from Installing a TVRO System?
Whoa, Nellie! We’ll tackle each part of this question separately as they require different answers. A zoning ordinance involves decisions made by local governments that includes, among other things, what types of structures can be placed on property of a particular zoning (commercial, residential, industrial; etc.). In the United States, the issue of the legality of a local government preventing the use of TVRO equipment, particularly large satellite dishes, was first addressed with the Federal Communications Commission’s 1986 Preemption Order (51 Fed. Reg. 5519) issued on Feb. 14, 1986. In *extremely* simplified terms, the order states that local governments’ zoning ordinances CANNOT unreasonably discriminate against the installation of satellite dishes. This FCC regulation has been further revisited with FCC IB Docket No. 95-180 and more recently with the Report And Order Further Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC IB Docket No. 96-78), adopted Feb. 29, 1996. Here is some sample text
