12/04/2019 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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Case 1:19-cv-12333 Document 1 Filed 11/13/19 Page 9 of 21 70. Once it was determined that there are no tall existing structures available within the area,Blue Sky reviewed suitable raw land sites on which to plade a personal wireless service facility to remedy the Coverage Gap and capacity needs. 71. After its initial analysis, approximately twenty-five potentially viable sites remained and each site was extensively reviewed as a potential alternative and subsequently dismissed for reasons such as access issues, restrictive covenants, unavailability for lease or sale,parcel size, wetlands, lacking adequate screening. 72. Many of these sites would also have a greater impact on neighboring residences. 73. After a thorough analysis of all existing structures and raw land; the Applicant identified the proposed site,the Town's preferred location for a new wireless facility,as the only feasible location to close this significant Coverage Gap for Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile while satisfying setback requirements and other requirements of the Town's Bylaws and Commission regulations. 74. Blue Sky, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile then determined, and the Cape Cod Commission and the Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals agreed,that the proposed tower was in the only location and the minimal height,necessary to remedy the Coverage Gap and capacity issues in southern Mashpee. 75. The Board did not propose a single viable alternative or identify any manner in which Blue Sky's search was flawed. 76. Members of the public proposed several alternatives which Blue Sky reviewed. 77. Blue Sky provided definitive reasons why each site raised by a member of the public was not a viable alternative. Proceedings before the Cape Cod Commission 78. The Proposed Site is located in the R-3 Zoning District. Pursuant to the Town of Mashpee Zoning Ordinance,§174-25(H)(9),a personal wireless service facility is allowed in the R-3 Zoning District by special permit from the Planning Board. 9