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January G, 1971 <br />To: City of Everett Planning Department <br />Copy to: Mr. Robert Andereon, Pfayor <br />Mr. Bruce Jonee, City At[orney <br />Nr. Walter Sellere, Assietant City Attorney <br />Mr. La✓rence Erickaon, Chief Building Inspector <br />[�IERFAS, khe Everett City Code 15.04 consiete of ordinuncca specifically <br />limiting l�eigtit of buildinge, and d�finea a buildin� as to include struc- <br />tures for supporting mechanical�dev:cea, except that height limitations <br />ehall not apply to chinneye or eteeples <br />AND: WHEREAS, tliis heiglit limitation is as low aa 35 feet mxximum for <br />R-2 eingle family hiy,l� deneity residence zoning <br />AND: WHEREAS, che zoning tegulation makea no specific reference to <br />whether amateur radf.o towere and antennae are or are not required to <br />comply with the helgh[ limitations of the Code <br />AND: WliI:REAS, amateur radia operatore and their etations ure recognized <br />by ti�c U, S. Government, vith liceneing juriedic[ion asaigr�ed to the <br />Federal l'o�unicatioas Commi.esion <br />AI�D: WHEREAS, the fundnmental reasons for providing an ar�ate�r zadio <br />eervice ae etated by the Federal Comawnications Commieaion ure ae noted <br />in FCC Rules and Regulatione 97.1, namely, <br />(n) kecognition and enliancement of the value of the amateur <br />eervice to tha public as a voluntnry non-comme:cinl <br />co�iunica[ion aervice, particularly with respect to <br />providing emergency communications. <br />(b) Continuation and exCenaion of the amateur's proven <br />ability to cantribute to the advancement of the radio <br />art. <br />(c) Encouragemeet and improvement of the nmal•eur radio <br />eervice through rules whicl� provide for ndvnncing,akills <br />in both tha conmunication and technical phasea of the <br />art. <br />(d) Expansion of the exie[ing reeervoir within the nmateur <br />radin service of trained operatore, tecl�niciana, and <br />electronics experts. <br />(e) Continuation and extenaion of the amuteur's unique <br />ability to enhance internutional good will. <br />1 of 3 <br />