Applications to erect, install, attach, or modify wireless telecommunications facilities on privately owned parcels and structures shall require a special use permit issued by the Board, unless exempted under § 142-3 or classified as an eligible facility or small wireless facility under Article IV of this chapter. New towers shall be subject to the provisions of Article III of this chapter. Any person who fails and/or neglects to file an application for a building permit and/or a special use permit and secure all necessary approvals and permits before the commencement of work shall be deemed to be in violation of this chapter and shall be subject to the fines and penalties set forth herein.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, an application to construct a wireless telecommunications facility shall comply with all requirements of Chapter 86 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, Article VIII of this chapter and the requirements, rules and regulations of the Department of Buildings. All applications shall be filed with the Department of Buildings along with a non-refundable application fee and refundable consultant escrow deposit in accordance with § 142-25F herein.
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Public hearing; notice. All applications before the Board shall be determined after a public hearing conducted in accordance with the requirements of Articles XXVI and XXVII of the Building Zone Ordinance and Article 16 of the Town Law of the State of New York.
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Applications for a special use permit issued by the Board shall run concurrently with the Department of Buildings review of the application and shall be administered so that determinations can be made at approximately the same time to the extent practicable.
The application can be approved or denied, in whole or in part, with or without conditions as deemed advisable by the Board in accordance with state and federal law. The Board shall have all of the powers vested in it by law. Any person who fails and/or neglects to comply with the conditions of approval shall be deemed to be in violation of this chapter and shall be subject to the fines and penalties set forth herein.
All wireless telecommunications facilities shall be maintained in a safe and proper manner and shall be in compliance with all conditions of the Board's approval, building permit, as well as with all applicable Town, state and federal laws, rules and regulations, without exception. Any person who commits an offense against the provisions of this section shall be deemed to be in violation of this chapter and shall be subject to the fines and penalties set forth herein. Any failure of the Town to enforce compliance with such approval or any applicable law, rule or regulation shall not relieve the applicant of its obligations under the code, any permit or approval issued, or other applicable law.