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Ordinance as Approved by BOCC <br />is <br />be achieved. There must be a 80% approval vote of the deciding <br />board for this specific finding to-pass the exception criteria. <br />e) Evidence that the applicant has investigated the possibilities of <br />placing the proposed equipment on an existing tower. Such <br />evidence shall consist of: <br />1) A listing of all telecommunications towers within a 2-mile <br />radius of the proposed tower site and a listing of all towers, <br />utility poles and other structures in the vicinity of the <br />proposed facility that are technically feasible for utilization <br />by the applicant to fill all or a substantial portion of the <br />telecommunications service need identified by the <br />Applicant pursuant to Subsection 6.18.4. d)(10). <br />Documents shall be submitted at the time of application <br />filing that indicates the applicant's ability or inability to co- <br />locate on the identified tower(s) and reasons why. <br />2) Delineation of the boundaries of the maximum search <br />range within which the telecommunication equipment can <br />function as intended. The following information shall be <br />provided for all existing towers within the search range: <br />a) .Telecommunication tower height, as measured <br />from the base of the tower to the highest point of <br />the proposed antenna(s), including lightning rods, <br />to be located atop the tower structure; <br />b) Existing and planned tower users; <br />c) Whether the existing telecommunication tower <br />could accommodate the telecommunication <br />equipment to be attached to the proposed tower <br />without causing structural instability or radio <br />frequency interference; and <br />d) If the proposed telecommunication equipment <br />cannot be accommodated on the existing <br />telecommunication tower, assess whether the <br />existing tower could be structurally strengthened or <br />whether the antennas transmitters and related <br />equipment could be protected from electromagnetic <br />interference, and generally describe the means and <br />projected cost of shared use of the existing tower; <br />and <br />e) any. restrictions or limitations of the FCC or FAA <br />that would preclude the shared use of the tower; <br />and <br />f) any additional information requested by the County. <br />