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policy framework to guide the Ordinance update and
WHEREAS the intent of the Master Plan is to balance the goals of providing good cell phone service
with minimizing impacts from telecommunication facilities on neighborhoods and the community and
WHEREAS effective planning can potentially minimize the number of facilities by increasing
collocation opportunities and
WHEREAS the Master Plan works to achieve the balance by planning for wellsited well designed
and inconspicuous telecommunication facilities that fit within the community and
WHEREAS the development of the Master Plan involved technical analysis on existing coverage and
reasonable projections for facility expansion creating inventories of existing facilities public meetings
with interactive keypad polling and online preference surveys and
WHEREAS the Master Plan combines local land use planning strategies with industryaccepted radio
frequency engineering standards to identify lowimpact sites for new telecommunication facilities to
meet the growing demand for service and
WHEREAS the Master Plan establishes policies recommendations and design standards to guide
decisions regarding facility siting and implementation measures and
WHEREAS the Planning and Zoning Board held a public comment session on April 11 2013 and May 9
2013 to receive input on the proposed Master Plan and
WHEREAS the Planning and Zoning Board forwarded a recommendation of approval to the Town
Council and
WHEREAS the Town Council received the Planning and Zoning Board recommendation at its Briefing
Meeting on June 11 2013 and
WHEREAS the Town Council provided an opportunity for public input on the proposed Master Plan on
June 25 2013
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