[Massplanners] Eligible Facilities Requests and local approvals

[Maria De La Fuente]

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me whether a wireless eligible facilities request can
require a special permit (that may not be denied and must be approved?). We
have a local bylaw that says that adding antennas to a pre-existing tower
triggers a new SP for wireless towers. However, the FCC's regulations say a
municipality "cannot deny and must approve" eligible facility requests. I
am also aware of the shot clock deadline.

There's a 2000 SP for this project that expired in 2005-- it was supposed
to be renewed every 5 years.

TLDR How does your town handle eligible facilities requests? BP or some
Board approval?
Maria De La Fuente
Medfield Director of Land Use and Planning
459 Main Street
Medfield, MA  02052
(508) 906-3027
mdelafuente at medfield.net <sraposa at medfield.net>

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