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looking at the contiguous properties does not appear to deal with the reality that a much wider <br />band of properties will be impacted. He said that considerable progress has been made aver <br />the years with regard to the application process, but more work needs to be done. <br />Commissioner Brown asked how much of the report in the packet addresses the issue of <br />impacts on neighbors. She said that this has been a constant problem. She thought that more <br />of the towers were going to be brought to the County Commissioners instead of the Board of <br />Adjustment. <br />Craig Benedict said that they have made the modification that towers 150 feet and over would <br />go to the County Commissioners. The higher the tower, the more possibility far co-location and <br />the better coverage. If the towers are lower, then more towers are needed. He said that <br />Orange County's regulations are the most restrictive that he believes the federal government <br />would allow it to put forward. The 1,000-foot notification requirement is twice what it is in other <br />areas. The MTP may limit the amount of random tower locations. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked how a property owner would get accepted into the MTP. Craig <br />Benedict said that if they signed a letter of intent, then it becomes part of the plan. They still <br />have to go through the special use process, but it becomes a guidance to show sites that are <br />better suited. <br />Chair Jacobs made reference to page 153 and read, "If the Board of County Commissioners so <br />directs, text amendments may be considered in the future to adopt additional substantive <br />requirements to further address these environmental issues as they relate to the public health, <br />safety, and general welfare." He asked if the Board was supposed to direct the staff to make <br />the guidelines more operational. Craig Benedict said that this is a two-step process -step one <br />is adoption of the MTP and step two is further direction on the other environmental aspects. <br />The staff can bring back the other items in August. <br />Chair Jacobs said that, within the law, he would hope that if there are examples that diverge <br />from the Board's intentions that they would not move forward before they adopt the other <br />standards. Craig Benedict agreed. <br />Chair Jacobs said that he appreciates the effort put into the issue of what the towers do to <br />migratory birds. It seems clear that there is a substantial adverse impact. <br />Chair Jacobs asked if Emergency Services was always welcome to co-locate on a tower or if <br />they would have to compete with other users. Craig Benedict said that if it is on private <br />property, they have to compete with other users. If it is on public property and the County holds <br />the lease, it can set special conditions. <br />Chair Jacobs asked to put into the plan that Emergency Services would have an opportunity to <br />co-locate on towers located an County property. <br />Chair Jacobs said that there are also Board of Education and municipal sites and a letter may <br />need to be written to these entities to see if they would be willing to participate in a similar way <br />in terms of agreeing in advance for Emergency Services co-location. <br />Chair Jacobs asked if some of Mr. Hetterly's concerns could be addressed in the amendments <br />that come back that have to do with the general welfare. Craig Benedict said that they could <br />see about the notification requirements in other areas. <br />
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