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Ordinance to Public Hearing 11 <br />November 24, 2003 1 <br />5) the frequency, modulation and class of service of <br />radio or other transmitting equipment; <br />6) the actual intended transmission and the maximum <br />effective radiated power of the antenna(s); <br />7) the direction(s) of maximum lobes and associated <br />radiation of the antenna(s); <br />8) certification that the NIER levels at the proposed <br />site are within the threshold levels adopted by the <br />FCC; <br />9) certification that the proposed antenna(s) will not <br />cause interference with other telecommunications <br />devices; <br />10) a written affidavit stating why "the proposed site is <br />necessary for their communications service" (e.g., for <br />coverage, capacity, hole- filling, etc.) and a statement <br />that there are no existing alternative sites within the <br />.provided search area and there are no alternative <br />technologies available which could provide the <br />proposed service enhancement without the tower. <br />a) County staff will utilize the services of a registered <br />professional engineer to confirm the statemei# <br />Fnade iR item 5) abeye substantive portions of <br />data provided in tower applications. 'No tower <br />shall be permitted to exceed its designed loading <br />capacity. For all towers attached to existing <br />structures, the statement shall include certification <br />that the structure can support the load <br />superimposed from the tower. All towers shall have <br />the capacity to permit multiple users; at a minimum <br />monopole towers shall accommodate two (2) users <br />and self- support/lattice or guyed towers shall, at a <br />minimum accommodate three (3) users. <br />e) Standards of evaluation. <br />1) Tower height shall be measured from the base of <br />the tower to the highest point of the proposed <br />antenna(s), with lightening rod, to be located atop <br />the tower structure. <br />2) Telecommunications towers shall conform with all <br />of the requirements of Sections 8.8.17a.1a (a -g) <br />and 8.8.17a.2 of the Zoning Ordinance. <br />G /curpl anning /Robert/telcotowersroundtwo /telcomm towers amendments Sec 6 sec 8 <br />