NS ORD-2002-033 Telecommunications Tower Ordinance Amendments

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ADMINISTRATION ORDINANCE bZ Annual Telecommunications Projection Meeting (ATPM) P+e- AppliGatien GenfeFeRGes Related T T 1 a• a 1) Prior to the acceptance of any applications for Telecommunications Towers, a pFe- appl+safien plan indicating proposed search areas shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer on or before December 31" of each year. The purpose of the ATPM is pFe- to allow for a complete review of co- location opportunities and address coverage issues After all site Plans or search area plans are received an ATPM shall be scheduled by the Planning Department Staff during the month of January with the providers. New applications for Class A Special Use Permits for telecommunications towers will be reviewed twice per year at the County Commissioners' May and November Public Hearings. New applications for Class B Special Use Permits for telecommunications towers will be reviewed by the Board of Adjustment in accordance with the published Board of Adjustment meetina schedule revided. No application will be considered unless the proposed site was identified on either the site plan or the search area plan shown at the ATPM. meet"Rgs: —each 2) Formal applications for the May and November Public Hearings by the County Commissioners, and the APF41 and GetebeF meetings of the Board of Adjustment, shall be submitted in accordance with the published yearly calendar of meetings schedule. 3) Exceptions to the ATPM requirement as it applies to a particular site may w444 be allowed in the case of unforseen events as defined in Section 6.18. The ATPM meeting May W:—;—,provided the applicant shall submit documentation for review by the Orange County Development Review Committee (DRC) that such a waiver is necessary. The DRC shall make a determination on the waiver request and notes the applicant within a reasonable time period As of the effective date of this Ordinance amendment, any pending applications that have not received a zoning compliance permit or a special use permit shall meet all requirements of this Ordinance, including, but not limited to submission deadlines, application standards and processing, excluding the ATPM requirement.