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From:Jack Balch <br />To:Pleasanton City Clerk <br />Cc:Gerry Beaudin <br />Subject:FW: City Ordinances to address Pleasanton wireless coverage gaps <br />Date:Monday, April 20, 2026 9:27:30 AM <br />For the Record. <br />Jack Balch <br />Mayor <br />Cell: 510-918-9993 <br />jbalch@cityofpleasantonca.gov <br /> <br />Need Assistance? <br />Find City Services | Report a Concern | Contact City Departments <br />Proclamation & Commendation Requests <br />City Council Meetings & Submit Public Comment <br /> <br />From: DAVID ZIMPFER <br />Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM <br />To: Jack Balch <jbalch@cityofpleasantonca.gov>; Matt Gaidos <br /><MGaidos@cityofpleasantonca.gov>; Jeff Nibert <jnibert@cityofpleasantonca.gov>; Julie <br />Testa <jtesta@cityofpleasantonca.gov>; Craig Eicher <CEicher@cityofpleasantonca.gov> <br />Subject: City Ordinances to address Pleasanton wireless coverage gaps <br />Dear Mayor and City Council members, <br /> <br />I am writing to voice my concern about the Planning Commission's new ordinance <br />proposal to improve wireless coverage throughout the city as referenced in the April <br />10 Pleasanton Weekly. <br /> <br />Like most city residents, I am all in favor of improving cell coverage. And as I <br />understand from the PW article, the city's current ordinances are restrictive and <br />outdated and have contributed to our coverage gap. While that may be, and while <br />changes should probably be made, it seems, from the article, that the new ordinances <br />would "remove most (existing) regulatory standards", and it further states that there <br />"will no longer be any stipulation as to where these types of facilities will be located". <br /> <br />This seems to me a rather extreme countermeasure, it's like the pendulum is <br />swinging from one side to another. I support change, but done sensibly and <br />responsibly. Pleasanton still needs to have ordinances that govern such things as: <br />Zoning <br />Location Standards and Sites <br />Colocation and Site Sharing <br />Aesthetics and Heights