Loveland council advised not to establish health-based wireless antenna regulations

LOVELAND — Loveland’s City Council was advised to take no actions to regulate setbacks for small cell wireless antenna placements.

The council has heard complaints for months from a group that believes that small cell wireless antennas can have detrimental health effects. The topic first arose after a wireless facility was installed on the top of the Artspace apartments near downtown.

But according to attorney Ken Fellman, who was retained by the city to advise the council and its boards and commissions on the topic, the city has limited authority to regulate placement of such facilities.

He reported that the federal government has…