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;e law. Amend Section 174-5.C. of the Zoning By-law. Based on the recommendations of the Massachusetts Military Reservation Joint Land Use Study completed in October, 2005 by the four Upper Cape towns and MMR through the Cape Cod Commission, this amendment would require an FAA determination that structures above 40 feet in height (the Study suggested 20 feet, but the Planning Board felt that, as normal allowed building height for most single-family homes in Mashpee 9s 35 feet, 20 fee would be unnecessarily burdensome) will not constitute a hazard to the safety of aircraft operations from Otis Air National Guard Base. The determination process involves only simple forms and basic information and can be done on-line. Also based on the recommendations of the Study, the amendment eliminates a portion of the Nstar Electric power line easement, which lies within the existing Otis A.N.G.B. Accident Prevention Zone, from the Wireless Facility Overlay District, within which wireless towers are allowed a minimum of 100 feet in height, and may be permitted up to 200 feet in height. 10: Article 31, submitted by the Planning Board Refers to: Amend the last sentence of Subsection 174-51.B. Amend Subsection 174- 55.C. of the Zoning By-law. The sign by-law currently requires that any sign over 20 square feet requires a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals, and that, no matter how large a project or how many permitted entrances it has, only one freestanding sign is allowed. This article would remove the requirement for a ZBA special permit for projects which already require a Planning Board special permit, and allows the Planning Board to permit more than one appropriate freestanding sign for the large projects that come under their jurisdiction. Q