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09/04/2002 17:52 FAX 919 465 9113 SPECTRASITE COMMUNICATIO Q002 <br />•r <br />71 <br />not believe tower structural inspections at a required every three years. SpectraSite <br />should be able to provide structural analy, as on its existing towers only once as tower <br />sites do not generally become less smulu pally sound unless additional equipment is <br />placed on the tower, i.e., co4ocation. The ,efoM since your ordinance requires a <br />structural prior to approving a co- location on an existing tower, your major inspection <br />requirement seems to be redundant. Spect raShe does not feel this requirement is <br />necessary in order to meet the .County's rr xiuirement to ensure tower safety. <br />4. Section 8.8.17(a)(lXal Fall Zone area inc teased to 110' /6 of the tower height. Many ' <br />existing and new towers are designed to collapse, not fall over, and therefore using <br />the tower height for a fall zone factor is a )t always necessary if a tower is built to <br />collapse within a certain radius. Spectres/ to requests that the /all zone radius be <br />reduced on a case by case basis with suffr dent documentation from a licensed and <br />certified engineer for the State of North Carolina <br />5. Fees. Although the County has decided not to decrease the fee requirements, <br />SpectraSite joins others in the wireless ins lustry who have opposed these very high <br />fee requirements. SpectraSite is more that t willing to explore other options such as <br />escrow accounts or using independent cos isultants. The current fee requirement is in <br />essence requiring Spectrafte and the win :less industry to subsidize the County's <br />outsourcing of certain aspects of a wirelea s siting application. <br />SpectraSite is a nationally recognized tower a nd telecommunicationsinfrastructure <br />company and wishes to work with the County • to help maximize the Use of existing <br />towers and infrastructure facilities. Please fm i enclosed some information on SpectraSite <br />owned towers located within Orange County ind a company brochure. Thank you for <br />your time and I look forward to working with Orange County on fiiture projects. Due to <br />the lateness of our notice, please excuse any c rversights. <br />Jason Catalini <br />Real Estate Manager, East <br />