53 Pa. Stat. § 11702.3

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 11702.3 - Regulation of wireless support structures
(a)Limitations.--Municipalities that have adopted zoning ordinances and land use regulations for the placement of wireless support structures may not require any additional requirements on the applicant for the collocation on a wireless support structure or the modification of a wireless telecommunications facility that has the force or effect of:
(1) Regulating the collocation, replacement or modification of antennas, accessory equipment or wireless telecommunications facilities upon an existing wireless support structure or within an existing equipment compound.
(2) Imposing additional costs, except the appropriate and reasonable permit fees, or operating restrictions on an applicant for the replacement, collocation or modification of wireless telecommunications facilities upon existing wireless support structures or within existing equipment compounds.
(3) Requiring payment of a zoning permit fee to accompany any application, the amount of which fee is in excess of the municipality's actual, reasonable costs to review and process the application, or $1,000, whichever is less.
(4) Requiring an applicant to provide justification for radio frequency need.
(5) Acting to prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the provision of mobile service as provided in 47 U.S.C. § 332 (c)(7)(B)(i) (relating to mobile services).
(6) Requiring an applicant to justify the need for or the technical, business or service characteristics of the proposed wireless telecommunications facilities.
(b) (Reserved).

53 P.S. § 11702.3

2012, Oct. 24, P.L. 1501, No. 191, § 3, effective in 60 days [Dec. 24, 2012].