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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE BILL NO. 183
BY SENATOR APPEL
MUNICIPALITIES. Prohibits local governing authorities from setting certain height limits
on amateur radio antennas. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:102.1(B), relative to amateur radio antennas; to provide for2
regulations related to amateur radio antennas; to prohibit the establishment of a limit3
less than a certain height; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 33:102.1(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง102.1. Regulation of amateur radio antennas7
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B. If a parish or municipality adopts an ordinance or regulation involving the9
placement, screening, or height of an amateur radio antenna based on health, safety,10
or aesthetic conditions, the ordinance or regulation must:11
(1) Reasonably accommodate amateur communications.12
(2) Represent the minimal practicable regulation to accomplish the parish's13
or municipality's legitimate purpose.14
(3) Not limit the height of an antenna or its supporting structure to less15
than twenty feet above the maximum height allowed for any structures or16
buildings under any codes, regulations, or ordinances.17 SB NO. 183
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not1
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature2
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If3
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become4
effective on the day following such approval.5
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michael Bell.
DIGEST
Present law provides that if a parish or municipality adopts an ordinance or regulation
involving the placement, screening, or height of an amateur radio antenna based on health,
safety, or aesthetic conditions, the ordinance or regulation must:
(1)Reasonably accommodate amateur communications.
(2)Represent the minimal practicable regulation to accomplish the parish's or
municipality's legitimate purpose.
Proposed law retains present law and adds a prohibition that any limitation on the structure
shall not be less than 20 feet above the maximum height allowed for any structures or
buildings under any codes, regulations, or ordinances.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 33:102.1(B))