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n <br />4) The warning signs may be attached to freestanding poles if the <br />content of the signs would, or could, be obstructed by landscaping. <br />1) Signs noting federal registration (if required) shall be <br />attached to the tower structure in compliance with federal <br />regulation. <br />5) Facilities shall contain a sign no larger than four (4) square feet to <br />provide adequate notification to persons in the immediate area of the <br />presence of RF radiation or to control exposure to RF radiation <br />within a given area. A sign of the same size is also to be installed to <br />contain the name(s) of the owner(s) and operator(s) of the <br />antenna(s) as well as emergency phone number(s). The sign shall <br />be on the equipment shelter or cabinet of the applicant and be <br />visible from the access point of the site and must identify the <br />equipment owner of the shelter or cabinet. On tower sites, an FCC <br />registration site, as applicable, is also to be present. The signs shall <br />not be lighted, unless applicable law, rule or regulation requires <br />lighting. <br />t) Equipment storage. Mobile or immobile equipment not used in direct <br />support of a tower facility shall not be stored or parked on the site of the <br />telecommunication tower, unless repairs to the tower are being made. <br />w) Signs and advertising. The use of any portion of a tower for signs or <br />advertising purposes including company name, banners, streamers, etc. shall <br />be strictly prohibited. <br />8.8.17x.4. Removal of Wireless Sut~port Structures and Facilities. <br />The owner of any facility shall be required to provide a minimum of thirty (30) days <br />written notice to the County Clerk prior to abandoning any facility. ,Under the <br />following circumstances, the County may determine that the health, safety, <br />and welfare interests of the County warrant and require facility removal. <br />a) Facilities that have been abandoned (i.e. not used as facilities) for a period <br />exceeding ninety consecutive ninety (90) days or a total of one hundred- <br />eighty (180) days in any three hundred-sixty five (365) day period, except <br />for periods caused by force majeure or Acts of God, in which case, repair or <br />removal shall commence within ninety (90) days of abandonment; <br />b) Permitted facilities fall into such a state of disrepair that it creates a health <br />or safety hazard; <br />c) Facilities have been located, constructed, or modified without first <br />obtaining, or in a manner not authorized by, the required Special Use <br />Permit, or any other necessary authorization and the Special Use Permit <br />may be revoked. <br />