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i i Submitted by Planning Board Explanation: Due to a recent ruling by the state's Department of Telecommunications & Energy, providers of "Commercial Mobile Radio Services", which include cellular phone, paging and a number of other communications services involving radio towers, are now considered "public service corporations", aka public utilities. In order to avoid allowing such towers, and other large public utility facilities such as power lines, power plants, etc. with no public hearing (the "PR" plan review process involves only 14 day Town staff review after a permit filing with the Building Inspector), this amendment would make them subject to special permit review, as was the case before the "Plan Review"process was created in the mid `80s. Motion made by Nancy Caffyn. Motion: I move Article 34 be approved as printed in the warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take any other action related thereto." Planning Board voted at the Public Hearing held on August 19, 1998 4 to 0 for approval. Motion passes unanimously at 9:12pm. Article 35 To see if the Town will vote to amend the zoning bylaw by adding the following new sections and subsections: Add the following to the listing of zoning districts contained in Section 174-4: "Wireless Facility Overlay District". Add the following new Subsection C. to Section 174-5 Establishment of Zoning Map: "C. The Wireless Facility Overlay District shall include 1) the area within the 210 foot wide Commonwealth Electric Company transmission line easement running generally east-west between the Falmouth town line and the Barnstable town line, 2) all other lands in the Town which are not located within the boundaries of the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge, within 1000 feet of the mean high water line of a Great Pond or a tidal water body, within Historic Districts, within 1000 feet of a Historic District or of structures or places listed in the 1997 Massachusetts State Register of Historic Places, within the Otis A.N.G.B. Accident Prevention Zone or within 300 feet of the right of way of any designated scenic roadway." Add the following new Subsection H.(8) to Section 174-25. Table of Use Regulations: