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13 <br />d) The antenna shall not extend more than ten (10) feet above <br />the existing pole height. If the pole is replaced to withstand <br />the addition of telecommunications equipment, then the <br />same restriction shall apply except that the utility pole may <br />be twenty (20) feet higher than the adjacent pole heights. <br />e) Placement of an antenna on a utility pole shall only be on <br />poles owned or operated by a public utility authorized to <br />operate in the County, a County franchisee, or Orange <br />County. <br />f) All relocation costs associated with any relocation of the <br />antenna necessitated by roadway or sidewalk improvements <br />shall be borne by the telecommunications provider. <br />f) Fees. <br />1) A filing fee as set by the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners shall be paid upon application for a Building <br />Permit, Site Plan approval, or Special Use Permit. In addition, <br />an inspection fee is due the County at the time of future <br />inspections. <br />2) An engineering permit fee shall be paid if a pole is replaced to <br />accommodate telecommunications equipment. <br />3) Public land or right -of -way lease agreements will be established <br />by separate instrument. <br />6.18.4 Minimum Standards for Telecommunications Wireless Support <br />Structures Only Requiring a Building Permit <br />Prior to issuing a building permit for the collocation of an antenna array on <br />an existing facility, an applicant shall demonstrate that the collocation is <br />located appropriately on the facility with the overall goal being to preserve <br />the carrying capacity of the facility for future collocations and to minimize <br />the visual intrusiveness and impact, including the profile of the facility. <br />In determining the necessary height for a facility, or the height of a <br />collocation on a facility, the signal strengths analyzed shall be the <br />threshold or lowest signal strength at which the customer equipment is <br />designed to function, which may be required to be determined by the <br />manufacturer's published specifications for the customer equipment. All <br />telecommunications wireless support structures must meet the following <br />minimum standards: <br />a) Prior to the issuance of a Building /Electrical Permit by the <br />Inspections Division, a site development plan prepared in <br />accordance with Article XIV shall be presented for approval to the <br />Planning Division. Each application for a proposed <br />