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install and use the proposed facility mount at the time of the filing of the application for the permit. 15.6.2 REVIEW BY THE DESIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Town of Lexington's Design Advisory Committee shall review an applicant's site plans and make recommendations to the Director of Inspectional Services for By Right Permit applications and to the SPGA for Special Permits. The Design Advisory Committee will make comment on whether the site plans show that a proposed wireless communications facility will be concealed for a By Right Permit if built according to the plans, or whether the site plans show that a proposed wireless communications facility will be concealed, or sufficiently camouflaged for a Special Permit if built according to the plans. 15.6.3 REVIEW BY THE CABLE TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE The board of Selectmen's Cable Television and Communications Advisory Committee shall review an applicant's application and make recommendations to the Director of Inspectional Services for By Right Permit applications and to the SPGA for Special Permits. The Cable Television and Communications Advisory Committee will make comment as to the application's adherence to the provisions of Section 15. The Committee may recommend that a consultant be hired by the SPGA (at the applicant's expense) if technical expertise is needed. 15.6.4 PERMITS Each application for a Permit must contain site plans with sufficient detail that would enable the Town to determine whether the proposed facility meets the requirements of Section 15. 15.6.5 SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTING AUTHORITY (SPGA) The Board of Appeals shall be the SPGA for permits under this Section. 15.6.6 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY REGULATIONS The SPGA shall maintain a set of regulations that contains the necessary policies, procedures, and standards to implement the provisions of this section. 15.6.7 APPROVAL CRITERIA A special permit shall be granted under this section only if the SPGA shall find that the project is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of this By -Law and the SPGA's Regulations. In addition, the SPGA shall make all the applicable findings before granting the special permit, as follows: a. that the applicant is not already providing adequate coverage or is unable to maintain adequate coverage without the special permit, b. that the applicant is not able to use existing facility sites either with or without the use of repeaters to provide adequate coverage, c. that the proposed wireless service facility minimizes any adverse impact on historic resources, scenic views, residential property values, natural or man -made resources, d. that the applicant has agreed to implement all reasonable measures to mitigate the potential adverse impacts of the facilities, e. that the facility shall comply with the appropriate FCC Regulations regarding emissions of electromagnetic radiation and that the required monitoring program is in place and shall be paid for by the applicant, and f. that the applicant has agreed to rent or lease available space on any tower it controls within Lexington or its contiguous towns, under the terms of a fair - market lease, without discrimination to other wireless service providers. If a special permit is granted, in addition to such terms and conditions as may be authorized by subsection 3.3.3 of this By -Law, the SPGA may impose such additional conditions and safeguards as public safety, welfare and convenience may require. Adjourned Session —1998 Annual Town Meeting, coot....... April 1, 1998 Any decision by the SPGA to deny a special permit under this section shall be in conformance with the Act, in that it shall be in writing and supported by substantial evidence contained in a written record. 15.6.8 TERM OF PERMIT Each Special Permit shall be valid for a fixed or conditional period of time as determined by