ORD-2014-001 Ordinance Amending the Unified Development Ordinance of Orange County incorporating State Law related changes to the Board of Adjustment

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Article 5: Uses Section 5 10- Standards for Telecommunication Facilities Some or all of items listed in (h) through (r) may be required to be provided on a propagation study data form to be provided by the County. (2) Additional Submittal Requirements — Go- IesatienCol location 6 of Antennas In addition to the requirements denoted herein, applications for the ee- lesat+encollocation of antennas on existing structures shall be required to submit the following: (a) The age of the existing tower in years, including the date of the grant of the original permit or authorization for the existing tower; (b) For a wireless support structure that is five years old or older, or for a guyed structure that is three years old or older, a copy of the latest ANSI Report done pursuant to the latest edition of ANSI -EIAMA 222F — Annex E for any self - supporting tower. If an ANSI report has not been done pursuant to the preceding schedule, an ANSI report shall be done and submitted as part of the application. No Building Permit shall be issued for any wireless support structure where the structure being attached to is in need of remediation, unless and until the County Planning and Inspections Department has approved all remediation work needed has been completed or a schedule for the remediation work. (c) A Structural Report signed by a Professional Engineer licensed to do business in the State and bearing that engineer's currently valid stamp, showing the structural adequacy of the wireless support structure to accommodate the proposed modification or antenna array Collocation, including any equipment shelter, unless the equipment shelter is located on the lowest floor of a building; (d) If attaching to a structure other than a tower or where the proposed attachment is within 30 feet of areas to which the public has or could reasonably have or gain access to, documentation shall be provided, including all calculations, proving that the potential exposure to RF radiation (i.e Non -Ion Emitting Radiation), will be comply with the most recent FCC regulations governing RF radiation and exposure thereto, and further denoting the minimum distance from any antennas an individual may safely stand without being exposed to RF radiation in excess of the FCC's permitted standards and any portion(s) of the structure that would be exposed to RF radiation in excess of the FCC's permitted standards. Compliance with the FCC's regulations, in such an instance the RF radiation from all facilities at that location shall be included in the calculations to show the cumulative effect on any area of the building or structure deemed accessible by the public or workers. Such report or analysis shall be signed and sealed by a Professional Engineer licensed in the State. (e) If the modification or antenna array Gellesatiea - collocation 7 i 30 feet or more above ground level, then a signed document such as the FCC's "Checklist to Determine whether a Wireless support structure may be Categorically Excluded" shall be provided to verify that the modification or antenna array es- lec-at+encollocation will fully comply with the current FCC's RF emissions regulations. If not categorically excluded, a complete RF emissions study is required to enable compliance verification, including providing all calculations so that such may be verified prior to issuance of a Building Permit; If any section or portion of the structure to be attached to is not in compliance with the FCC's regulations regarding RF radiation, that 6 Correction of spelling to ensure consistency within the UDO. ' Correction of a grammatical error. There is no need for the word to be capitalized. Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 5 -87