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213 (?~LI. TOWEI~ CELL TOWERS 214 fenced for security to a height of six feet and gated. Use of razor Wire is not permitted. A sign no greater than two (2) Whett. this regulation was writtett, Great Barrittgtot! square feet indicating the name of'the facility owner(s) and a is hoping for just o,e ('ugly} tower, but other towns 24-hour emergency telephone number shall be posted adjacent (especially where they have used the overlay district to the entry gate. In addition, No Trespassing or other warning approach} want multiple, smaller 'and less signs may be posted on the fence, cottspicuous tOwer& ~rttfortunately with the advent D. Communication Equipment Shelters and Accessory Buildings of the digital PCS systems, which are higher shall be designed to he architecturally similar and compatible freque,cy attd therefore lower power, marry more with each other, and shall be no more than 12 feet high. The installatio,s may be recltdred PCS claims to treed · buildings shall be used only for the housing of equipment antennas every 1-5 miles apart. related to th_is particular site. Whenever possible, the buildings shall be joined or clustered so as to appear as one building. H. The use of Repeaters to assure Adequate Coverage, or to fill' E. New Towers shall not exceed the minimum height necessary to holes within areas of otherwise Adequate Coverage, while provide Adequate Coverage for the Personal WirelesS Service minimizing the number of required Towers is permitted and Facilities proposed for use on the Tower. Applicant may encouraged. An Applicant who has'received a .Personal ' submit a request for additional height to accommodate future Wireless Service Facility Special Permit under this. Article, sharing, and shall provide design information to justify such may, with at least :30 days written notice to the SPGA, the' additional height. Planning Board, Board of Health, Conservation CommiSSion, Building Inspector and Town Clerk, install one or more additional Repeaters by right. Site Plan Review before the' Some towns place a maximum tower height number Planning Board shall 'be required. The Planning Board shall in this area, based ot~ the RI: Engineer's analysis publish written notice of the public meeting date at least 14 and the vegetation in the area where, the tower is days in advance. Applicants shall detail the number, location, praposett The tower may be allowed to be fifteen pow. er output, 'and coverage of any proposed Repeaters in theft or so feet above surrounding growth, for instance, systems and 'provide engineering data to justify their use.- ~lso, betn~use towers fail itt various ways- mean~, they don't just break at the base and fall Repeaters may be a useful tool to allow a carrier to neatly over w many towns require larger fall zo, es, use ~t existi,g tower sittce they cart help fill holes sometimes up to four-times the height of the tower, itt the coverage area. Great Barrington decided to ~ on tower-failure modeling, allow them by right t no Special Permit is "carrot" reqUirea~ as a to encourage their use. F. Tower Finish: Hew Towe~s) shall 'have a galvanized finish Other towns require full permitting. Because unless other~se required. The SPGA may require the repeaters are still P,F generating sources, towns Tower(s) ~o be painted or otherwise camouflaged to minimize vary ht how high they allow them to be, attd how the adverse visual impact, close they wtll allow them'to dwellittgs, ~3. Tower(s)must be of a type which will maximize POtential' H sharing. Lattice type structures are preferred, but where a I. If primary coverage (greater than 50%) fi.om proposed Personal ' Monopole is requested, Applicant must demonstrate the future Wireless Service Facility is outside Great Barrington, then oo utility of such structure for expansion of service for Applicant permit may be denied unless the Applicant can- show that they