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30 <br />1) On existing County -owned facilities without increasing the height of <br />the tower or structure. <br />2) On existing Facilities without increasing the height of the tower or <br />structure. <br />3) On County -owned properties or facilities. <br />4) On properties in areas zoned for commercial or industrial use. <br />5) On properties in areas zoned Agricultural Residential {AR). <br />6) On properties in areas zoned for residential use. <br />b) If an Applicant proposes to place telecommunications equipment at a <br />location that is not a preferred priority 1 site, then the Applicant must <br />provide a detailed explanation as to why a higher priority site is not <br />proposed. The explanation shall be in the form of a written report <br />demonstrating the Applicant's review of the above locations in order of <br />priority and the reason(s) for the site selection. The explanation shall, at <br />a.minimum, include the information required by Subsection 8.8.17a.1a.e). <br />c) The application shall not be approved unless it demonstrates that the <br />telecommunications equipment may not be sited at a higher priority site <br />because of commercial impracticability or because no higher priority site <br />is available that would serve to provide the telecommunications service <br />need identified by the Applicant as provided for in Subsection 6.18.4 <br />d)(10). <br />d) An Applicant may not by -pass sites of higher priority merely because the <br />site proposed is the only site leased or selected. Agreements between <br />providers limiting or prohibiting co- location shall not be a valid basis for <br />any claim of commercial impracticability. <br />e) Notwithstanding that a potential site may be situated in an area of highest <br />priority or highest available priority, an application shall not be approved if <br />it conflicts with the provisions and requirements of this Ordinance. <br />0 Within or adjacent to residential zoning districts, minimum setbacks from <br />the base of the tower - wireless support structure to the property boundary <br />shall be equal to 110% of the teweF wireless support structure height. If <br />the wireless support structure tower is proposed as an accessory use to a <br />residential use, the tewef- setback shall be 110% of the -w--ke-leaa <br />e e <br />support structure height from any residence or_ dwelling unit on the <br />subject property. <br />g) Adjacent to non - residential uses or non - residential zoning districts, <br />minimum setbacks from the base of the tower - wireless support structure <br />to the property boundary shall be the greater of 20% of the tower height, <br />or the minimum required setback. <br />h) A Type C Landscape Buffer shall be provided between the towerMi e s I <br />support structures and its accessory structures and adjoining <br />propertylproperties. Existing vegetation may be removed only to the <br />extent necessary to accommodate the tGvegu eless support structures, <br />equipment buildings, and support structures such as guy wires. Plantings <br />around the compound perimeter, outside of any fence or wall, shall be <br />