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39 <br />Changed to (Planning Board): <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 eg_rty owners <br />notified of the test. a copy of a current Orange County Tax Map showing <br />the subject property and all properties within the notification ring, and <br />conies of the certified mail returned receipts from the majlout The <br />applicant shall also host a sign on the subject property 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 />the proposed tower will look like shall be submitted no later than ten (10) <br />days prior to the public hearing. Photographs shall be taken from locations <br />such as: property lines, and /or nearby residential areas, historic sites, roadways, <br />including scenic roads and major view corridors, and other locations as deemed <br />necessary by the Planning Staff to assess the visual impact of the proposed <br />tower. Thetinsibilii dhhe balloon to- adjacent propertibs-and'the* surrounding <br />area shall not constitute sole justification of denial of a permit application, but is <br />an indication of what location on the site may be-less- visually intrusive. <br />Administration Recommendation: Same as Planning Board <br />