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ARTICLE 32 ZONING BY-LAW, PERSONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by adding a comprehensive new Section 15,that deals with personal wireless communication facilities which is the equipment that broadcasts and receives radio frequency waves for cellular,personalized communication, mobile radio,paging services and other wireless communication services. The proposed amendment will regulate where in town such equipment may be located,where on a lot such equipment may be located, the type of structure on which it may be located, its height, its appearance and will specify administrative requirements for granting permits. The amendment also includes changes to other sections of the Zoning By-Law that are affected by Section 15. All of the proposed amendment is set forth in a document entitled: "Zoning By-law, Personal Wireless Communication Facilities" that is on file and available for inspection in the offices of the Planning Board and the Town Clerk and in Cary Library, and as may be included in a report and recommendations by the Planning Board to be filed with the town meeting; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of the Planning Board) DESCRIPTION: The Town's existing regulations are outdated relative to the technological explosion in the use of cellular telephones, paging services and other forms of personal wireless communication. The Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires that municipalities grant permits for wireless facilities. The proposed amendment attempts to take a comprehensive approach to permitting wireless communications equipment in a manner consistent with the visual character of Lexington. The proposed amendment is about 8 pages long and, for cost reasons, is not reproduced here. The full text of the proposed amendment is also available on the Town's Web Page at http://link.ci.lexington.ma.us.; ARTICLE 33 ZONING BY-LAW, SMALL LOTS To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law: in Section 7.4.1 Pre-Existing Residential Lots, by striking out the first paragraph and by inserting in place thereof the following: "LOT IN SEPARATE OWNERSHIP: In any district a lot, if used for a one-family or two-family dwelling, which: 1) at the time of recording or endorsement, as shown by the most recent instrument of record prior to the effective date of the zoning change from which the exemption is sought,was not held in common ownership with any adjoining land, 2) had at least 5,000 square feet of lot area and 50 feet of lot frontage, and 25