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SPECIAL PROVISIONS Any decision by the Board to deny a special permit under this Section shall be in conformance with thc Act, in r. hat it shall be in writin§ and supported by substantial evidence contained in a written record. 7. 8.5 Monitoring and evaluation of tempi&ncc: Pre-testing and post-testing (including monitoring) shall be required and in accordance with the Office of Engineering Technology Bulletin 65 "Evaluating Complim~ce the FCC Guidelines for lluman Exposure to Radi0tYequency Electromagnetic Fields" and as defined in "A Local Government Guide re Transmitting Antem]a RI: Emission Safety: Rules, Procedures, and Practical Guidance". (a) Stmctm'.q Inspection: The tower owner(s) shall pay for an independent licensed professional structural cngi~leer to conduct inspection of the tower's structural integrity and safety. Pre-existing guyed towers shall be inspected every tlu'ee years. Monopoles and non-guyed lattice towers shall be inspected every five years. A report of the inspection results shall be prepared by thc structural engineer and submiacd to the Building Inspector, [he Town Clerk and the Planning Board. Any modification of ~m .existing facility, that increases tower dimensions or antenna numbers or type shall require a new structural inspection. (b) Unsafe Structure: Should the inspection of any tower reveal any stmctnral defect(s) that, in the opinion of the independent structural engineer, render(s) the tower unsafe, the following actions shall be taken. Within ten business days of written notification of unsafe structure, fl~e owner(s) of thc tower shall submit a plan to remediate the structural defect(s). This plan shall bc initiated within ten business days of the submission of the remediation plan and completed as soon as reasonably possible. 7.8.6. Removal requirements: Any personal wireless communication facility that ceases to operate for a period of one year shall be removed. Cease to operate is defined as not performirtg the normal functions associated with the personal wireless cormnunication facility and its equipment on a continuous and ongoing basis for a period of one year. At the time of removal, the facility site shall be remediated such thru all personal wkeless communication facility improvemel~ts that have ceased to operate at-e removed. If all facilities on a toxver have ceased to operate, the tower (including the fore, darien to depth of three feet below grade) shall also be removed and the site shall be revegetatcd by the owner of the tower. Existing trees shall only be removed if necessary to complete the required removal. The applicant shall, as a condition of the special permit, provide a finm~cial surety or other ['oma of finm~cjal guarantee acceptable to the Bom'd, to cover the cost of removal of the facility and the remediation of the landscape, should the facility cease to operatel 73