Cell tower public hearing
BUCKLAND PLANNING BOARD
BUCKLAND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
Thursday, July 7, 2022, 6:30 p.m.
Hybrid: Buckland Town Hall and via Zoom (link below)
17 State Street
Vertex Towers, LLC, as represented by Parisi Law Associates, P.C., has applied to the ZBA for Variances (ZBA 2022-02) under Section 11-2 (c) of the Buckland Zoning Bylaws and to the Planning Board for a Special Permit (PB 2022-02) under Section 10, Bylaw for Personal Wireless Service Facilities in Buckland, MA. Proposal is to construct a 150’ monopole wireless communication tower, at 28 Martin Rd., Buckland, Map 8, Lot 60 and 61, owned by Amos and Christopher Franceschelli.
Meeting Agenda
- Open the ZBA and Planning Board hearings
- Introductions and ground rules
- Roles and time frames of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals
- Planning Board is special permit granting authority for cell towers
- Planning Board must act on waiver requests for the following:
- Bylaw requires applicant to be a licensed carrier
- Bylaw requires background acoustical study compared with project noise, certified by acoustical engineer
- ZBA must act on variance requests for the following:
- Height of cell tower
- Slope of land
- Proximity to wetlands
- Process plan for the hearing
- Presentation by the applicant
- Town consultant report
- Board questions/comments – 20 minutes
- Public questions/comments –20 minutes
- Additional time as necessary for board and public questions/comments
- If time allows, Planning Board will address waiver requests
- Continue process or adjourn meeting with hearing continuation date
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Topic: Joint public hearing - planning board & ZBA
Time: Jul 7, 2022 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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