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Conservation panel approves redesigned 96-foot monopole at 1044 Route 28
Summary
The Yarmouth Port Conservation Commission approved a redesign of a permitted wireless communications facility that replaces a clocktower-style structure with a 96-foot steel monopole, shifting the compound and driveway to reduce flood-zone impact; the approval includes special conditions and a requirement for fence detail.
Jeff Mason of Lucas Environmental LLC presented a redesign for the permitted wireless communications facility at 1044 Route 28, telling the Conservation Commission the fenced compound was shifted 22 feet west and the driveway moved 20 feet south to reduce impacts in the flood zone. He said the new design replaces the previously proposed clocktower with a 96-foot steel monopole and reduces disturbed hardscape in the flood zone by 328 square feet.
Commissioner Elly Tierney asked about a site-work note concerning underground utilities. Mason said there is an existing utility easement that has not changed and that he believes all utilities have been inventoried and that Dig Safe protocols will be followed. The filing notes at least three antennas on the tower, including RF equipment used by the town for emergency services and space for multiple carriers.
Commission staff raised a detail omission for the compound fencing: spacing of slats was not provided. Staff warned that if the fence were a solid stockade type, it would require clearance; Mason said the fence will include slats allowing floodwater to pass, which he said would eliminate a need for clearance below the fence.
Following discussion of the revised siting and design, Commissioner Jack Frost moved to issue an Amended Order of Conditions (AOOC) including special conditions; Commissioner Paul Huggins seconded the motion and the commission carried the motion 7-0.
The AOOC requires the applicant to provide the missing fence detail and to follow any other standard conditions the conservation staff identifies in the red-lined plan. No changes to the stormwater-management measures were reported in the hearing; the commission recorded the reduced hardscape figure and the relocation of compound and driveway as part of its decision.
The commission’s action was procedural and did not change the stated use of the site. The AOOC is subject to the commission’s standard compliance and inspection conditions.
