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20 <br />c) Withdrawal from the Plan. Withdrawal from the Plan is permitted if <br />any owner submits, to the Planning Director, a notarized statement <br />requesting withdrawal from the Plan. <br />Part II That Article 8 be amended as follows: <br />8.4 Procedure For Submission and Consideration of Applications For <br />Approval of Special Uses. <br />8.4.1 Pre - Application Conference <br />a) Prior to the application being received as prescribed in Article 8.4.2, <br />the applicant must request a pre - application meeting with the Orange <br />County Planning Department. A sketch plan illustrating the location, <br />size and major design elements of the development of the site must <br />be submitted five (5) working days prior to the pre - application <br />meeting. The Planning Department may request that representatives <br />of other public agencies be present at the pre - application meeting. <br />These agencies may include, but not be limited to, the Orange <br />County Planning Board, the Orange County Recreation Department, <br />the Orange County Health Department, the municipalities of Chapel <br />Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Durham, the North Carolina <br />Department of Transportation, and Orange Water and Sewer <br />Authority. <br />b) Annual Telecommunications Projection Meeting (ATPM). In January <br />of each year the County shall hold a meeting of all carriers and tower <br />companies who have filed applications the previous year or anyone <br />who has expressed an interest in filing an application to construct a <br />facility within the County in order to develop a plan for facility <br />deployment within the County that provides reasonable coverage <br />based on the needs of the County and its residents, while minimizing <br />the number and intrusiveness of the facilities and the most efficient <br />facility site use. The County shall notify each party of the date, time <br />and place of the meeting no later than thirty (30) days prior to the <br />meeting at the last known address of the party and attendance shall <br />be expected from all parties desiring to locate wireless <br />telecommunication facilities within the County during the year. <br />Attendance at the ATPM is mandatory. <br />1) Prior to the acceptance of any applications for <br />Telecommunications Wireless Support Structures, a plan <br />indicating proposed search rings shall be submitted to the <br />Zoning Officer on or before December 31St of each year. The <br />purpose of the ATPM is to allow for a complete review of <br />collocation opportunities and address coverage issues. After all <br />site plans or search area plans are received, an ATPM shall be <br />scheduled by the Planning Department Staff during the month of <br />January with the providers. New applications for Class A <br />