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PLANNING &ZONING COMMISSION
APPLICATION FORM RECEIVED _
Application No: -�9 N.CIV- 2 $ 2005
Official Receipt Date: ..
Receipt No: SOUTH 0030R PLAKNJN IEPF;
APPLICANT: Mitchell Property Group, LLC c/o Wayne Christopher Gerlt
PROJECT NAME: Laidlaw Communication Tower, 38 Ident Road
c/o Wayne Christopher Gerlt
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1132, South Windsor, CT 06074
OWNER OF RECORD ON LAND RECORDS: Mitchell Property Group, LLC
ADDRESS: c/o Wayne Christopher Gerlt, Esq., P.O. Box 1132, -South Windsor, CT 06074
COMPLETE LOCATION OF PROPERTY: 38 Ident Road
ASSESSOR'S MAP # PARCEL# 43 ZONE I
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NAME, ADDRESS, TEL&FAX# OF PERSON TO WHOM INQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED:
Wayne Christopher Gerlt, Esquire Tel.: (860) 644-2565
P. 0. Box 1132, South Windsor, CT 06074 Fax: (860) 644-2567
Estimated presentation time: 1/2 hour
THIS APPLICATION IS FOR: (Check all that apply):
❑ Zone Change to (Public Hearing required and Certified letter to abutters required)
❑ Subdivision/Resubdivision ❑ Open Space Subdivision (Public Hearing Required)
❑ Subdivision ❑ Minor ❑ Major
❑ Resubdivision (Public Hearing Required) ❑ Minor❑ Major
❑ Conditional Approval
❑ Special Exception to Article (Public Hearing, Certified letter to abutters required)
® Site Plan of Development- Modification
❑ General Plan of Development
❑ Earth Filling (Sec. 15) and/or Earth Removal (Sec. 14 - Public Hearing Required)
❑ Regulation Amendment ❑Zoning . ❑ Subdivision
(Attach proposed amendment) (Public Hearing Required)
❑ Temporary and Conditional Permit for(Public Hearing Required)
❑ In Law apartment/Accessory Apartment(Public Hearing Required)
❑ Major Home Occupation for(Public Hearing Required)
❑ Other(explain in detail)
An Applicatio ding sign is required to be posted on the property for all applications ten (10) days
prior to being heard by the Commission.
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MITCHELL PROPERTY GROUP LLC
�f By:
S' to Applic Sign re of Property Owner
Wayne Christop r Gerlt
Dustin Mitchell, Member
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Section XVI: Commercial Wireless Telecommunication Sites
SECTION XVI: COMMERCIAL WIRELESS TELECOM-
MUNICATION SITES
16. 0 COMMERCIAL WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SITES
16.1 Purpose.
The purpose of this regulation is to provide for the establishment and/or expansion of cellular
telephone, mobile radio communication systems within the Town of South Windsor while pro-
tecting neighborhoods and minimizing the adverse visual and operational effects of wireless
telecommunications facilities through careful design, siting and screening. This regulation has
been designed to be in compliance with the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
A facility may be approved after special exception application, following a public hearing pur-
suant to consideration of criteria enumerated in these regulations. Such uses will be allowed
when the Commission has determined that:
a. There will be minimal adverse effects on uses in the area; 4u-. _
b. Surrounding property values will be conserved and the character of the neighborhood will
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not be unduly disrupted; �. 1 �J 404,
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c. The land is physically suited for such use and minimal adverse environmental and aesthetic
impacts are created,including but not limited to:
1. whether alternate sites were exhausted 11N►. Gv�;, yl�
2. what lies within the fall zone of a tower
3. existence of endangered species /WAT
4. whether other development is being proposed or considered at or near the site /YU
5. historical, architectural, and archaeological sites listed on the National Register or the
State Register of Historic Places,or eligible for listing on them AA„A W_
6. effect on bird habitats
7. length.of access road—the longer it is, the more destructive of bird and animal sanctu-
aries, ..of
more stormwater runoff is generated,and v
8. psychological injury that could result if a major natural area were intruded upon..Y/,Q
d. Public health and safety will not be adversely affected.
More specifically this regulation has been developed in order to:
a. Maximize use of existing and a roved to rs and other structures to accommodate new
antennas and Uransmitters in order a the number of communication towers needed to
serve the community; y��Q.
b. Encourage providers to co-locate, eir facilities a single site; y jjy
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c. Site facXdam
w visually prominen dge Iines;
d. Minimiztion of facilitie n visually sensitive areas;
e. Encourae sign easures to camouflage facilities;
f. Protect hd re ' tial areas from potential adverse impacts of communication tow-
ers;
g. Avoid poage to adjac t properties from tower failure through engineering and
careful siwer structures.h. Mini ace with existi ng na 1 scenic vistas.
16.2 Location Preferences.
The locations for siting the equipment involved in receiving or transmitting electromagnetic
waves associated with commercial wireless telecommunication services are listed below in or-
der of preference.
a. On existing structures such as buildings,water towers and utility poles;. existing or previ-
ously-approved towers
b. On new towers with visual mitigation in commercial and industrial districts.
c. On new towers located in commercial or industrial zones.
d. In locations where the existing topography, vegetation,buildings or other structures provide
the greatest amount of screening.
e. On new towers less than 60 feet in height located in residential zones.
f. On new towers 60 feet or greater in height located in residential districts.
16.3 General Requirements
a. Application for any PCS facility shall be made by a licensed carrier only.
b. Antennas and towers may be considered either a principle or accessory use. An existing
telecommunications facility or other use on the site shall not necessarily preclude the loca-
tion of a new facility on the site, if the new facility meets the intent, standards and the re-
quirements of these regulations.
c. The height of the tower to be constructed shall not exceed 175 feet.
d. No commercial wireless telecommunication site shall be located within 1,000 feet of a
playground or school primarily attended by persons under 18 years of age. P_kI
e. No commercial wireless telecommunication site shall be located within 500 feet of a resi- Ok
dence.
f. No tower shall be located within 1,000 feet of the boundary of an approved historic district. 0�_*
g. No lights shall be mounted on proposed towers unless otherwise required by the FAA. No
strobe lighting is permitted
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h. Towers not requiring special FAA-
blue,gray or black painting°r rn�kmgs shall be painted a non-contrasting
L No tower shall be located on municipally owned land designated as open space except b vk
the Town as the applicant. Y
j• All towers shall be a monopole design and shall be designed to collapse upon themselves.
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ion may require that monopoles be of such design and treated with an archi-
tectural material so that it is camouflaged.Antennas or equipment buildings/boxes mounted
to or on buildings or structures shall to the !t'�il'
design of such building' greatest degree possible blend with the color and
g Roof mounted antenna shall not exceed 10 feet above the height of
the building and should be set back on the building so that it is visually less noticeable.
!. Any proposed tower shall be designed in all respects to accommodate both the applicants
antennas and comparable antennas for at least two additional users if the tower is over 150
feet in height. The Commission may require the tower to be of such design as to allow for Nf�
fume rearrangement of antennas upon the tower and to accommodate antennas mounted at
varying heights.
m. Each tower site must be served by a driveway with parking for at least one vehicle.
n• All dish antennas shall be of mesh construction in conjunction with an application for a
• permitted use and the Commission in conjunction_with an application for a special permit.Nl�'
feet.
o. Dish antennas shall not exceed 3 feet in diameter. panel antennas shall not exceed 2 X 6 .r j
p. No proposed commercial wireless telecommunication site shall be designed,located or -
erated as to interfere with existing or proposed public safety communications.
q. The design of all commercial wireless telecommunication sites shall comply with the stan-
dards Promulgated by the FCC for non-ionizing electromagnetic emissions. In the absence
of such standards sites shall comply with standards set by the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers for safe human.exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic /
Approved tower owners shall submit an annual report detailing the gn fields.
measurement and future projection of the measurement of radio frequency emissions.
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r. All utilities proposed to serve a commercial wireless telecommunication site shall be in- n c.
stalled underground unless otherwise approved by the Commission. 1
s. All generators installed in conjunction with any commercial wireless telecommunication site
shall comply with all State and local noise regulations.
16.4 Bulk Requirements
a. Lot Size. Wireless telecommunication sites containing a freestanding tower shall not be lo-
cated on any lot less than*20,000 square feet in area. Where it is proposed that such a wire- le
less telecommunication site occupy a lot as a principle use the minimum lot size shall be
equal to that required for the underlying zone or 20,000 square feet,whichever is greater.
b. Setbacks
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Ph�rll"is Mann Re Appl#05:69P, Laidlaw Communication Tower
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From: Bob Deptula
To: Mann, Phyllis
Date: 12/1/05 4:13PM
Subject: Re:Appl#05-69P, Laidlaw Communication Tower
no comments
>>> Phyllis Mann 12/01/05 03:31 PM >>>
Attached
Appl #05-69P, Laidlaw Communications Tower
12-13-05
Planning Department Report
1. Request for site plan modification to construct a communications tower at 38
Ident Road, I zone. The tower is for the sole use of Laidlaw Bus Company for
school bus dispatching. The provisions of Section 16, Commercial Wireless
Telecommunication Sites, does not appear to apply to this application as this
application is not for personal communications system (PCS) submitted by a
licensed PCS carrier, which is the type of tower specifically regulated by
Section 16.
2. A variance was granted on December 1 to allow the tower to be located 3 feet
from the property line instead of the required 10' side yard setback.
3. T ower is a was- iou y-used-at-the--
o -D on-4f4he-eu.r rt-menopole:--Tire-latti-ee4owor was
donated,to..,the.busAc-Grnpany by-the-Palire—mpartffe-tit
4. It appears that the tower has bee6� situated so that it has a clear fall zone.
5. If approved, the Planning Dept has no requested approval modifications.
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December 19, 2005
Mitchell Property Group, LLC
c/o Wayne Christoper Gerlt, Esq.
PO Box 1132
South Windsor, CT 06074
Dear Attorney Gerlt:
Re: Appl#Appl. 05-69P, Laidlaw Communications Tower Site Plan
We are pleased to advise you that the Planning&Zoning Commission voted on December 13, 2005 to approve
with modifications the above referenced application for a Site Plan of Development.
This approval is for a Site Plan modification for the construction of a 120' communications tower on property
located at 38 Ident Road, I zone as revised. This approval is subject to the following modifications:
1. No building permit will be issued until the final mylars have been filed in the Town Clerk's office.
2. All plans used in the field by the developer must bear the stamp and authorized signature of the Town of
South Windsor.
3. The building street number must be included on the final plan.
4. The tower must be moved to the north so that it has a clear fall zone.
Black and white transparent mylar of Sheet 2 with the above modifications, together with three blueprint copies
of the entire set of plans must be submitted to this Commission within 30 days to be stamped and signed: The
letters of approval of this Commission must be reproduced on the mylar.
After the mylars have been signed by the Commission, they will be returned to you for filing in the Office of the
Town Clerk. After filing these plans, a copy of the receipt must be submitted to the Planning Department.
Very truly yours,
Patrick Kennedy
Planning and Zoning Commission
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Cc: Town Engineer
Chief Building Official