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31 <br />have the effect of prohibiting the provision of service to the intended <br />service area, alone or in combination with another site(s), unless <br />the applicant can prove that it is technologically impracticable. <br />If attached to a building, all antennas shall be mounted on the facie <br />of the building and camouflaged so as to match the color and, if <br />possible, texture of the building or in a manner so as to make the <br />antennas as visually innocuous and undetectable as is possible <br />given the facts and circumstances involved. <br />p) All abandoned communication wireless support structures shall be <br />removed within twelve (12) months of the cessation of use. A bond <br />or other security guaranteeing the removal of the tower in the event <br />that it is abandoned or unused for a period of twelve (12) months <br />shall be posted. A cost estimate shall be provided by a qualified <br />General Contractor licensed in the State of North Carolina. The <br />amount of the security shall be one hundred ten (110) percent of <br />the estimate. <br />q) A determination shall be made that the facility and its equipment <br />will comply with all federal, state and local emission requirements, <br />and the Special Use Permit shall include a statement that the <br />facility and its equipment will comply with all federal, state and local <br />emission requirements. <br />r) The Special Use Permit shall include a condition that the electro- <br />magnetic radiation levels maintain compliance with requirements of <br />the FCC, regarding emission of electromagnetic radiation. Within <br />thirty (30) days of installation of equipment on the tower, and within <br />thirty (30) days of the installation of any additional equipment in the <br />future, the tower owner shall provide documentation of emission <br />levels in relation to FCC standards. In addition, the tower owner <br />must provide documentation of emission levels within five working <br />days if so requested by Orange County. Orange County may make <br />such requests at any time, not to exceed two (2) times per year. <br />s) High voltage and "No Trespassing" and other warning signs. <br />1) If high voltage is necessary for the operation of the <br />telecommunications tower or any accessory structures, <br />"HIGH VOLTAGE - DANGER" warning signs shall be <br />permanently attached to the fence or wall and shall be <br />spaced no more than forty (40) feet apart. <br />2) "NO TRESPASSING" warning signs shall be permanently <br />attached to the fence or wall and shall be spaced no more <br />than forty -(40) feet apart. <br />3) The letters for the "HIGH VOLTAGE - DANGER" and "NO <br />TRESPASSING" warning signs shall be at least six (6) <br />