S ORD-2002-037 Telecommunication Tower Ordinance Amendments

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~,Q~J - ~D ~ ~ - 4v ~' ~~-~d-.~oc~Z An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance of Orange County ~~ Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Orange, North Carolina, that the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: Section 1. (page 14-3)--Specifications for Plan Preparation-Amend Section 14.2.3 by adding the following subsection to read as follows: t. The names of all property owners adjacent to, and across the street from, the proposed project shall be shown on the site plan. Section 2. (page 4-14) Permitted Use Table---Amend P17A to read Telecommunications Towers 150 Feet in Height or Shorter - DELETED BY BOCC Section 4. (page 4-14) Permitted Use Table--Amend P17B to read P17C Telecommunications Towers Greater than 150 Feet in Height Section 5. (page 4-14) Permitted Use Table-Amend P17C to read P17D Telecommunications Towers-Stealth (75 feet in Height and Shorter) Section 6. (page 8-3) Amend Section 8.4.1 (Pre-Application Conference) to read as follows: a) Prior to the application being received as prescribed in Article 8.4.2, the applicant must request a pre-application meeting with the Orange County Planning Department. A sketch plan illustrating the location, size and major design elements of the development of the site must be submitted five (5) working days prior to the pre-application meeting. The Planning Department may request that representatives of other public agencies be present at the pre-application meeting. These agencies may include, but not be limited to, the Orange County Planning Board, the Orange County Recreation Department, the Orange County Health Department, the municipalities of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Durham, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and Orange Water and Sewer Authority. b) Annual Telecommunications Projection Meeting (ATPM) 1) Prior to the acceptance of any applications for Telecommunications Towers, a plan indicating proposed search areas shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer on or before December 31S` of each year. The purpose of the ATPM is 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 meeting schedule. 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.