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38 <br />11. Section 8.817a (Telecommunications Towers), Subsection 8.8.17a.1 a (Additional <br />Information), Paragraph i) <br />Change from (Staff): <br />The applicant shall, after submission of an application for a Special Use <br />Permit, arrange to fly, or raise upon a mast, a minimum of a three -foot (3') <br />in diameter, brightly colored red or orange balloon at the maximum height <br />of the proposed new tower. A notice of the dates (including a second date <br />in case of poor visibility, weather or atmospheric conditions on the initial <br />date), times, and location of the balloon test shall be mailed, by certified <br />mail, return receipt requested, by the applicant, to all persons owning <br />property within 1,000 feet of the subject parcel no less than fourteen (14) <br />days in advance of the first test date. The applicant shall inform the <br />County Planning Staff, in writing, of the dates and times of the test at least <br />fourteen (14) days in advance. The balloon test shall be flown for at least <br />four (4) consecutive hours sometime between 7:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on <br />the dates chosen. The primary date shall be on a weekend, but to prevent <br />delays in the processing of the application, and in case of poor weather or <br />atmospheric conditions on the initial date, the secondary date may be a <br />weekday. The applicant, as evidence that this requirement has been met, <br />shall submit a notarized statement and listing of the pro e�rty owners <br />notified of the test, a copy of a current Orange County Tax Map showing <br />the subject prone ftand all proRgrties within the notification ring, and <br />copies of the certified mail returned receipts from the mailout. The <br />applicant shall also post a sign on the subject propgdy. and directional <br />signs posted at locations to be determined by Planning Staff. The signs <br />shall measure no more than nine (9) square feet in area, giving the <br />proposed dates times and location-of the balloon test The signs shall be <br />posted to meet the same time limits as provided for in the balloon test <br />notification and as stated above. A notarized statement that this <br />requirement has been met is also required from the applicant and shall be <br />submitted no later than ten (10) days prior to the public hearing. <br />Photographs of a clearly- visible balloon floated at the proposed tower location to <br />the maximum height of the tower, as well as photographs with the proposed <br />tower su2rimposed upon them showing what the proposed tower will look <br />like, shall be submitted no later than ten (10) days prior to the public <br />hearing. Photographs shall be taken from locations such as: property lines, <br />and /or nearby residential areas, historic sites, roadways, including scenic roads <br />and major view corridors, and other locations as deemed necessary by the <br />Planning Staff to assess the visual impact of the proposed tower. <br />