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SPEC.IAI. PROVISIONS 7.8.2.20 Repeater: A small receiver/relay transmitter designed to provide service to areas which are not able to receive adcq-ate coverage from a base station in a wireless communications r~etwork and has no significant visual impact on the surrounding area. 7,8,2.21 Strttcturally able: The determination that a tower or structure is capable of carrying the load imposed by the new antet'mas under all reasonab}y predictable conditions as detem~ined by professional st~'uctural engineering analysis. 7.8.2.22 Tower.. A fi'eestanding lattice structm-e or framework, or monopole, daar is self- supporting, fixed re the ground and is designed to support personal wireless communication transmissions, receiving and/or relaying antennas and/or equipment. An existing lattice tower may be replaced in an existing location but no new lattice structures shall be permitted. 7.8.3 Exemptions: The following wireless comnmnication facilities are exempt: police, fire, ambulance and other emergency dispatch; amateur (ham) radio; citizens band radio; any existing conm~ercial radio tower; and radio dispatch for local businesses. No personal wireless communicatio~ facility shall be considered exempt from this Seetio~ for any reason whether or not said facility is proposed to share a tower or other structure with such exempt uses, 7.8.4 Procedure for review by the Board: Any person Who desires to construct or install a personal wireless communication facility, including co-location on an existing facility, shall submit a written applization for a special pernait and silo plan approval to the Board, with copies to the Planning Board. Applications shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements outlined in the Rules and Regulations for Personal Wireless Communication Facility(s) adopted by the Board. A special permit is required for: a) new tower construction (or modification of an existing tower); and b) personal wireless communication service facilities (or modification of an existing facility) to be mounted in or on a~ existing or newly pem~itted tower or structure, The following additional information shall also be submitted: 7.8,4.1 Adeqttate coverage, adequate capacity and./t~sri, ficatio~ qf need: (a) The applicant shall provide written documentation of any facility sites in the Town and in abutth~g towns in which it has a legal or equitable interest, whether by ownership, leasehold or otherwise. Said documentation shall demonstrate ~he /bllowing: that these fb, cility site(s) are not ah'andy providing, or do nor have aha potential, by adjusting the personal wireless communication facility on the site(s), to provide adequate coverage and/or adequate capacity; that there is a significant gap in covorage; and, that the proposal reduces or eliminates the sit,mificmat gap in coverage in a mamaer that is least intrusive upon the interests of the Town as expressed in the purpose and intent of this Section. A "gap" in coverage exists when a remote user of personal wireless conununication services is unable to either connech directly or hadirectly, with a base station or to maintain a connection capable Of supporting a reasonably uninterrupted communication. A "significant gap" depends upon the physical size of the gap and upon the number o[' castomcrs affected by that gap, Documentation shall include, for each facility site listed, the exact location, ground 67