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s <br />ORDINANCE TO PLANNING BOARD (DRAFT) 53 <br />7) Antenna and/or microwave dishes may be located on <br />governmentally franchised utility poles (if applicable) or <br />poles owned by the County pursuant to the following <br />regulations: <br />a) The maximum height of the pole with antenna or <br />dish shall not exceed seventy (70) feet in height; and <br />b) The utility poles shall be located on public property, <br />within public easements, or public rights -of -way. <br />c) The antenna and/or dish shall be of a size and <br />placement that is structurally compatible with the <br />engineering design'of the pole pursuant to the North <br />Carolina State Building Code and attested to by a <br />professional engineer licensed in the State of North <br />Carolina <br />design, and competent to evaluate antenna choices. <br />d) The antenna or dishes shall not extend more than <br />ten (10) feet above the existing pole height. If the <br />pole Is replaced to withstand the addition of <br />telecommunications equipment, then the same <br />restriction shall apply except that the utility pole <br />may be.twenty (20) feet higher than the adjacent pole <br />heights. <br />e) Placement of an antenna and/or a dish on a utility <br />pole shall only be on poles owned or operated by a <br />public utility authorized to operate in the County, a <br />County franchisee, or Orange County. <br />f) Fees. <br />1) A filing fee as set by the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners shall be paid upon application for a <br />Building Permit, Site Plan approval, or Special Use Permit. <br />In addition, a Inspection fee is due the County at the time of <br />future inspections. <br />2) An engineering permit fee shall be paid if a pole is replaced <br />to accommodate telecommunications equipment. <br />3) Public land or right- of-way lease agreements will be <br />established by separate instrument. <br />