addition to your broadcast management bookshelf, dense with useful information and supporting materials...If you are active in tower projects, and particularly if you are new to zoning, this is well worth the investment. The book and CD-ROM represent hundreds of hours' worth of legal and tower expertise that you're getting for maybe the cost of 30 minutes of a lawyer's or consultant's time." -- Paul J. McClane, Editor, Radio World


Contents

Introduction
1: Principles That Will Help You Win
2: The Process in a Nutshell
3: Your Winning Team
4: Basic Preparations
5: Getting to Know the Players
6: Selected Applicable Law
7: Possible Objections--Safety Issues
8: Possible Objections--Aesthetic, Noise, and Nuisance Issues
9: Possible Objections--Environmental Issues
10: Possible Objections--Diversionary Tactics
11: The Permit Application
12: Public Hearings--Your Big Moment in the Spotlight
13: Deliberations and Decisions
14: Appeals
15: Lawsuits
16: Now Get the Permit and Build Your Antenna System
17: Awkward Post-Permit Situations
18: Post-Construction Issues
19: Lease Issues
20: Drafting or Redrafting a Bylaw, or State Statute