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25 8.8.17a.1 Definitions Words, terms and phrases, when used in this Section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them as in Sect+en-~ rticle 22. 8.8.17a.1a Additionallnformation In addition to the information required in Subsections 6.18.4, 8.2 and 8.8, the following shall be submitted. as part of the application. a) A Site Plan showing the entire site (including property boundary lines) and size of all existing structures within five hundred (500 feet of the site, existing and proposed structures on site, the fall zone of the tower, existing and proposed topography at a contour interval of five feet and any officially designated floodways and floodplains; or the presence of alluvial soils. b) Plans, and elevations for all proposed structures and descriptions of the color and nature of all exterior material. c) A Landscape Plan showing, at the same scale as the Site Plan, existing and proposed trees, plus shrubs, ground cover and other landscape materials. This plan shall minimize adverse visual effects of telecommunications tewerswireless suoport structures and antennas through careful design, siting, landscape screening and innovative camouflaging techniques. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, to minimize adverse visual impacts associated with the proliferation and clustering of telecommunications tewe~swireless support structures, co-location of telecommunications equipment on existing or new tewecrs wireless support structures shall be encouraged. d) Wireless subaort structures shall not be located within one-half ~/2~ mile of any existing monopole, lattice or guyed telecommunications fewer wireless support structure. An exception may be allowed when the applicant can sufficiently demonstrate that: 1) appropriate space on the existing telecommunication tawe-r wireless support structure is not available; or 2) the applicant has made good faith effort to negotiate an agreement with the owner of the existing telecommunication fewer wireless supoort structure and has been unsuccessful, which must be documented in writing; or 3) the telecommunication equipment on the existing telecommunication fewer wireless support structure is not compatible with the proposed telecommunication equipment of the applicant; or 4) adequate coverage by the applicant cannot be met at the location of the .existing telecommunication +-~wer wireless sugoort structure; or 5) the existing telecommunication--tewe~wireless suanort structure cannot be reasonably modified to accommodate additional co-location by the applicant. Exceptions shall only be allowed after a thorough analysis of the search area, provided by the applicant is performed by the County's consultant or Staff, indicating that coverage is not possible on an existing fewer wireless support structure at the four-carrier capacity or other user capacity that can be achieved. There must be a ei ht 80%~ approval vote of the deciding board for this specific finding to pass the exception criteria.