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CONCORD ZONLN'G (0 A persone, l wireless communication facility subject to jul'fsdjctjon by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shall be designed to minimize, to the extent fet~sible, adverse visual effects upon existing single-f~mily detached dwellings and historic or scenic viewsbeds. No new tower that requires striping or lighting per FAA requirements shall be located ~vithin one-thousand (I000) feet of an existing school, day carc center, single-family detached dwelling or historic resource. ~/) No new tower for a personal wireless communication £'~cility, shall be located within: [. One~thousa.nd (I000) fcet, on a horizontal plane, to any existing structure which is, or is able to be, occupied or habitable on the property of any existing child care facility or school:. ii. One thousand (JO00) feet, on a horizontal plane, to the structure of an existing single-family detached dwelling; iii. One thousand (1000) feet, on a horizontal plane, to any structure in an Historic District, or listed, or eligible to be listed, on the state or federal Register of Historic Places: iv. a Massachusetts or federally regulated bordering, vegetated wetland; v. a Massachusetzs certified vernal pool; vi, the habitat of any Massachusetts lis~ed rare or endangered wildlife or rare plant species; (k) New personal wireless commzmication facilities in or on art existing, suitable, non- residential structure or tower for which an occupancy permit was issued as of January 1, 2000 shall be located at least: i. five hundred (500) feet, on a horizontal plane~ fi'om any existing structm-e which is, or is able to be, occupied or habitable on the property of a child care facility or school: ii. three hundred (300) feet, on a horizontal plane, from thc structure of an existing single-~hmily detached dwelling; or iii. three hundred ('300) feet, on a horizontal plane, from any structure in a Historic District or listed (or eligible to be Ifsted) on the State or Federal Register of Historic Places. (l) The following locations are ranked in order of preference and are encouraged: i. personal wireless con'm~urhcation facilily sites that are most distant fi'om single-family detached dwellings and schools. ii. municipa.1 lands which comply with other requirements of flais section. iii. where the visual impact of towers can be minimized by the use of camouflage, stealth design or other innovative measures to reduce, elmainate or disguise the negative visual impa,ct. iv. fille~- sites to provide adequate coverag~ without requiting new towers. 70