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15 <br /> 1 A motion was made by Commissioner Yuhasz, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger to <br /> 2 refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be returned to the <br /> 3 Board of County Commissioners in time for the April 17, 2012 BOCC regular meeting and adjourn <br /> 4 the public hearing until April 17, 2012 in order to receive and accept the Planning Board's <br /> 5 recommendation and any submitted written comments. <br /> 6 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 7 <br /> 8 4. Unified Development Ordinance(UDO) Text Amendments-To review government- <br /> 9 initiated amendments to the text of the UDO to amend regulations pertaining to <br /> 10 Telecommunication Facilities. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Michael Harvey made a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 February 27, 2012 <br /> 15 AGENDA ITEM: C4 <br /> 16 PUBLIC HEARING <br /> 17 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO)—TEXT AMENDMENT(S) <br /> 18 TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES <br /> 19 <br /> 20 SECTIONS OF UDO INVOLVED: <br /> 21 • Section 5.3 Table of Permitted Uses by modifying tower heights approved under Class A <br /> 22 and B Special Use Permits, <br /> 23 • Section 5.10 Telecommunication Facilities by incorporating tower height modifications as <br /> 24 well as re-organizing existing text. <br /> 25 WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES: <br /> 26 • Towers over 75 feet but under 200 feet in height processed as Class B Special Use <br /> 27 Permit <br /> 28 • Towers 200 feet and higher would be processed as a Class A Special Use Permit. <br /> 29 • Towers can be approved administratively, under specific standards and in specific <br /> 30 situations, up to 200 feet in height—current Ordinance limits it to 150 feet <br /> 31 • Changes in allowable heights (i.e. Class A and B Special Use Permits) were <br /> 32 recommended to coincide with lighting requirements enforced by the Federal Aviation <br /> 33 Administration (FAA) and foster additional tower development opportunities in an effort <br /> 34 to address communication needs in the County. <br /> 35 • Changes to allowable heights under administrative approvals based on recommended <br /> 36 changes to Class B Special Use permit height thresholds <br /> 37 Moves existing language around by grouping similar standards in central sections. <br /> 38 — Example: Standards for the Annual Telecommunication Meeting were in 4 <br /> 39 different sections. They are all now in a central section. <br /> 40 Eliminates redundancy by deleting regulations that are repeated in multiple sections. <br /> 41 — Example: Permit review standards were listed in 3 difference sections. They are <br /> 42 now listed in 1 central section. <br /> 43 <br />