Small Cell Wireless Policy Final 11-18-19

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Town of Lexington Small Cell Wireless Facility Installation Policy Approved November 18, 2021 The Town of Lexington Select Board (the adopts this %_SPiHZbYj&'MdLYO_S\]Z`RST_^i8ZL\]Oj& Small Cell Wireless Facility ng the placement of small ?Y^_LWWL_TZYEZWTNd%_SPiEZWTNdj&\]PR`WL_T cell wireless facilities , including all related equipment and devices in order to address %iGJ<j& the demand for SWF and _SPHZbYk^TY_P\]P^_^TYSPLW_S'bPWQL\]PLYO^LQP_d'L^bPWWL^_SP aesthetic character of the Town. This policy is subject to and intended to be consistent with the Federal Communications In the Matter of Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by 9ZXXT^^TZY%i<99j&D\]OP\] Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, Declaratory Ruling and Third Report and Order -79 and 17-84 %_SPi<99GXLWW9PWWJT\]PWP^^D\]OP\]j&'<99JH:ZNVP_CZ^),2 (September 27, 2018); 47 U.S.C. §§ 253 and 332; M.G.L. c. 166, §§ 21 and 22; and other applicable laws and regulations. The terms used herein are defined consistent with the FCC Small Cell Wireless Order. The Select Board considered climate change, systemic racism and disabilities in its adoption of this Policy. 1.Small Cell and Small Wireless Facilities (SWF) SWF include those that meet the following conditions, consistent with Federal Communications 9ZXXT^^TZY%i<99j&N\]T_P\]TL5 1. SWF that: i. Are mounted on structures 50 feet or less in height including their antennas, or ii. Are mounted on existing structures no more than 10 percent taller than other adjacent structures, or iii. Do not extend existing structures on which they arelocated to a height of more than 50 feet or by more than 10 percent, whichever is greater; 2. Each antenna associated with the deployment, excluding associated antenna equipment, is no more than three cubic feet in volume; 3. All other wireless equipment associated with the structure, including the wireless equipment associated with the antenna and any pre-existing associated equipment on the structure, is no more than 17 cubic feet in volume; 4. The SWF do not require antenna structure registration pursuant to FCC regulations; 5. The SWF are not located on Tribal lands, as defined under 36 CFR 800.16(x); and 6. The SWF do not result in human exposure of radio frequency radiation in excess of the applicable safety standards specified in FCC regulations. {A0638426.2 }