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Public hearing on proposed cell tower

Submitted on July 5, 2022 - 9:30pm
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Thursday, July 7, 2022 - 6:30pm

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

  1. Open the ZBA and Planning Board hearings
  2. Introductions and ground rules
  3. 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
  4. Process plan for the hearing
  5. Presentation by the applicant
  6. Town consultant report
  7. Board questions/comments – 20 minutes
  8. Public questions/comments –20 minutes
  9. Additional time as necessary for board and public questions/comments
  10. If time allows, Planning Board will address waiver requests
  11. Continue process or adjourn meeting with hearing continuation date

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Buckland is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Joint public hearing - planning board & ZBA

Time: Jul 7, 2022 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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