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August 28, 2008 ZBA Minutes 8 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall August 28, 2008 Board Members Present: Chairman — Arthur C. Smith, Nyles N. Barnert, John J. McWeeney, Judith J. Uhrig, and Associate Member David G. Williams Staff present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Petition Address: 750 Marrett Road, Map and Lot: 52 -3A The relief sought is for a Special Permit in accordance with section 135 -88 -A (1) (C ) and 135- 91 Gof the Zoning Bylaw to allow installation of a wireless communications facility. The Chairman opened the hearing at 8:38 PM by reading the legal notice and described information received from the petitioner relative to the petitions. Prior to the hearing, the petition and supporting data were reviewed by the Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Health Agent, Board of Selectmen, Zoning Administrator, The Planning Board, the Design Advisory Committee and the Communication Advisory Committee. Comments were received from the Design Advisory Committee, the Communication Advisory Committee and the Zoning Administrator. Adam Braillard, Attorney for the project, presented the petition for the applicant Metro PCS Massachusetts, LLC. Bryan Eicens, Sr. RF Engineer for metroPCS, Inc. and David Archambault, Site Acquisition Specialist for metroPCS, Inc. was also present to answer questions. The petitioner seeks to install six (6) panel antennas mounted on the rooftop and painted to match the existing structure. The antennas, as proposed, would be installed in 3 clusters of 2 antennas each. Two of the cluster would be on platforms, with a maximum height of 15 -ft. above the rooftop. The third sector would be mounted to a section of the building and extend a maximum 10 -ft. above the roofline. As part of this wireless telecommunication's installation, a maximum of two (2) equipment cabinets, a backup cabinet, a Global Positioning System antenna, and accessory cabling are proposed for the site. The applicant indicates and the plans show the equipment cabinets and backup battery will be located on a raised platform on the rooftop. The coaxial cable, as proposed, would run along the rooftop inside a cable tray and would connect to the cabinets. The Board asked if the petitioner had any communication from the National Park Services on this petition. The applicant had received no response from the park services. The antennas are only visible from across the highway on Marrett Road.