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Article 5: Uses 16 <br /> Section 5.10: Standards for Telecommunication Facilities <br /> Director shall inform interested parties that the property has been withdrawn from <br /> consideration. Removal of the property from the Plan shall be processed as a <br /> modification as detailed herein. <br /> 5.10.3 Annual Telecommunications Projection Meeting (ATPM) <br /> (A) Purpose and Outcome <br /> (1) The purpose of the ATPM meeting is to allow for a complete review of collocation <br /> opportunities, address coverage issues, and discuss the location of needed <br /> telecommunication support structures with providers who intent on submitting <br /> development applications for action by the County. The intended outcome of the <br /> meeting is to allow the County and interested parties to develop a plan for facility <br /> deployment within the County that provides reasonable coverage based on the <br /> needs of the County and its residents, while minimizing the total number of <br /> needed telecommunication support facilities, including minimizing the <br /> intrusiveness of such facilities, and encouraging the development of a more <br /> efficient telecommunication network. <br /> (2) The intended outcome of the meeting is an understanding amongst the Planning <br /> Director and providers on areas of the County where telecommunication support <br /> facilities are needed and application request for the year should be focused. <br /> (B) Applicability <br /> (1) By December 31st of each calendar year, telecommunication providers shall <br /> submit to the Planning Director a plan indicating proposed search rings for <br /> anticipated telecommunication support structures. This plan shall identify areas <br /> where providers are looking to locate facilities, as well as identify those areas of <br /> the County that are underserved by existing facilities. <br /> (2) As of the effective date of this Ordinance amendment any pending applications <br /> that have not received a zoning compliance permit or a special use permit shall <br /> meet all requirements of this Ordinance, including, but not limited to submission <br /> deadlines, application standards and processing, excluding the ATPM <br /> requirement. <br /> (C) Meeting Specifics <br /> (1) The meeting shall occur by the end of January of each calendar year. <br /> (2) Attendees shall include all carriers and tower companies who have either filed <br /> applications the previous year or anyone who has expressed an interest in filing <br /> an application to construct a telecommunication support facility within the County. <br /> (3) The County shall notify each party of the date,time, and place of the meeting no <br /> later than 30 days prior to the meeting. <br /> (4) Those individuals/firms intent on submitting development applications are <br /> expected to attend the meeting. While a lack of attendance will not prevent the <br /> submittal of an application, it will prevent the applicant's ability to participate in <br /> the discussions outlining the areas of concentration for the location of <br /> telecommunication support structures for that given year. <br /> (D) Applications for the development of telecommunication support structures shall be <br /> processed in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. <br /> 5.10.4 Existing Wireless Telecommunications Support Structures <br /> (1) Telecommunications equipment as accessory uses may be placed on existing <br /> wireless support structures in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-81 <br />