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TOWNOFWHATELY; |  ROGERP.LIPTON,DEBRACARNEY,ANDROBERTSMITHinTheir D  CapacitiesasMembersoftheZONINGBOARDOFAPPEALSOFTHETOWN (x  OFWHATELY;  \  FREDBARDWELL,PETERDEGREGORIO,ANITAHUSTED,NICOLASJONESAND $ JOHNTORCIAinTheirCapacitiesasMembersoftheWHATELY  PLANNINGBOARD;  ЀANDEDWARDH.BERMANANDJULIAC.BERMAN, d Defendants H AA1) xdE0xA ` PRETRIALCONFERENCEMEMORANDUM #s AA1) xdE0xA ;    I.AGREEDFACTSINAFORMSUITABLEFORSUBMISSIONASANEXHIBIT @ ATTRIAL  $ 1.0   XkXX%XkThisisanappealfromthedecisionoftheZoningBoardof  ! AppealsoftheTownofWhately( ZBA)inwhichtheZBA d!" votedtorescindaBuildingPermitissuedtotheplaintiff :"# fortheconstructionofanamateurradiotowerantenna #`$ structure.#6%(#(# 2.0  Theplaintiff,RICHARDCHEDESTER,is,andatallrelevant0@8" % ' timeshasbeen,anaturalpersonresidingat260Haydenville h&!( Road,Whately,Massachusetts( thelocus).>'")(#(# 3.0  Thedefendant,TOWNOFWHATELY,is,andatallrelevant (:$+ timeshasbeen,amunicipalcorporationexistingunderthe )%, lawsoftheCommonwealthofMassachusetts,locatedat218 *%- ChestnutPlainRoad,Whately,Franklin County, l+&. Massachusetts.P,'/(#(# Ї4.0  Thedefendants,ROGERP.LIPTON,9LaurelMountainRoad,  DEBRACARNEY,15LaurelMountainRoad,P.O.Box238,and  ROBERTSMITH,303LongPlainRoadarenaturalpersonswho, \ forthepurposesofthisaction,constitutetheZONINGBOARD 2 OFAPPEALSOFTHETOWNOFWHATELY.Theaddressessetforth X abovearealllocatedinWhately,Massachusetts,although . themailingaddressesforthedefendantsLiptonandSmith   arelocatedinHaydenvilleandSouthDeerfield,   Massachusetts,respectively.TheZBAmembersarenamed `  hereinsolelyintheirofficialcapacities.6  (#(# 5.0  Thedefendants,FREDBARDWELL,159HaydenvilleRoad,P.O.  2  Box83,PETERDEGREGORIO,123ChristianLane,P.O.Box131,   ANITAHUSTED,121ChestnutPlainRoad,P.O.Box145,NICOLAS   JONES,175ChestnutPlainRoad,P.O.Box515,andJOHN d  TORCIA,11LaurelMountain,P.O.Box108,arenatural :  personswho,forthepurposesofthisaction,constitutethe `  PLANNINGBOARDOFTHETOWNOFWHATELY( PlanningBoard). 6 Theresidentialandmailingaddressessetforthaboveare   alllocatedinWhately,Massachusetts.ThePlanningBoard  membersarenamedhereinsolelyintheirofficial h capacities.>(#(# 6.0  Thedefendants,EDWARDH.BERMANANDJULIAC.BERMAN( the : Bermans),arenaturalpersonsresidingat60Masterson  Road,Whately,Massachusetts.(#(# #%XkXX Xks# II.STATEMENTOFWHATEACHPARTYEXPECTSTHEEVIDENCETOSHOW  B  PLAINTIFF'SSTATEMENTOFTHEEVIDENCE  L Theplaintiffholdsrecordtitletothelocusjointlywithhis  wife,JacquelineKennedy.   Theplaintiffisalicensedamateurradiooperatorandprivate, 8!" noncommercialamateur(alsoknownas"ham")radiostationowner, "^# holdinganamateurradiooperatorlicenseandtheamateurradio "4$ stationlicensewiththecalllettersKB1IPR,bothissuedbythe # % FCC. $& OnoraboutAugust14,2002,theplaintiffappliedforabuilding <&!( permitfromtheWhatelyInspectorofBuildingsforthe 'b") constructionofanamateurradiotoweronthelocus. '8#* OnoraboutAugust21,2002,theWhatelyInspectorofBuildings )$, issuedthebuildingpermitfortheproposedtower. j*%- Thelocusisapproximately10acresinareaandisheavily ,f'/ wooded.Theproposedantennawouldbelocatedapproximately500  feetfromHaydenvilleRoadand500feetfromthenearest  residentialneighbor.Thetowerwouldbe140feetinheight. \ OnoraboutOctober28,2002,theBermanspurportedtoappealthe X issuanceofthebuildingpermittotheZBA. . OnoraboutOctober28,2002,thePlanningBoardpurportedto   appealtheissuanceofthebuildingpermittotheZBA. `  OnoraboutNovember21andDecember5,2002,theZBAhelda  \  consolidatedhearingonthepurportedappealsfiledbythe  2  BermansandthePlanningBoard.   Afterhearing,theZBAvotedtorevokethebuildingpermit. d  Thebasisforthedecisiontorevokethebuildingpermitwasthat `  thesupportstructurefortheantennaexceededthe35footheight 6 limitationcontainedin171-9(C)oftheWhatelyZoningBylaw   ("thebylaw").     `    Thebylaw,onitsfaceandasappliedbytheZBA,containsa > fixedandunvarying35-footlimitontheheightofstructures d whichmaybeerectedandmaintainedwithinWhately,including : structuressupportingprivateamateurradioantennas.  ThedecisionoftheZBAfailedtoreasonablyaccommodatethe l amateurradioantennaproposedtobebuiltbytheplaintiffand B itdidnotapplytheminimumpracticalregulationtoaccomplish h theTown'slegitimatepurposesinregulatingtheheightofthe > plaintiff'sproposedradioantenna.  Theheightlimitationcontainedinthebylawanditsapplication p  bytheZBAareunreasonableandarbitraryinthattheyso F ! restrictplaintiff'sabilitytoreceiveandtransmitradio !l" communicationswithinthetermsofhisfederallygrantedamateur !B# radiolicensesastoconstituteadenialthereof. "$  XkXX%XkTheplaintiffassertsthattheWhatelyZoningBylaw,which t$& containsafixedandunvaryingheightlimitation,andthe J% ' decisionoftheZBAapplyingtheprovisionsofthebylaw,violate  &p!( the reasonableaccommodationrequirementsofFederallaw,47 &F") CFR97.15(b),andthe minimumpracticalregulation '#* requirementofFederalandstatelaw.Id.;M.G.L.c.40A,3.#%XkXX Xk;#Ԁ (#+ Arealandjusticiableconflictdividesthepartiesasto1)the T*%- applicabilityoftheCommunicationsActof1934,asamended,47 *+z&. U.S.C.151etseq.,andtheregulationspromulgated ,P'/ thereunder,47CFR97.15and101F.C.C.2d952,and2)the  applicabilityofM.G.L.c.40A,3.  Theplaintiffisentitledtoajudgmentdeclaringthat171-9 2 (C)oftheWhatelyZoningBylaw,onitsfaceandasappliedby X theZBA,isinconflictwithandpreemptedbytheCommunications . Actof1934,asamended,47U.S.C.151etseq.,andthe   regulationspromulgatedthereunder,47CFR97.15and101   F.C.C.2d952;and `  Theplaintiffisentitledtoajudgmentdeclaringthat171-9  \  (C)oftheWhatelyZoningBylaw,onitsfaceandasappliedby  2  theZBA,violatestheprovisionsofM.G.L.c.40A,3;and   Theplaintiffisentitledtoajudgmentdeclaringthatthe d  applicationof171-9(C)oftheWhatelyZoningBylawbytheZBA :  inthiscaserestedonalegallyuntenablegroundinasmuchasthe `  heightlimitation,byitsterms,doesnotapplytoantennas. 6 Theplaintifffurtherexpectstheevidencetoshowthatthe  decisionoftheZBAwasarbitrary,capriciousandrestedupona h legallyuntenableground,andtherefor,theplaintiffisentitled > toajudgmentannullingthedecisionoftheZBAandthereby d reinstatingthebuildingpermit. :  DEFENDANTSSTATEMENTSOFTHEEVIDENCE     Pleaseseeattachedaddendafromthedefendants. P 0  0` (#(# DEFENDANTSBERMANSSTATEMENTOFTHEEVIDENCEL` (#` (#  TheFCChasmadeit100%clearthatlocalboardsmayregulatethe  heightofantennasandsuchregulationisnotanFCCissue.   Thisisthethresholdissueinthiscase. F!" AlthoughplaintiffwouldliketomadetheCourtthinkthatthe "B$ Whatelybylawlimitsantennaheights,nothingcouldbefurther #% fromthetruth. $& Infact,theWhatelybylawpermitsantennasofunlimitedheights. J&!( ThisisanappealfromthedecisionoftheZoningBoardof 'F#* AppealsoftheTownofWhately(hereaftersometimesreferredto ($+ astheZBA)inwhichtheZBArevokedabuildingpermitissuedto )$, theplaintifftoconstructan"amateurradiotower"(thebuilding x*%- permitdidnotprovideforconstructionofasupporting N+&. structure). $,t'/ ЇTheso-called"amateurradiotower"wastobe140feettall,100  feettallerthananybuildinginWhatelyexceptthe  CongregationalChurchandfivetimestallerthantheaveragetwo \ storyhouseinWhately. 2 Furthermore,thesupportingstructureforthis"amateurradio . tower"seeminglyrequiredtonsofpouredconcreteandsupporting   triangularsupportsnearlytwentyfeetapart.   Althoughtheplaintiffboughthisstructureonaninternet 6   auctionforamodestprice,this"amateurradiotower"probably  \  wouldhavecostintheareaof$100,000.00atthetimeitwas  2  originallybuilt.   Basedonplaintiff'sowndocuments,this"amateurradiotower" d  hadtobebroughtinonaflat-bedtrailertruckandwould :  requireover160hourstoerect. `  Thetowerwouldbelocatedonapristinewoodedhillandwould   rise80to100feetovertheexistingtreeline.Itwouldbe  visibleformilesaround. h WhileMr.Chedesterwouldliketocharacterizehis140tall d structureasan"amateurradiotower,"itisnotand,infact, : wouldbeastructuralmonstrositywhichshouldratherbe  characterizedasan"eyesore"totallyoutofcharacterwiththe  TownofWhatelyandindeedtotallyoutofcharacterwithallof l FranklinCountyandwithallofthewesternhalfofHampshire B Countywhichitabuts. h TheTownofWhatelyandindeedallofthecommunitiesinthe  surroundingareahaveaninterestinpreservingtheircommunities  andtheirenvironment. p  PeopleliveintownslikeWhatelybecause140foottowersarenot !l" there. !B# Infact,asshownintheBuildingPermitsetforthinplaintiff's #% ExhibitD,theBuildingOfficialdidnotissueapermitfora140 t$& foottower.Infact,asshownintheBuildingPermit;the J% ' BuildingOfficialissuedapermitforatowerthatwas0feet  &p!( tall,0feetwide,and0feetlong. &F")   TheWhatelyZoningBylawincludesspecificprovisionsfor (#+ theregulationofcommunicationstowers.IfMr.Chedesterhad x)$, notlabeledhisstructurean"amateurradiotower,"hewouldhave N*%- hadtocomplywiththezoningapplicabletocommunicationtowers. $+t&.  +J'/ ThesedefendantsstatethattheWhatelybylawspeaksforitself.  Thealleged35footlimithasnoapplicabilitywhatsoeverasto  antennasastheyareexemptunderthebylaw.Thebylawprovides \ aclearstandardbywhichresidentsmaymeasuretheirconduct, 2 includingplaintiffwhowouldseektoerecta140foottowerin X obviousdisregardofthe35footstandard,whichstandardisa . reflectionofthewishesofhisneighborsandtheircommunity.   Theevidencewillalsoshowthatamateurradiooperators `  communicateallovertheworldwithout140foottowerstructures, 6   mostofthemdoingsowithantennasthatareone-thirdthesize  \  ofwhatplaintiffclaimsheneeds.  2  Theevidencewillshowthatplaintiffhadampleopportunityto   reviewthezoningbylawbeforepurchasinghis140foottower. d  Theevidencewillshowthatinordertohaveanamateurradio `  licenseissuedbytheFCCanapplicantmustavertotheFCCthat 6 heisfamiliarwithFCCrulesandregulationsastoamateurradio   operations,andthatFCCrulesclearlyandcategoricallystate  thattheFCCdoesnotpreemptlocalzoningwithrespectto h antennaheightbylaws. >   DEFENDANTSTOWNOFWHATELYETALSSTATEMENTOFTHEEVIDENCE  :   III.AGREEDSUGGESTEDDESCRIPTIONOFTHECASETOBEREADTOTHE     ` JURYDURINGEMPANELMENT   Counselbelievethatthisisnotajurycase.Nevertheless,a B descriptionfollows: h  h Thiscaseinvolvesadisputeoverwhethertheplaintiff,Richard  Chedester,isentitledtoapermittobuildanamateurradio   toweronpropertyheownsinthetownofWhately,Massachusetts. p !  IV.STATEMENTOFALLUNUSUALLEGALISSUES  "l#   Therearenounusuallegalissues. #&%  V.THENAMEANDADDRESSOFEACHWITNESSTOBECALLEDBYBOTH % ' PARTIES  f&!(    PLAINTIFFSLISTOFWITNESSES   (p#*   Inadditiontotheplaintiffhimselfandthedefendants,the )*%, plaintiffmaybutwillnotnecessarilycallthefollowing *&- witnessesattrial: +&.  \,'/ 0  TomWilliams,writerforQST,anamateurradiomagazine,of  Shutesbury,Massachusetts(#(# 0  FredHopengarden,Attorneyandamateurradiooperatorof 2 Lincoln,MassachusettsX(#(#   JamesHawkins,BuildingInspector     FranklinCountyCoOperativeInspectionServices     JamesRoss,NeighborandContractor,Whately,Massachusetts 6     BillWillard,ConcreteContractor,Florence,Massachusetts  2  0   (#(#    ` Plaintiffreservestherighttosupplementthislist.    DEFENDANT'SLISTOFWITNESSES  :    BERMANSLISTOFWITNESSES  D    ` JuliaBerman     ` EdBerman     ` TomandMaureenLitwin Z    ` JayKaplan 0    ` MarieHuet V    ` RitaAndrus ,    ` MarieShanahan    0 ` AllwitnessesareWhatelyresidents;numerousother ^ witnesseswouldapparentlybepreparedtotestify.4` (#` (#    `   0 ` TheBermanswouldliketoreservetherightto 0 supplementtheirlistofwitnesses.` (#` (#  VI.THENAMES,ADDRESSES,ANDQUALIFICATIONSOFEXPERTWITNESSES 8!" ANDASUMMARYOFEXPERTS'TESTIMONY  "l#  PLAINTIFF'SEXPERTS  #&%   Theplaintiffmaybutwillnotnecessarilycallthe % ' followingexpertwitnessestotestifyaboutthetechnicalaspects f&!( andrequirementsforamateurradiobroadcasting: <'")   JamesB.Mead,B.S.E.E.,Ph.D. (8$+   President,ProSensing,Inc. )%,   102SunderlandRoad *%-   Amherst,MA01002 j+&.  @,'/   DocEwen,Ph.D.    MicrowaveRemoteSensingLaboratory    UniversityofMassachusetts \   Amherst,MA01003 2   Plaintiffreservestherighttosupplementthislist. .  DEFENDANT'SEXPERTS  `  0  BERMANSEXPERTS  j (#(# 0  0` (#(#ThedefendantsBermanwouldliketoreservethe $  employingofexpertwitnessesuntiltheissuesfor   whichexpertswouldbenecessaryorusefulhavebeen   reasonablyidentified.V ` (#` (#   0 ` TheBermanswouldliketoreservetherightto R supplementtheirlistofexpertwitnesses.(` (#` (#  VII.ESTIMATEDLENGTHOFTRIAL     Thepartiesestimatethatthetrialshalltakeapproximately > twotofivefulltrialdays. d  VIII.SETTLEMENTNEGOTIATIONS   Thepartieshaveattemptedsomesettlementnegotiationswithout P success. &v _  Respectfullysubmitted,   Plaintiff,RICHARDCHEDESTER *"z# ByhisAttorneys, #P$ ___________________________ $& KristiA.Bodin,BBO#566802 % ' AlanSeewald,BBO# X&!( SEEWALD,JANKOWSKI&SPENCER,P.C. .'~") FiveEastPleasantStreet (T#* Amherst,Massachusetts01002 (*$+ Telephone:(413)549-0041 )%, Facsimile:(413)549-3818 *%- Email:Kristi.Bodin@SeewaldJankowski.com \+&.  2,'/ ЇDefendants,TOWNOFWHATELY,ZONINGBOARDOFAPPEALSOFWHATELY,  andPLANNINGBOARDOFWHATELY,etals,  bytheirAttorneys, \ ____________________________ . PatriciaA.Cantor,BBO#072380   JoelB.Bard,BBO#072380   Kopelman&Paige,P.C. `  31St.JamesAvenue 6   Boston,MA021164102  \  Telephone:(617)5560007  2  Facsimile:(617)6541735   Defendants,BERMAN,etals, :  bytheirAttorney, `  _____________________________  JohnC._Jakobek,_ԀJr.,BBO#249940 h 48UnionStreet > Easthampton,MA01027 d Telephone:(413)5276513 : Facsimile:(413)5270401  Dated:________________________________ h @-XkXX%Xk Certificateofservice  p    Iherebycertifythatonthisday,Iservedacopyofthe *!z" foregoingdocumentsuponthepartiesinthisactionbyinhand "P# serviceatFranklinCountySuperiorCourt% 0 ,toallcounselof "&$ record. #% Signedunderthepenaltiesofperjury, X% '   ____________________________ '*#* KristiA.Bodin#%XkXX-XkW# ($+ Dated:_______________ \*%-