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I above the height of an existing building nor project more than ten feet above the height limit of the zoning district within which the facility is located. Personal wireless service facilities may be located on an existing building that is legally nonconforming with respect to height, or has received a height variance, provided that the facilities do not project above the existing building height. (4) Height, Existing Structures: New antennas located on any of the following structures existing on the effective date of this bylaw shall be exempt from the height restrictions of this bylaw provided that there is no increase in height of the existing structure as a result of the installation of a personal wireless service facility: water towers, guyed towers, lattice towers, fire towers and monopoles. (5) Height, Existing Structures, (Utility): New antennas located on any of the following existing structures shall be exempt from the height restrictions of this bylaw, provided that there is no more than a twenty (20) foot increase in the height of the existing structure as a result of the installation of a personal wireless service facility: electric transmission and distribution towers, telephone poles and similar existing utility structures. This exemption shall not apply in Historic Districts, within 300 feet of structures or places listed in the Massachusetts State Register of Historic Places, within 150 feet of the right-of-way of any designated scenic roadway, or within 300 feet of any Great Pond or tidal water body. (6) Height, Wireless Facility Overlay District: Within the Wireless Facility Overlay District (as described in Subsection 174-5.C.), personal wireless service facilities of up to 100 feet in height may be permitted by Special Permit, except that the Planning Board may grant a waiver to allow a height of up to 200 feet where circumstances warrant (e.g. no serious impact on neighboring properties, residential areas, historic districts, historic places or scenic vistas, along with the opportunity to eliminate a larger number of towers of lower height which might result in such impacts). Monopoles are the preferred type of mount for such taller structures. Such structures shall comply with all setback and Special Permit Regulations set forth in this Bylaw. (7) Setbacks: All personal wireless service facilities and their equipment shelters shall comply with the building setback provisions of the zoning district in which the facilities are located. In addition, the following setbacks shall be observed: (a) In order to ensure public safety and prevent hazards to people and neighboring property from potential facility collapse or falling ice or other debris, the minimum distance from the base of any ground-mounted personal wireless service facility to any property line, road, habitable dwelling, business or institutional use, or public recreational area shall be the height