2012-11-01 Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes

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Town of Reading ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes of November 1, 2012 „7D JJ. Members Present: Damase Caouette, Chairman 2011 C_ C 20 A 11: 22 John Jarema Robert Redfern John Miles Kathleen Hackett David Traniello Members Absent: None A meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts beginning at 7:00 P.M. Case # 12 -15 A Public Hearing on the petition of Metro PCS who seeks a Special Permit under Section 4.3.5 of the zoning bylaws in order to expand a commercial communication structure on the property located at One General Way in Reading, Massachusetts. Brian Wilson of Metro PCS outlined the history of this property and how they had previously been granted a Special Permit for six antennas by the Zoning Board of Appeals but had only installed three. They now want to add two newer type antennas to the already installed ones on the smokestack. These new antennas are smaller and will not be an obvious change. These two new ones (for site to site communication to increase speed) are just a minor modification to the already installed antennas. The Chairman read a memo from the Building Inspector stating that he had no objections to the proposal. The Board members had a few questions for Mr. Wilson. Mr. Jarema wanted to know how often and how much equipment would eventually be on the smoke stack. The main question was would they remove the older obsolete equipment when they modify with newer equipment. There was some concern as to what was the capacity of the smoke stack. Mr. Wilson said he did not know but expected that Metro PCS would be back in the future for additional modernization as newer options become available. These present changes would not be visible. Mr. Redfern said it was good that Metro PCS knows they need to come before the Board for any changes. November 1, 2012 ZBA Meeting