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29 <br /> exception is that a Notice of Restricted Development Potential can be recorded <br /> in lieu of having a soils analysis performed by Environmental Health, since <br /> tower sites are unmanned and no septic disposal facilities are needed. <br /> In most cases, the property to be used for the tower is leased, and the property <br /> owner does no.t intend to create a lot for potential residential use. Concern <br /> with the requirement that separate lots be created for tower sites has been <br /> expressed. Problems include having to obtain considerably more land area <br /> than would otherwise be needed, access requirements pertaining to right-of- <br /> way width and road improvements in excess of that needed for an unmanned <br /> facility. <br /> In order to comply with State enabling legislation, property which is either <br /> purchased or leased on a long-term basis must be subdivided in order to create <br /> it as a separate building lot. Property leased on a short-term basis, such a year- <br /> to-year, is not required to be subdivided. <br /> No ordinance revisions pertaining to this issue are needed. This concern can be <br /> addressed by informing applicants of the option to eliminate the subdivision <br /> requirement by for tower sites by obtaining a year-to-year lease rather than a <br /> long-term lease. <br /> 3. Stealth Application <br /> In some cases, communications equipment can be located on an existing or <br /> proposed structure which either serves another purpose altogether (such as a <br /> tall building or water tower) or is disguised to look like it serves another <br /> purpose (such as a tower in a rural area built to look like a silo). Other <br /> examples of stealth applications may include church steeples, clock towers, <br /> and observation towers. Permits are not required to place equipment on an <br /> existing structure. However, permit approval is generally required for the <br /> initial construction of most structures which would be of a sufficient height and <br /> strength to support the equipment. <br /> The Planning Staff recommends that stealth applications be encouraged <br /> because the reduced visual impact. It is proposed that new towers up to 160 <br /> feet in height which are sufficiently disguised be approved administratively by <br /> the Planning Staff if the following criteria are met: <br />