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Cambridge BZA approves Verizon antenna upgrade on Mount Auburn Street with reporting conditions
Summary
The Cambridge BZA approved a special permit Dec. 11 allowing Verizon to replace 12 existing antennas at 330 Mount Auburn St.; conditions require work to match submitted photo simulations, ongoing maintenance, removal if unused for six months, and filing federal emissions reports with Inspectional Services within 10 business days.
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously Thursday to allow Verizon Wireless to replace existing rooftop/wall‑mounted antennas at 330 Mount Auburn Street with upgraded equipment, subject to several conditions including periodic reporting to city Inspectional Services.
Tim Twardowski of Robinson & Cole presented the application for Verizon, describing a straightforward replacement of the 12 existing antennas (three sectors of four antennas each) using the existing pipe mounts and photo simulations submitted with the application. He said the project also was filed as an eligible facilities request under section 6409 of the Spectrum Act to cover co‑location and replacement on an existing approved site.
Chair Jim Monteverdi read the board—onditions, which require that the work proceed in accordance with the plans and photo simulations initialed by the chair; that the petitioner maintain the appearance and visual impact consistent with the photo simulations; and that, if the petitioner ceases to use the approved equipment for six continuous months, it must remove the equipment and restore the building to its prior condition. The decision also requires the petitioner to file with the Inspectional Services Department any reports it files with federal authorities regarding electromagnetic emissions from the site, no later than 10 business days after the federal filing; failure to timely file those reports would ipso facto terminate the special permit.
Twardowski acknowledged those requirements and the board voted on a roll call: Carol Agate, Zaria Miranda, Michael LaRosa, Daniel Gonzales and Jim Monteverdi recorded affirmative votes and the relief was granted (5–0).
