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65 <br />application, but is an indication of what location on the site may be less <br />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 />n) All buildings and other structures to be located on the same zoning lot as a <br />telecommunication tower wireless support structure shall conform with the <br />setbacks established for the zoning district or as established through the <br />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 wireless support structure, <br />superimposed on the existing landscape, to scale, e# showing "before and <br />after" views including but not limited to State highways and other major <br />roads; State and local parks; other public lands; historic districts; preserves <br />and historic sites normally open to the public; and from any other location <br />where the site is visible to a large number of visitors, travelers or residents <br />An assessment of the visual impact of the wireless support structure base, <br />guy wires and accessory. buildings from abutting and adjacent properties <br />and streets shall be considered to determine the need of screening. <br />All Applications shall contain a demonstration that the wireless support <br />structure is sited so as to have the least visually intrusive effect reasonably <br />possible and thereby have the least adverse visual effect on the <br />environment and its character, on existing vegetation, and on the <br />residences in the area of the telecommunications tower. <br />Both the telecommunications wireless support structure and any and all <br />accessory or associated telecommunication equipment and related facilities <br />shall maximize the use of building materials, colors and textures designed <br />to blend with the structure to which it may be affixed and/or to harmonize <br />with the natural surroundings, this shall include the utilization of stealth <br />technology as may required by the County. <br />At a telecommunications wireless support structure site, an access road, <br />turn around space and parking shall be provided to assure adequate <br />