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require plan review (PR) approval by the E. Dimensional requirements. i town under the provisions of Subsection 174-24B. Personal wireless service facilities shall comply j with the following requirements: (2) Otherwise, no personal wireless service (1) Height, General: Regardless of the type of facility involving construction of one or mount, personal wireless service facilities more ground or building (roof or side) shall be no higher than ten feet above the mounts shall be located in the town except average height of buildings within 300 feet upon issuance of a special permit by the of the proposed facility. In addition, the Planning Board under the provisions of height of a personal wireless service facili- Subsection 174-24(C) and of this section. ty shall not exceed by more than ten feet the (3) A personal wireless service facility that height limits of the zoning district in which exceeds the height restrictions of the facility is proposed to be located,unless Subsections E.(l) through (5) may be per- the facility is completely camouflaged such mitted by special permit, as specified in as within a flagpole, steeple, chimney, or Subsection C.(2), in a designated Wireless similar structure. Personal wireless service Service Overlay District provided that the facilities may be located on a building that proposed facility complies with the height is legally non-conforming with respect to restrictions of Section E.(6), and all of the height, or has received a height variance, setback and other regulations set forth in provided that the facilities do not project this section. above the existing building height. (4) Any applicant must demonstrate that the (2) Height, Ground-Mounted Facilities: proposed facility is necessary in order to Ground-mounted personal wireless service provide adequate service to the public. facilities shall not project higher than ten } D. Location. feet above the average building height or,if there are no buildings within 300 feet,these Y� r Applicants seeking approval for personal wire- facilities shall not project higher than ten less service facilities shall comply with the fol- feet above the average tree canopy height, lowing: measured from ground level (AGL). If ry g. (1) If feasible, personal wireless service facili- there are no buildings within 300 feet of the l ties shall be located on existing structures, proposed site of the facility, all ground- mounted personal wireless service facilities 1 including but not limited to buildings, shall be surrounded by dense tree growth to � water towers, existing telecommunications�g screen views of the facility in all directions. facilities, utility poles and towers, and These trees may be existing on the subject t; related facilities, provided that such instal- property or planted on site. lation preserves the character and integrity of those structures. In particular, applicants (3) Height,Side- and Roof-Mounted Facilities: are urged to consider use of existing tele- Side- and roof-mounted personal wireless phone and electric utility structures as sites service facilities shall not project more than for one or more personal wireless service ten feet above the height of an existing facilities. The applicant shall have the bur- building nor project more than ten feet den of proving that there are no feasible above the height limit of the zoning district existing structures upon which to locate. within which the facility is located. (2) If the applicant demonstrates that it is not Personal wireless service facilities may be feasible to locate on an existing structure, ly nonconforming with respect to height,or located on an existing building that is legal- personal wireless service facilities shall be has received a height variance, provided designed so as to be camouflaged to the gthat the facilities do not project above the greatest extent possible, including but not limited to: use of compatible building existing building height. materials and colors, screening, landscap- (4) Height, Existing Structures: New antennas ing and placement within trees. located on any of the following structures (3) The applicant shall submit documentation existing on the effective date of this bylaw of the legal right to install and use the pro- shall be exempt from the height restrictions of this bylaw provided that there is no posed facility mount at the time of applica- increase in height of the existing structure tion for plan review or special permit. as a result of the installation of a personal 100