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services operating in Mashpee and L. Monitoring and maintenance. each of the adjoining towns; and (1) After the personal wireless service facility (c) Sharing information necessary to is operational, the applicant shall submit, determine if co-location is feasible within 90 days of beginning operations,and under the design configuration most at annual intervals from the date of accommodating to co-location. issuance of the special permit, existing (2) In the event that co-location is found to be measurements of RFR from the personal not feasible, a written statement of the rea- wireless service facility. Such measure- sons for the infeasibility shall be submitted ments shall be signed and certified by a RF j to the Board. The Board may retain a tech- engineer, stating that RFR measurements I nical expert in the field of RF engineering are accurate and meet FCC Guidelines as to verify if co-location at the site is not fea- specified in Section H. of this bylaw. sible or is feasible given the design config- (2) After the personal wireless service facility uration most accommodating to co-loca- is operational, the applicant shall submit, tion. The cost for such a technical expert within 90 days of the issuance of the will be at the expense of the applicant. The Special Permit,and at annual intervals from Board may deny a special permit to an the date of issuance of the Special Permit, applicant that has not demonstrated a good existing measurements of noise from the .a faith effort to provide for co-location. personal wireless service facility. Such (3) If the applicant does intend to co-locate or measurements shall be signed by an to permit co-location, the Board shall acoustical engineer, stating that noise mea- request drawings and studies that show the surements are accurate and meet the Noise ultimate appearance and operation of the Standards sub-section of this Bylaw. personal wireless service facility at full (3) The applicant and co-applicant shall main- build-out. tain the personal wireless service facility in (4) If the Board approves co-location for a per- good condition. Such maintenance shall sonal wireless service facility site, the spe- include, but shall not be limited to, paint- cial permit shall indicate how many facili- ing, structural integrity of the mount and ties of what type shall be permitted on that security barrier and maintenance of the "b site. Facilities specified in the special per- buffer areas and landscaping. mit approval shall require no further zoning M Abandonment or discontinuation of use. approval. However, the addition of any facilities not specified in the approved spe- (1) At such time that a licensed carrier plans to cial permit shall require a new special per- abandon or discontinue operation of a per- mit. Estimates of RFR emissions will be sonal wireless service facility, such carrier required for all facilities, including pro- will notify the Town by certified U.S. mail posed and future facilities. of the proposed date of abandonment or K. Modifications. discontinuation of operations. Such notice shall be given no less than 30 days prior to A modification of a personal wireless service abandonment or discontinuation of opera- facility will be considered equivalent to an appli- tions. In the event that a licensed carrier cation for a new personal wireless service facili- fails to give such notice, the personal wire- ty and will require a special permit when the fol- less service facility shall be considered lowing events apply: abandoned upon such discontinuation of operations. (1) The applicant and/or co-applicant wants to alter the terms of the special permit by (2) Upon abandonment or discontinuation of changing the personal wireless service use, the carrier shall physically remove the F;r facility in one or more of the following personal wireless service facility within 90 z ways: a change in the number of facilities days from the date of abandonment or dis- permitted on the site or a change in tech- continuation of use. "Physically remove" nology used for the personal wireless ser- shall include, but not be limited to: f s` vice facility. (a) Removal of abandoned antennas, (2) The applicant and/or co-applicant wants to mount,equipment shelters and securi- add any equipment or additional height not ty barriers from the subject property. specified in the original design filing. 107