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PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE (DRAFT) I I <br /> 015 <br /> d) If a structural analysis shows a tower is not <br /> in compliance with the appropriate EIA. <br /> standards, the owner shall submit an <br /> application to the Inspections Division with a <br /> plan to bring the tower into compliance <br /> within six(6) months. <br /> e) Analysis of Existing Towers. Within twelve <br /> (12) months of the effective date of this <br /> Ordinance an analysis shall be performed on <br /> all towers in excess of 100 feet in height. <br /> This analysis shall determine the tower's <br /> compliance or lack thereof with the EIA <br /> standard in effect at the time the tower was <br /> constructed or when the most recent <br /> structural loading change was made.The <br /> tower owner shall,within thirty (30)days of <br /> completion of the analysis or the passage of <br /> this Ordinance, provide the Inspections <br /> Division with a letter from a registered <br /> professional engineer certified in <br /> telecommunication facility design stating the <br /> current structural status of the tower. if the <br /> tower does not meet the aforementioned EIA <br /> standards, the letter shall indicate what <br /> would be required to bring the tower up to <br /> standard. Existing towers shall be subject to <br /> the annual electrical inspection conducted <br /> by the Inspections Division including <br /> associated inspection fees. <br /> 1) The Inspections Division shall be <br /> notified in writing when a required <br /> analysis is complete. A copy of the <br /> analysis report shall be made <br /> available to the County inspections <br /> Division upon request.That report <br /> shall also give details of the net <br /> result of any changes made to the <br /> tower or its appurtenances since the <br /> last inspection. <br /> 6) Fees and charges. <br /> a) A filing fee as set by the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners shall be paid upon application for a <br /> Building Permit, Site Plan approval or Special Use <br /> Permit. In addition,an inspection fee is due the <br /> County at the time of future inspections. <br /> b) Public land or right.of-ways lease agreements shall <br /> be established by separate instrument and recorded <br /> prior to the issuance of Building Permits. <br /> :kT ng\To er OrdZCell Tower Ordinance Rev8 <br />