CHARLEMONT — Along with the budget and other annual articles set to come before voters at Charlemont’s May 28 Town Meeting, residents will also be asked to consider some minor revisions to the town’s cell tower bylaws.

The Planning Board held a brief hearing — only two members of the public attended and neither had comments on the revisions — last week, as the town seeks to address small-cell installations and flesh out cellular facility application requirements.

“We’re just adding the small cell amplifiers, should someone desire to put those in town,” explained Planning Board Chair Bob Nelson, adding that other than that, the board is just “making minor changes,” including changing the terminology to refer to the projects as “personal wireless service facilities.”

The revised bylaw gives the Planning Board authority to “deny some or all” proposed individual small cell sites “given that each location will have unique impacts on the town” in the event of a single application for multiple small cell installations.

As for application requirements, the revised bylaw states applicants must provide a description of “technical, economic and other reasons for the proposed location, height and design,” as well as the name of the wireless carrier that will use the tower. Applicants would also be required to conduct a balloon or crane visibility test 30 days before the public hearing, while also having an insurance policy through the life of the permit.

The revised bylaws will come before voters at Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday, May 28, at 6 p.m. at Hawlemont Regional School. The five pages of proposed revisions can be reviewed at bit.ly/3QGY2EO.

Chris Larabee can be reached at clarabee@recorder.com or 413-930-4081.