GroundRules
W. Va. Code § 8-12-5d: Regulation of amateur radio antennas.
Where this section sits in the code
- CHAPTER 8. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.
- ARTICLE 12. GENERAL AND SPECIFIC POWERS, DUTIES AND ALLIED RELATIONS OF MUNICIPALITIES, GOVERNING BODIES AND MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; SUITS AGAINST MUNICIPALITIES.
(a) Any municipal ordinance or order concerning the regulation or placement of amateur radio antennas must:
(1) Comply with all Federal Communications Commission regulations and its rulings and orders;
(2) Reasonably accommodate amateur radio communications; and
(3) Represent the minimum practicable regulation to accomplish the municipality's legitimate purpose.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit a municipal governing body from taking action to protect or preserve historic buildings, structures, sites and districts that have been established by federal, state or local law.
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