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~~ <br />• Any tower: `less than one hundred fifty (1 SO) feet in height that is located on property that is <br />owned or leased by Orange County' and/or <br />• Any tower: `less than one hundred fifty (150) feet in height on which the owner ofsuch facility <br />permits the County to collocate its wireless facilities on the structure at no charge to the <br />County when the location ofsuch facility is of benefit to the County as determined at the sole <br />discretion of the County' <br />Staff will need additional direction from the BOCC to address potential issues for towers over 150 feet <br />in height. <br />It should be noted that in requiring these steps, the cost associated with the request will increase. Staff <br />estimates the following additional costs: <br />1. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: Anywhere from $1,000.00 to $20,000.0 depending <br />on the site <br />2. BALLOON TEST: <br />a. Actual Test -Cost ranging from $2,000.00 to $5,000.00 <br />b. Cost of Mailing -Depends on the number of adjacent property owners within 1,000 <br />feet ranging anywhere from $50.00 to $500.00 <br />c. Cost of Advertisement -Depends on the newspaper ranging anywhere from $250.00 <br />to $400.00 <br />3. NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING: Cost of certified mailings that will <br />depend on the number of adjacent property owners within 1,000 feet ranging anywhere from <br />$50.00 to $500.00 <br />These costs maybe passed on to the lessee of county property as part of a telecommunications <br />tower property lease. <br />