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State Register of Historic Places,shall ground level at the base of the building be provided to the Mashpee Historical closest to the antenna. Commission before or at the same time that they are submitted to the H. Radiofrequency Radiation (RFR) Standards. Town for approval, in order to facili- All equipment proposed for a personal wireless tate their review and comment on the service facility shall be authorized per the FCC proposal. Applicants are encouraged Guidelines for Evaluating the Environmental to meet with the Commission to solic- Effects of Radioireguency Radiation (FCC it their input and advice prior to seek- Guidelines). Any application for approval of a ing permit approvals. personal wireless service facility shall include (5) Scenic roads and vistas. documentation that the FCC Guidelines are being met and a copy of the letter of approval by (a) Except along an existing cleared high the Massachusetts Department of Public Health tension power line right-of-way, per- required by 105 CMR 122.000. The Planning '6; sonal wireless service facilities shall Board may require that the applicant fund the not be located within open areas that services of an RF Engineer to review the docu- are visible from public roads, recre- mentation regarding the FCC Guidelines. 3, ational areas or residential develop- ri ment. As required in Section F.(1) I. Application procedures. above, all ground-mounted personal (1) Pre-application conference. wireless service facilities that are not Prior to the submission of an application camouflaged by existing buildings or structures shall be surrounded by a for a special permit under this regulation, the applicant is strongly encouraged to buffer of dense tree growth. meet with the Planning Board at a public (b) Any personal wireless service facility meeting to discuss the proposed personal that is located within 300 feet of a wireless service facility in general terms scenic road as designated by the town and to clarify the filing requirements. shall not exceed the height of vegeta- tion at the proposed location. If the The purpose of the conference is to inform facility is located farther than 300 feet the Board as to the preliminary nature of ib from the scenic road, the height regu- the proposed personal wireless service lations described elsewhere in this facility. As such, no formal filings are bylaw will apply. required for the pre-application conference. However, the applicant is encouraged to G. Environmental standards. prepare sufficient preliminary architectural (1) Personal wireless service facilities shall not and/or engineering drawings to inform the be located in wetlands, within 100 feet of Board of the location of the proposed facil- wetlands or within 200 feet of rivers. ity, as well as its scale and overall design. (2) No hazardous waste shall be discharged on (2) Application filing requirements. the site of any personal wireless service In addition to those items required by facility.If any hazardous materials are to be Subsection 174-24C.(5), other applicable used on site, there shall be provisions for portions of this chapter or the regulations of full containment of such materials. An the Planning Board, the following shall be enclosed containment area shall be provid- included in any special permit application ed with a sealed floor, designed to contain for personal wireless service facilities: at least 110% of the volume of the haz- ardous materials stored or used on the site. of the landowner of the property and (3) Stormwater run-off shall be contained on- of the applicant and any co-applicants site. as well as any agents for the applicant "F 4 or co-applicants. Co-applicants may w O Ground-mounted equipment for personal wireless service facilities shall not generate include licensed carriers and tenantsfor the personal wireless service facil- noise in excess of 50 db at the property line. ity. A licensed carrier shall either be (5) Roof-mounted or side-mounted equipment an applicant or a co-applicant. for personal wireless service facilities shall not generate noise in excess of 50 db at l � 103