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Article 5: Uses 38 <br />Section 5.10: Standards for Telecommunication Facilities <br />County's telecommunications consultant can explain the Special Use <br />Permit review process. <br />(d) The primary date shall be on a weekend (excluding legal holidays), t to <br />prevent delays in the processing of the application, and in case of oor <br />weather or atmospheric conditions on the initial date, the secon ary <br />date may be a weekday. <br />(e) The applicant shall inform the County Planning Staff, in wri i g, of the <br />dates and times of the test at least 14 days in advance. <br />\Submitt applicant shall also post a sign on the subject pr erty, and <br />ctional signs posted at locations to be determin by Planning Staff. <br />signs shall measure no more than nine squa feet in area and no <br />than four square feet in area, giving the co act information of the <br />unty Planning Department, the proposed tes, times, and location of <br />balloon test. The signs shall be posted meet the same time limits <br />provided for in the balloon test notific on as stated above. <br />equirements <br />he information required here as well as Section 2.7, the following <br />mi d as part of the applicat' n: <br />(a) A site pla showing the follow g: <br />(i) The tire site (in ding property boundary lines) and size of all <br />existin tructur within 500 feet of the site, <br />(ii) Existing a roposecl structures on site, <br />(iii) VThefall e f the tower, (iv) nd pro sed topography at a contour interval of five <br />(v) lly designat floodways and floodplains, or the <br />of alluvial soils. <br />(b) Plan/, and elevations for all propos structures and descriptions of the <br />co rand nature of all exterior materia along with the make, model, and <br />anufacturer of the proposed structure, aximum antenna heights, and <br />power levels. <br />(c) A Landscape and Tree Preservation Plan dra at the same scale as <br />the site plan, showing the existing and propose trees\scr shrubs, ground <br />cover and other landscape materials. This plan s mize adverse <br />visual effects of wireless telecommunications suptures and <br />antennas through careful design, siting, landscapng and <br />innovative c amouflaging techniques. <br />(d) Evidence that the applicant has investigated the possibilitie f placing <br />the proposed equipment on an existing wireless support struc re. Such <br />evidence shall consist of: <br />(i) A listing of all wireless telecommunications support structur \s <br />within a two mile radius of the proposed wireless support \ <br />structure site and a listing of all wireless support structure, utilit,, <br />poles and other structures in the vicinity of the proposed facility <br />iz As we currently require a balloon test be held prior to a public hearing reviewing a telecommunication <br />application, staff believes it is reasonable to hold a neighborhood information meeting at the same time on -site so <br />that interested parties can not only visualize the height of a proposed tower but ask questions related to the <br />review process. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 5 -101 <br />