02/13/2019 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ZBA Decision

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS DECISION FOR A VARIANCE Blue Sky Towers II, LLC 101 Red Brook Road (Map 104 Parcel 2) Mashpee, MA 02649 V-2019-10 • We also have letters from our local residents which show the medical need for this tower and,therefore,it has been clearly demonstrated that advancements in medical technology need a cell tower to deliver an internet connection, in which it provides the lifesaving monitoring that only a cell tower can provide. It should also be noted that radio waves cannot be the basis for a denial for a variance. • It has been established that there is a substantial gap in the coverage in the southern part of the Town of Mashpee. • That the location of the proposed tower will significantly close this gap. • That the proposed height is not excessive but is high enough to address the topographical impediments to provide the necessary coverage. • That the letters from our first responders and local residents have demonstrated that there is a need for this tower to provide for the safety for our citizens. • It has been stated that medical technology has evolved to use the internet to monitor their patients and this cannot happen without a cell tower. The ruling is also based on the following conditions: 1. Plans: Blue Sky Towers II, LLC, Site Name: Mashpee Fire Station#2, Site Number: MA-5112,Address: 101 Red Brook Road,Mashpee,MA 02649.Prepared by: ProTerra Design Group, LLC, 4 Bay Road, Building A: Suite 200, Hadley, MA 01035. Title Sheet: T-1,Date: 09/27/17,Drawn: BLM/STZ, Check: JMM/TEJ, Scale: See Plan,Job No.: 17-063, Abutters Plan: C-1, Existing Conditions: C-2, Aerial & USGS Maps, A- 1, Compiled Plot Plan: A-2, Overall Site Plan: A-3, Compound Plan&Elevation: A-4, Siting Elevations: SE-1, Siting Elevation: SE-2, Details: D-1, Tenant Details: CA-1, Tenant Details: CA-2, Tenant Details: CA-3, Tenant Details: CA-4, Erosion Control Plan&Details: EC-1. 2. The electrical power from the street is to be underground. 3. All Town Department comments previously read into the record. 4. The Variance relief required is 116 ft. to build a 150 ft. cell tower. 7