Report - Master Telecommunications Plan (MTP) (Wireless Facilities)

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EXCERPT FROM TELCO ORDINANCE: 6.18.5 Master Telecommunications Plan ( "Plan ") As an alternative to the foregoing provisions, an applicant for a wireless telecommunications facility less than two hundred (200) feet in height may elect to participate in the Orange County Master Telecommunications Plan ( "Plan "). The County shall develop a plan which specifies sites within the County where an applicant may construct a wireless telecommunications facility by seeking issuance of a Building Permit in accordance with the specifications set forth in the Plan. The Plan shall be presented at a quarterly public hearing. After the quarterly public hearing, the Plan will be presented to the Planning Board for recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners. If adopted, the applicant may apply for necessary Building Permits on properties approved in the Plan. Properties approved in the Plan shall not be subject to an additional, separate public hearing process on any proposed facility included in the Plan. Applicants will•be required to meet all Ordinance requirements and shall pay a site plan approval and building application fee as provided for in the Orange County Schedule of Fees. a) Information to be provided. All telecommunication providers who elect to construct on properties approved in the Plan shall provide all necessary and requested information to the County's telecommunications consultant. Such information shall include that set forth in this Ordinance, for each telecommunications site which it currently operates within the County, as well as each site which it reasonably believes it will require within the County for the next five (5) years. b) Plan modification. Modifications to the Plan shall be considered annually at the February Quarterly Public Hearing. Any applicant requesting modification of the Plan shall make application to the Zoning Officer on or before January 7th of each year.The fee for annual modification of the Plan shall be that as set forth in the Orange County Schedule of Fees. C) The County shall use signal propagation methods and professional engineers qualified in this discipline and assure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations. a) All sites specified in the Plan shall be deemed permitted sites for the construction of wireless communications towers without the necessity of further public hearing. For those sites specified on the Plan which are on property owned or controlled by the County (regardless of zoning classification), the applicant shall, prior to seeking a Building Permit for such facility, negotiate and execute a lease agreement with the County for such site upon terms and conditions which are acceptable to the County. e) Withdrawal from the Plan. Withdrawal from the Plan is permitted by submitting a notarized statement requesting withdrawal from the Plan