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Page ] of 3 Main Iflenti~ . From: "Donna Murray" <peffume@afn.org> To: <monancraig~juno,com> Sen[: Sunday, January 25, 2004 5:32 PM Subject: Concord MA ordinances for Cell tower placenlent From: Marcia Rasmussen <MRasmussen~3,Concordner.org> Donna, We are continuing to refine and improve our zoning tbr cell towers. There is a group here in Concord tlmt has provided Concord zoning bylaw (Concord Citizens for K~pon~ible Tower Siting), They have baen working learn more at their website We have also had the benefit(?) of litigation with AT&T, and are responding to many of the issues raised in that case. Our bylaw w~ amended at ~is year's To~ Meeting, ~o I hope you have the revised version. The amendment expanded ~e area of the dis~ict, provided a mechaaism for granting waivers ~om tiao requirements (rather ~h~ requiring a variance from requirements, which put the Town and wireless communication facility providers into a Catch-22 situation) and addressed some of the tecNaical issues that were problematic. However, the m~endment was ~rther ~ended on the floor of To~ Meeting by the citizen's group, which has created some problems with our new bylaw. You noted that it appem's that it would be up to the local jurisdictions do their own or require their own monitoring by an independent firm. This is so t~e. We require, through the Board of Appeals decision, a~ual monitoring of these facilities by an independent consuhant. I don't ~ow about the success of this requirement, since I'm not the p~y designated to receive the reports. I will need to research ~is ft~er and will let you knOW. On the subject of Concord's 1000 foot setback from schools, this is based on towers being ~ attractive nuisance, We had an incident in the neighboring community where a young man commilted suicide by jumping from a tower just prior to ~e development of our bylaw language. We also have had some ve~ cremive senior high school graduation pranks involving the radio station tower at the school. This is t~e basis for the 1000 foot setback from schools. I hope this iMo~ation is use~fl m you. The whole field of wireless communication is so new, we are continually learning more and t~ing to improve m~ response to the teelmology and the need while being conscious of tiao visual and aesthetic impacts to ~hc communi~, ks ~ot an easy challenge. Please let me ~ow if I can be of Rtrflaer assist~ce. Marcia Rasmussen Director of Pla~ing ~d L~d Managemen~ To~ of Concord, MA 2/9/04