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ADJOURNED SESSION — 1998 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING APRIL 1, 1998 The April 1, 1998 Adjourned Session of the 1998 Annual Town Meeting was called to order by Moderator Margery M. Battin, at 8:06 p.m., in Cary Memorial Hall. A quorum of 186 members was present. The Moderator announced that it was planned that Articles 32, 40, and 46 would be taken up this evening. 8:08 P.M. The Moderator declared the meeting open under Article 32. ARTICLE 32: ZONING BY -LAW, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES 8:08 P.M. Steve Colman, Planning Board, moved that the Report ofthe Planning Board on Article 32 be accepted and placed on file. Following a voice vote at 8:08 p.m. the Moderator declared the vote unanimous and the report to have been accepted and placed on file. 8:11 P.M. Presented by Steve Colman. ---------------------------------------------- MOTION: That the Zoning By -Laws of the Town be amended as set forth in the motion and attached to the report of the Planning Board and filed with the Town Clerk. (M O T 10 N of Planning Board Report): That the Zoning By -Law be amended by adding a new Section 15, as follows: "SECTION 15. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES 15.1 OBJECTIVES: This Section permits the use of wireless communication facilities within the town, regulates their impacts and accommodates their location and use in a manner intended to: a. protect the scenic, historic, environmental and natural or man -made resources of the town, b. protect property values, C. minimize any adverse impacts on the residents of the town (such as, but not limited to, attractive nuisance, noise and falling objects) with regard to the general safety, welfare and quality of life in the community, d. provide standards and requirements for regulation, placement, construction, monitoring, design, modification and removal of wireless communications facilities, e. provide a procedural basis for action within a reasonable period of time for requests for authorization to place, construct, operate or modify wireless communication facilities, f. encourage the use of certain existing structures and towers, g. minimize the total number and height of towers located within the community, h. require tower sharing and clustering of wireless communication facilities where they reinforce the other Objectives in this Section, and i. be in compliance with the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. 15.2 APPLICABILITY, TERMINOLOGY Adjourned Session —1998 Annual Town Meeting, coot....... April 1, 1998