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Ordinance to Public Hearing <br />November 24, 2003 <br />Qualified Shared Facility — A telecommunication tower or existing <br />structure /building that is appropriately designed for sharing antenna <br />space, and grants space on the tower in a fair, reasonable, and non- <br />discriminatory manner. <br />Roofline — The overall ridgeline of the structure, not including cupolas, <br />elevator towers, clock towers or other similar features. <br />Search Area — An area or areas defined on a map or maps showing the <br />maximum extent of locations suitable for the installation of an individual <br />telecommunications provider's facilities (tower or antenna co- locations). <br />Self- Support/Lattice Tower — A tapered structure broad at the base and <br />more narrow at the top consisting of cross - members and diagonal bracing <br />and without guyed support. <br />Stealth or Stealth Technology — Technology or practice intended to <br />minimize adverse aesthetic and visual impacts on the land, property, <br />buildings, and other equipment adjacent to, surrounding, and in generally <br />the same area as the requested location of such wireless <br />telecommunications towers and equipment, which shall mean using the <br />least visually and physically intrusive tower and /or equipment that is not <br />technologically or commercially impracticable under the facts and <br />circumstances. <br />Stealth Facility — Any stealth telecommunication tower or equipment, <br />which is designed using stealth technology to blend into the surrounding <br />environment. Examples of stealth facilities include architecturally <br />screened roof - mounted antennas, antennas integrated into architectural <br />elements, and telecommunication and/or personal wireless services <br />towers designed to look like light poles, power poles or trees. <br />Telecommunication Equipment — Equipment, which is located either upon <br />a telecommunication tower or a structure and includes some form of <br />antenna for the purpose of transmitting and receiving wireless services. <br />Telecommunications Tower - A guyed, monopole or self - support/lattice <br />tower, constructed as a free- standing structure containing one (1) or more <br />antennas, used in the provision of wireless services excluding radar <br />towers, amateur radio support structures licensed by the FCC, private <br />home use of satellite dishes and television receiving antennas and <br />satellite earth stations installed in accordance with applicable codes. <br />Telecommunications Tower, Stealth - A telecommunication tower <br />designedusing stealth technology such that its primary purpose is, or <br />visually appears to be, something other than the support of <br />telecommunications equipment, the apparent purpose of the tower is <br />customarily considered as accessory to a use that is allowed in the <br />zoning district, and the structure and its primary use comply with the <br />Orange County Zoning Ordinance. <br />G /curplanning/ Robert /telcotowersroundtwo /telcomm towers amendments Sec 6 sec 8 <br />f <br />$ !l <br />