[Added 1-4-1999 by Ord. No. 99-021]
This article provides for the regulation and restriction of the construction, erection, installation, placement and/or use of wireless communications service facilities (WCSF) and the protection of the general public from the impact associated with WCSF. It is the purpose of this article to:
A. 
Minimize the adverse impacts of WCSF on adjacent properties and residential neighborhoods.
B. 
Limit the City-wide overall number and height of WCSF to what is essential.
C. 
Encourage the most appropriate use of the land and maintain the residential character of the City.
D. 
Promote shared use of existing WCSF to reduce the need for new facilities.
E. 
Guide sound development while promoting the health, safety and general welfare of the City consistent with applicable federal law.
Wireless communications service facilities lawfully in existence before the effective date of this article shall be maintained and shall be kept in good condition. The City of Melrose Building Commissioner shall receive at least 30 days' notice of the intent to discontinue use of any WCSF. A WCSF that is unused or abandoned for a period of 90 days must be removed by the property owner and the property restored to its natural condition. Any construction shall be governed by this chapter.[1] This article does not apply to the construction or use of facilities by a conforming federally licensed amateur radio[2] used in accordance with said license as protected by MGL c. 40A, § 3, or television antennas, including satellite dishes which are accessory to a residential use and protected by federal law.
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 235-73, Wireless communications service facilities.
[2]
Editor's Note: So in original. See MGL c. 40A, § 3, which refers to an "amateur radio operator."