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31 <br />8.8.'i7a.2 Standards of Evaluation <br />The following specific standards~~~I-a~ }"--€^~ in c°^+i~n ~ ~ Q .+ n+ +ho <br />,.. _ <br />i~~g--Ors shall be used in deciding upon an application for approval: <br />a) <br />r+r ~~ro /L".\ h nn +ho (°~n+ nr°forror-!• <br />p,-efe~e~-at~d-pd~ e+r<~ n-n-,~~~,-~~,-~-Location o <br />Wireless Support Structures. Applicants for facilities shall locate, site and <br />erect said facilities according to the following priorities, in_ he following <br />order: <br />7 nn i~""~ er nr n+~ c+r~ ~n+~ ~r°c• <br />-~-~~e~c,~~...J tamer-e-m ~~,-a~«-~ <br />, <br />, <br />4. nn ~ c.+n~l+h f~nilifir• <br />y~., r <br />C. Ati'te~F+a~e~'tltfediC~'S •nri+~r 7 '~ `2 nr 4,_ <br />v-~-c , , <br />1) On existing County-owned facilities without increasing the height of the <br />tower or structure. <br />2) On existing Facilities without increasing the height of the tower or structure. <br />3) On County-owned properties or facilities. <br />4) On properties in areas zoned for commercial or industrial use. <br />5) On properties in areas zoned Agricultural Residential (AR). <br />6) On properties in areas zoned for residential use. <br />b) If an Applicant proposes to place telecommunications equipment at a <br />location that is not a preferred priority 1 site, then the Applicant must <br />provide a detailed explanation as to why a higher priority site is not <br />proposed. The explanation shall be in the form of a written report <br />demonstrating the Applicant's review of the above locations in order of <br />priority and the reason(s) for the site selection. The explanation shall, at a <br />minimum, include the information required by Subsection 8.8.17a.1 a.e). <br />c) The application shall not be approved unless it demonstrates that the <br />telecommunications equipment may not be sited at a higher priority site <br />because of commercial impracticability or because no higher priority site is <br />available that would serve to provide the telecommunications service need <br />identified by the Applicant as provided for in Subsection 6.18.4 d)(10). <br />d) An .Applicant may not by-pass sites of higher priority merely because the <br />site proposed is the only site leased or selected. Agreements between <br />providers limiting or prohibiting co-location shall not be a valid basis for any <br />claim of commercial impracticability. <br />e) Notwithstanding that a potential site may be situated in an area of highest <br />priority or highest available priority, an application shall not be approved if it <br />conflicts with the provisions and requirements of this Ordinance. <br />