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37 <br />10. Section 8.8.17a (Telecommunications Towers), Subsection 8.8.17a.1 a (Additional <br />Information), Paragraph d) <br />Change from (Staff): <br />Monopole, lattice or guyed telecommunications towers shall not be located <br />within' /2 mile of any existing monopole, lattice or guyed <br />telecommunications tower. This distance. restriction shall not apply to any <br />monopole, lattice or guyed telecommunications tower owned by a public, <br />not for profit agency or entity, nor to facilities co- located on existing <br />buildings /structures. <br />Changed to (Planning Board): <br />Monopole, lattice or guyed telecommunications towers shall not be located <br />within % mile of any existing monopole, lattice or guyed <br />telecommunications tower. This distance restriction shall not apply to any <br />monopole, lattice or guyed telecommunications tower owned by a public, <br />not for profit agency or entity. nor to telecommunications equipment <br />faeffitles co- located on existing buildings /structures. An exception may be <br />allowed when the applicant can sufficiently demonstrate that 9) appropriate <br />space on the existing telecommunications tower is not available; or 2) the <br />applicant has made good faith effort to negotiate an agreement with the owner of <br />the existing telecommunications tower and has been unsuccessful, which must <br />be documented in writing, or 3) the telecommunications equipment on the <br />existing telecommunications tower is not compatible with the proposed <br />telecommunications equipment of the applicant; or 4) adequate coverage by <br />the applicant cannot be met at the location of the existing telecommunications <br />tower, or 5) the existing telecommunications tower cannot be reasonably <br />modified to accommodate additional co- location by the applicant. Exceptions <br />shall only be allowed after a thorough analysis of the search area provided by the <br />applicant is performed by the County's consultant or Staff indicating that <br />coverage is not possible on an existing tower at the four - carrier capacity or other <br />user capacity that can be achieved. There must be a 80% approval vote of the <br />deciding board for this specific finding to pass the exception criteria. <br />Administration Recommendation: Same as Planning Board <br />