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28 <br />the balloon test. The signs shall be posted to meet the same time limits <br />as provided for in the balloon test notification and as stated above. A <br />notarized statement that this requirement has been met is also required <br />from the applicant and shall be submitted at the time of the application. <br />Photographs of a clearly visible balloon floated at the proposed tower <br />location to the maximum height of the tower, as well as photographs with <br />the proposed tower and associated antennas superimposed upon them <br />showing what the proposed tower will look like, shall be submitted at the <br />time of the application. Photographs shall be taken from locations such <br />as: property lines, and/or nearby residential areas, historic sites, <br />roadways, including scenic roads and major view corridors, and other <br />locations as deemed necessary by the Planning Staff to assess the visual <br />impact of the proposed tower. The visibility of the balloon to adjacent <br />properties and the surrounding area shall not constitute sole justification <br />of denial of a permit application, but is an indication of what location on <br />the site may be less visually intrusive. <br />j) The Special Use Permit application shall include a statement that the <br />facility and its equipment will comply with all federal, state and local <br />emission requirements. <br />k) All buildings and other structures to be located on the same <br />zoning lot as a telecommunication fewer wireless support structure shall <br />conform with the setbacks established for the zoning district or as <br />established through the subdivision process, whichever is greater. <br />I) An Applicant may be required to submit an Environmental Assessment <br />Analysis and a Visual addendum. Based on the results of the Analysis; <br />including the Visual addendum, the County may require submission of a <br />more detailed visual analysis. The scope of the required Environmental <br />and Visual Assessment will be reviewed at the pre-application meeting. <br />The Applicant shall furnish a Visual Impact Assessment, which shall <br />include: <br />A "Zone of Visibility Map" shall be provided in order to determine locations <br />from which the tower may be seen. <br />Panorama photo simulations of the proposed tewerwireless support <br />strucutre, superimposed on the existing landscape, to scale, e# showing <br />"before and after" views including but not limited to State highways and <br />other major roads; State. and local parks; other public lands; historic <br />districts; preserves and historic sites .normally open to the public; and <br />from any other location where the site is visible to' a large number of <br />visitors, travelers or residents <br />An assessment of the visual impact of the wireless support structure <br />fewer base, guy wires and accessory buildings from abutting and <br />adjacent properties and streets shall be considered to determine the need <br />of screening. <br />All Applications shall contain a demonstration that the fewer-wireless <br />support structure is sited so as to have the least visually intrusive effect <br />reasonably possible and thereby have the least adverse visual effect on <br />