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February 12, 2009 ZBA Minutes 2 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall February 12, 2009 Board Members Present: Acting Chairman —John J. McWeeney, Arthur C. Smith, Carolyn C. Wilson and Associate Members Jill Hai and Martha C. Wood Staff Present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk, David George, Zoning Administrator and Garry Rhodes, Building Commissioner. Petition Address: 397 Lowell Street, Map 46, Lot 37 The Chairman opened the hearing at 7:37 PM by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner relative to the petition. Attorney Adam Braillard presented the petition for the applicant, MetroPCS Massachusetts, LLC. At the hearing he presented new plans for the design of the equipment to the board. With Attorney Braillard was the Site Requisitioner for MetroMCS Francis Parise and the Radio Frequency Specialist, Brian Eicenins, also of MetroPCS. The petitioner seeks to install a camouflaged wireless communications facility on the roof of the building at 397 Lowell Street. The building is used for retail, restaurants, offices, and storage and is located in the CRS zoning district. The building is host to two other wireless telecommunication's carriers. On January 10, 2008 the ZBA granted approval to Bell Atlantic to install antennas inside of a faux shelter to be built on the rooftop. The other wireless facility (non- camouflaged) appears to have been constructed under a building permit prior to the current wireless telecommunication's By -law. The applicant sought special permits for a camouflaged wireless installation at this site on August 28, 2008. The matter was continued to September 11, 2008, at which point the application was withdrawn without prejudice for redesigning. 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 Administrator, the Design Advisory Committee and the Communications Advisory Committee. Comments were received from the Design Advisory Committee, the Communications Advisory Committee and the Zoning Administrator. The Board asked how much did the equipment weigh and how far back from the edge of the building would it be. The equipment weighs approximately 1200 pounds and it will be about 8 feet from the edge of the roof.