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PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE (DRAFT) 3 <br /> 017 <br /> Section 8. (Pages -21 to -2 Amend Section 8.8.17a Ao read as follows: <br /> 8.B.17a Telecommunication T <br /> 8-3-17a.1 Definitions <br /> O rd , terms and phrases, when used 'in this Section, shall have the <br /> meanings scrl a to them as 'in Section 6,18, <br /> 8.8.1 Additional Inf6rmation <br /> In addition to the information required in Subsections 6. , 8.2 and 8.8, the <br /> following shall a submitted as part of the application. <br /> a) A Site Plan showing ,the entire site and size of all existing structures <br /> within 500 feet of the nits, existing and proposed structures on site, <br /> w the fall zone of the tower, existing and proposed topography at a <br /> contour interval of five feet and any officially designated floodways and <br /> oodp ains, or the presence of alluvial soils. <br /> b) Flans, and elevations for all proposed structures and descriptions of the <br /> color and nature of all exterior material. <br /> C) A Landscape Plea showing, at the same scale s the Site Plan,, existing <br /> and proposed trees, plus shrubs, ground cover and other landscape <br /> materials. This plan shall minimize, adverse visual effects of <br /> telecommunication towers and antennas through Ireful design, <br /> siting, landscape screening and innovative camouflaging <br /> techniques. Notwetthstanding any other provision of this article, to <br /> minimize adverse visuiallimpacts associated with the proliferation <br /> and clustering of telecommunications towers, location of <br /> facilities on existing or now towers shall be encouraged. <br /> d) Monopole, lattice or guyed telecommunication towers shall not be <br /> located within mile of any existing monopole, lattice or guyed <br /> telecommunications tower. This distance restriction shall not apply <br /> to any monopole, lattice or guyed telecommunication tower er owne <br /> by a public, not for, profit agency or entity, <br /> a Evidence that the applicant has investigated the possibilities for locating <br /> the proposed facilities, on an xistin tower. Such evidence shall consist <br /> Of <br /> - 1 A I isting of al towers within a 1 1-ails (for towers 15 feet in <br /> height or shorter 1� wr 4. 2-miles (for towers greater <br /> khan 150 feet F In height) radius of the proposed <br /> veer site. Documents shall be submitted at the time of <br /> application filing that indicate the applicant's, ability or <br /> inabil'ity to co4ocate on the, identi Ie ,towers and reasons <br /> why. <br /> GATKingkTower rd ll Tower Ordinance R <br />