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Starks Planning Board debates expanding definition of 'expansion' in wireless ordinance
Summary
The Starks Planning Board on July 3 reviewed a proposed edit to the town's Wireless Communication Ordinance that would explicitly classify additions such as antennas and towers on existing structures as 'expansion.' The board discussed wording but did not take a vote.
The Starks Planning Board reviewed proposed language to broaden the town's Wireless Communication Ordinance so that additions to existing structures would be treated as expansions.
The change under discussion would add to Section 5 (5.1 Approvals Required) the sentence: "Expansion includes the addition of antennas, towers, or other devices to an existing structure." Board members discussed how that definition would affect permit approvals for colocations and equipment mounts on buildings and other structures.
The proposed wording is intended to make clear whether modifications that add telecommunications equipment require the same approvals as a new structure. The minutes record the discussion of the specific insertion into paragraph A of Section 5 but do not show a formal motion or vote on the amendment.
No formal vote on the ordinance language was recorded in the minutes. The item was discussed and then the board moved on to other ordinance matters.
