hazleton,pa satellite ordinance

[dishcomm]

This is interesting...
Satellite Dish Ordinance - Official Web Site of the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania
The way I see it, this virtaully bans satellite tv from the City of Hazleton.
No satellite install company is going to obtain a construction contractors license. No satellite customer os going to go through the headache of applying for a permit.
This is nonsense. And the Hazleton city government should know better.
Both Dish and Direct should broing their mighty legal departments to Hazleton and crush them with a huge lawsuit. Not for money. But to bury them in paper and drive the City government to waive the white flag..
BTW notice the ordinance applies only to dishes "attached to a building"....


ORDINANCE 2009-5

An Ordinance Providing for the Proper Placement of a “Satellite Dish” and
Setting Fees and Responsibilities Regarding the Placement of
Satellite Dishes within the City of Hazleton

WHEREAS, the City of Hazleton has an obligation to insure the health, welfare and safety of its residents; and

WHEREAS, satellite dishes are commonly installed upon homes and other structures throughout the City of Hazleton; and

WHEREAS, improperly installed satellite dishes can pose a safety hazard to the citizens of Hazleton.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Hazleton desires to establish an Ordinance providing for the permitting and inspection of the placement of satellite dishes within the City of Hazleton.

SECTION I: DEFINITIONS

A “satellite dish” is an object that is attached to a building and intended to receive television/telecommunication signals.

SECTION II: RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROPERTY OWNER/OCCUPIER

1. Any owner of a building having a satellite dish installed shall obtain a permit from the City of Hazleton. The cost of the permit shall be ten ($10.00) dollars, covering the cost of inspection of installation of the satellite dish. This fee may be amended by Council by resolution.

2. If a satellite dish is being installed for the purpose of replacing an existing satellite dish, the existing satellite dish must be removed from the structure.

3. Property owner/occupier must provide documentation, at the time of inspection, relative to the proper installation procedures as provided by the manufacturer of the satellite dish.

SECTION III: RESPONSIBILITIES OF SATELLITE DISH INSTALLERS

Any professional satellite dish installer must possess a valid construction business license.

SECTION IV: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES; ENFORCEMENT

Any person or company who violates any provision of this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine of one hundred ($100) dollars. Furthermore, each day for which a violation occurs and each violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall constitute a separate offense.

The Hazleton Police Department, Code Enforcement/Zoning Officer are hereby empowered to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance.

ORDAINED AND ENACTED by Council this 24th day of February, 2009.



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[HIFI]

:rant:how long before this ends up just like that Omaha NE grounding inspection order??

 

[Jimmy 440]

Big Brother at it's finest !

 

[ts7]

This appears to have been in effect for over 7 months. I would think by now, if it was actually being enforced, that there would be some kind of public outcry and legal action from the two main dbs companies. Could be the lawyers have already threatened. Interesting, indeed.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

This isn't a big deal at all.
I own a rental aprtment in Hazleton and there is good reason for this . If you ever drove through Hazleton you'll understand why.
Most houses with satellite service have old dishes just hanging off the roof, waiting to fall down, not to mention the other 2 and 3 unused dishes bolted and left by D* and E* everytime new service or an upgrade is made.
I paid $10 and I can have 3 Satellite dishes on my rental apartment. If one needs to be replaced, you just do the same, replace it.

 

[CowboyDren]

Can't you get around the "attached to a building" by doing a pole mount? Not that a pole mount works for everyone, but it may avoid some costs...

 

[ts7]

This isn't a big deal at all.
I own a rental aprtment in Hazleton and there is good reason for this . If you ever drove through Hazleton you'll understand why.
Most houses with satellite service have old dishes just hanging off the roof, waiting to fall down, not to mention the other 2 and 3 unused dishes bolted and left by D* and E* everytime new service or an upgrade is made.
I paid $10 and I can have 3 Satellite dishes on my rental apartment. If one needs to be replaced, you just do the same, replace it.

And now you know the rest of the story!

 

[vaylon]

From the wording its just not satellite dishes, its any kind of antennae.

They didn't do it for safety concerns.
They did it for the same reason every other municipality does it. Money.

 

[Stargazer]

That is not as bad as the $50 fee that was going to be imposed by Omaha. Pole mount it is.