Over the past several years, dating back to when I was first elected onto the Board of Aldermen in 2006, I have personally dealt with Telecommunications Companies attempting to place monopoles in residential neighborhoods, or abutting said neighborhoods; including Coburn Woods, Holden Farm and the Country Barn Motel to name a few. This Ordinance is has been brought forward to restrict the placement of the telecommunications towers in residential zones.
Tonight, December 14, 2010, the Board of Aldermen will hear this Ordinance for its 1st Reading…upon being assigned to an Aldermanic Committee further discussion will take place prior to it returning to the full Board of Aldermen for adoption.
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please don’t hesitate to contact me.
In the Year Two Thousand and Ten
The City of Nashua ordains that Chapter 190 “Land Use” Part 2 “Zoning Districts and Supplemental Use Regulations”, is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article III “Base Districts”, Section 190-15 “Permitted uses”, Table 15-1 “Use Matrix” delete the struck-through language and add the language in underline as follows:
2. Article VI “Supplemental Use Regulations”, Section 190-38 “Communication towers and antennae”, Sections A and B delete the struck-through language and add the new language in underline as follows:
“A. City-wide tower and antenna location plan. A City-wide tower and antenna location plan for all communications towers and antennas anticipated by the applicant must be submitted by the applicant prior to or at the time of the application to the Planning Board. The planning staff shall review the proposed plan to ensure its consistency with
the provisions of Ord. No. O-97-185, and specificallythis subsection and the purpose statement recited above. Said plan shall then be forwarded to the Planning Board with a recommendation from the staff. Upon approval of the Planning Board, all antennas shall be installed consistent with said plan. Any amendment to the plan shall be reviewed by the planning staff for consistency with the original plan, including but not limited to such factors as number, type, and location of antennas, and forwarded to the Planning Board with any future requests for exceptions based on the plan, along with the recommendation of the staff regarding the amendment to the plan.B. Standards. No
conditional use permitspecial exception application shall be approved by thePlanning BoardZoning Board of Adjustment unless the communications tower complies with the criteria established in Subsections C through L of this section. The Planning Board Zoning Board of Adjustment may waive the requirements of Subsections C (location) and E (height) to the extent necessary to resolve any gap in service where required by the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Administrative Officer shall provide notification as required by RSA 12-K:7(I).”
