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14 <br />2. The navigational lighting shall be white, rather than red, and the strobe period shall be <br />the longest permitted under FCC regulations. <br />3. The height of the tower may not exceed three hundred fifty (350) feet above the pre - <br />disturbance or pre - construction ground level including the 30 -foot antenna at the top of <br />the tower. <br />4. Security shall be submitted and approved by the County Attorney guaranteeing the <br />removal of the tower in the event it is abandoned or unused for a period of 12 months. A <br />qualified contractor shall provide a cost estimate. The amount of the security shall be <br />110 percent of the estimate. The tower owner shall deliver a fully executed Tower <br />Removal Agreement. The security guaranteeing removal of the tower and the Tower <br />Removal Agreement each shall be in a form approved by the County Attorney and such <br />approvals must be obtained before building permits are issued for the construction of the <br />replacement tower. <br />5. County or State wireless communication systems shall be allowed free co- location space <br />on the PEMC tower, as offered by PEMC. <br />6. The existing tower must be de- constructed. De- constructed tower materials shall be <br />made available to public agencies, as offered by PEMC. <br />7. The tower facility and its equipment shall comply with all federal, state and local <br />emission requirements. <br />8. Electro- magnetic radiation levels shall maintain compliance with requirements of the <br />Federal Communications Commission (FCC), regarding emission of electromagnetic <br />radiation. Within thirty (30) days of installation of equipment on the tower, and within <br />30 days of the installation of any additional equipment in the future, the tower owner <br />shall provide documentation of emission levels in relation to FCC standards. In addition, <br />the tower owner must provide documentation of emission levels within five working days <br />if so requested by Orange County. Orange County may make such requests at any time, <br />not to exceed two (2) times per year. <br />9. Two (2) ten -pound 2- A:20 -B:C dry chemical portable fire extinguishers shall be installed <br />at the site as required by Orange County Emergency Management. <br />10. The Special Use Permit will automatically expire within twelve (12) months from the <br />date of approval if the use has not commenced. This Special Use Permit will expire <br />within twelve (12) months from the date of approval if construction has not commenced <br />or proceeded unless a timely application for extension of this time limit is approved by <br />the Board of County Commissioners as provided in 8.4.11 of the Orange County Zoning <br />Ordinance. <br />11. Any zoning violations present on the site shall be corrected prior to the issuance of a <br />Building Permit. <br />12. The issuance of a Building/Electrical Permit by the Inspections Division shall be <br />according to the approved site plan. <br />