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Regulatory Authority: Devens Enterprise Commission
Agency Contact: Peter C. Lowitt
Phone: 978.772.8831 ext 3313
Address: 33 Andrews Parkway, Devens, MA 01434
Massachusetts Register Number 1211
Effective Date: June 2012

974 CMR 10.00 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

10.07 Dimensions of wireless communications facilities

  1. The base of the facility may occupy no more than five hundred (500') square feet.

  2. Unless the DEC or the Director determines there are exceptional circumstances (set forth below) , the maximum height limits for various types of facilities are as follows:

      (a) Towers
      From grade to highest point of structure
      100'
      (b) All Other Facilities
      and support buildings
      Height as per
      By-Laws, Exhibit B and Article IX. Section C
      (c) Water tank-mounted antennas12' above top of tank

  3. Exceptional circumstances include, but are not limited to the following:

    1. A taller facility results in a broader service area and eliminates the need for another tower.

    2. The tower cannot be seen from any abutting or nearby street or way.

    3. Topography and vegetation minimize the "apparent height" of the tower so that it would seem to be of conforming height.


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