ZONING BYLAW - Town of Charlton

earing and wind-resistant capacity of the existing or approved facility), and radio
frequent engineering (i.e. height, coverage area etc.) perspectives; or there neither exists
nor is there currently proposed any facility that could accommodate the proposed
facilities from structural and radio frequent engineering perspectives. A report discussing
this information, entitled New Wireless Communications Feasibility Study, is to be
submitted to the Planning Board as part of any Special Permit submission as outlined in
Section 5.10.7.4 below.
5.10.5.6 The Town acting through its Planning Board may require the applicant to pay
required fees for professional peer review of the applicant’s proposal by a professional or
radio frequency engineer, attorney, or other qualified professional(s).
5.10.5.7 Co-existence with other uses - A Wireless Communications Facility may be
located on the same lot by Special Permit with any other structures or uses lawfully in
existence and/or lawfully undertaken pursuant to this By-Law.
5.10.6 Design Requirements and Performance Standards:
All Wireless Communications Facilities erected, installed and/or used shall comply with the
following design requirements and performance standards:
5.10.6.1 Shared use of Towers by commercial telecommunications carriers is required
unless such shared use is shown by substantial evidence to not be feasible.
5.10.6.2 It is presumed that the maximum allowed height of Towers is 150 feet, unless
the applicant demonstrates that a greater height is essential to the proper functioning of
the wireless communications services or unless the Planning Board finds that co-location
on said Tower is both practical and preferable. Stealth facilities must meet all
dimensional restrictions for buildings and structures as required in the applicable sections
of the Town of Charlton zoning By-law.
5.10.6.3 In the event that the Planning Board finds that in order to conform to the intent
and purpose of this by-law, co-location is preferable then, Towers shall be designed to
accommodate the maximum number of presently interested users which is
technologically practical. In addition, if the number of proposed users is less than four,
the applicant shall provide a plan showing how the proposed Tower can be expanded to
accommodate up to four users. In the event that the Planning Board finds that colocation
is preferable, the applicant must agree to allow co-location pursuant to
commercially reasonable terms to additional users.
5.10.6.4 Towers shall be located a minimum of five-hundred (500) feet from an existing
residential dwelling or proposed dwelling in a permitted submission. This distance may
be reduced by the Planning Board if it finds that the visual and aesthetic impact(s) on a
residential neighborhood or dwelling would not be significantly more detrimental by
doing so.
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