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Sep 04 02 01:37p American Tower Corp. (704) 948 -8545 p.4 <br />t <br />74 <br />Orange County Planning Board <br />' c/o Mr. Craig Benedict <br />September 4, 2002 <br />Page 3 <br />identical to the approach allowed by the County wide respect to <br />structural evaluations in § 6.18.4(e)(2)(a). Moreover, we oppose the <br />provisions of the ordinance that allow the County to pass on, to the <br />industry, all costs of these inspections plus 10%, particularly when we <br />have no voice in the personnel chosen, the standards to be evaluated, <br />the time they will occupy, the methodologies they will employ — all <br />with no limit or ceiling on these expenses. <br />2. Existing towers: With respect to the structural analysis required for <br />existing towers in § 6.18.4(e)(5)(e), we would request that this <br />requirement be eliminated or at least waived for towers on which a <br />collocation has been placed within the last 3 years (as to which the <br />County should have in its possession the structural analysis completed <br />for the collocation). To require that all towers undergo this evaluation <br />when that has already been done as a part of recent collocations is <br />simply to impose additional unnecessary expenses on the industry, and <br />require the re- submission of documentation that the County <br />presumably retains in its records and archives. <br />We appreciate your consideration of these points. I will be present at the <br />Planning Board hearing this evening to answer questions and explain our position further. <br />Yours very truly, <br />ICAN TOWER CORD TION <br />illiam G. Howard <br />Zoning Manager <br />W GH: <br />