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~~ 2) On existing Facilities without increasing the height of the tower or structure. 3) On County-owned properties or facilities. 4) On properties in areas zoned for commercial or industrial use. 5) On properties in areas zoned Agricultural Residential (AR). 6) On properties in areas zoned for residential use. In reviewing the appropriateness of any tower application, this list of preferences is required to be a component of that review. It should be noted that Article Eight (8) Section 8.8.17 (a) (2) (c) states that: The application shall not be approved unless it demonstrates that the telecommunications equipment may not be sited at a higher priority site because of commercial impracticability or because no higher priority site is available that would serve to provide the telecommunications service need identified by the Applicant as provided for in Subsection 6.18.4 (d) (10). Staff would like to remind the Board that the `ranking' of priority sites is one (1) of the chief goals of the Master Telecommunication Plan in an effort to comply with the provisions of Article Eight (8) Section 8.8.17 (a). To review the full Ordinance text associated with the various sections referenced herein, please utilize the following link to access the regulations on the Orange County Website: www.co.orange.nc.us/planninq/zoningordinance.asp FINANCIAL IMPACT: Other than the published legal advertisement, which was paid for with fiscal year 2010/2011 budget funds, there is no financial impact at this time other than staff time. Eventually, ground lease revenues may be received from towers located on County properties. RECOMMENDATIONS: The Planning Director recommends that the Board: 1. Receive this abstract. 2. Conduct a Public Hearing and accept all public comments on the subject. 3. Approve the Plan as contained within Attachment 1 It should be noted that there is no action required by the Planning Board on this item. The adoption of this Plan does not pre-approve tower applications nor grant any development authority to those individually listed properties. This is, as previously indicated, a marketing tool that enable staff to work with tower providers and developers with respect to the location of facilities. As the adoption of this Plan does not involve the approval of a specific development project, establish regulatory guidelines, make formal recommendations on revising development criteria or establish recommendations on modifying development policies (i.e. small area plans), or provide any form of development approval, the Ordinance did not envision the Planning Board's involvement in recommending action on the document.