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March 26, 2009 ZBA Minutes 6 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall March 26, 2009 Board Members Present: Chairman —Nyles N. Barnert, Arthur C. Smith, John J. McWeeney, Judith J. Uhrig and Carolyn C. Wilson. Staff Present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Petition Address: Rte 2, Cambridge Concord Highway, Map 7, Lot 94A Prior to the hearing, the petition and supporting data were reviewed by the Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Health Director, Board of Selectmen, the Zoning Administrator, the Planning Administration and the Communication Advisory Committee. Comments were received from the Communication Advisory Committee, the Conservation Administrator, the Health Department and the Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearing at 7:40 PM by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner relative to the petition. Attorney Adam Braillard presented the petition for MetroPCS Massachusetts, LLC. Also attending the hearing were Karla Hanna, Site Acquisition Specialist with Tower Resource Management (consultant to MetroPCS Massachusetts) and Bryan Eicens, Radio Frequency Engineer for MetroPCS Massachusetts. The applicant seeks a special permit to allow installation of a wireless telecommunications facility. The applicant explained they would like permission to install six (6) panel antennas on the existing tower, mounted at 150 -ft above ground level, within the fenced area at the base of the tower two (2) base transceiver system (BTS) cabinets and two (2) battery backup cabinets as shown on plans submitted with the application. A global position satellite antenna would be mounted on the proposed ice tray that would run from the BTS cabinets to the tower and accessory cabling would be run from the antennas to the cabinets A board member asked the applicant if there was more room for more cabinets within the closure and if there was room for anyone else on the tower. The applicant explained there is room for their cabinets in the enclosure but did not know if there was room for anyone else on the tower. The Board also confirmed that the state was the landlord for this facility and the Chairman asked the applicant how close to being at the end of the overall project were they. Attorney Braillard explained he has approximately 3 more that he will be applying for by the end of the month. There were no questions from the audience.