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1 V t <br /> 9. Notification Requirements <br /> The issue of notification requirements was raised by an Orange County citizen, <br /> who expressed concern with amendments which would limit notification of <br /> citizens. <br /> All property owners within 500 feet of a site are notified by mail of any <br /> rezoning, Special Use Permit, or other action requiring a public hearing. In <br /> addition, the property is posted with a sign and a newspaper notice is run twice <br /> prior to the public hearing. The Ordinance Review Committee recommended <br /> that property owners within 1000 feet be notified of Special Use Permit <br /> hearings for telecommunication towers. One Committee member <br /> recommended that the notification radius be extended further, to a distance of <br /> at least 1500 feet. <br /> Notification would not be required in cases where stealth applications were <br /> used to the extent that the project could receive administrative rather than <br /> Special Use Permit approval. Administrative approval in those cases is <br /> proposed in response to citizen concerns regarding the visual impact of towers, <br /> is intended as an incentive to encourage the use of effective stealth <br /> applications. <br />