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PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE DRAFT 15 <br /> 019 <br /> h-i) The applicant shall, after submission of an application for a ecial <br /> Use Permit, minimum � <br /> rt,arrange to fly, or raise upon a mast,a minimum of a <br /> three-foot(3') in diameter, brightly colored red or orange balloon at <br /> the maximum height of the proposed new tower. A notice of the <br /> dates(including a second date in case of poor visibility,weather or <br /> atmospheric conditions on the initial date), times, and location of <br /> the balloon test shall be mailed,by the applicant,to all persons <br /> owning property within 1,000 feet of the subject parcel no less than <br /> fourteen (14)days in advance of the first test date. The applicant <br /> shall inform the County Planning Staff, in writing,of the dates and <br /> times of the test at least fourteen 14 days in advance. The balloon <br /> test shall be flown for at least four(4)consecutive hours sometime <br /> between 7:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.on the dates chosen. The primary <br /> date shall be on a weekend, but to prevent delays in the processing <br /> of the application, and in case of poor weather or atmospheric <br /> conditions on the initial date,the secondary date may be a <br /> weekday. Photographs of a clearly-visible balloon floated at the <br /> proposed tower location to the maximum height of the tower shall be <br /> submitted no later than ten (10)days prior to the public hearing. <br /> Photographs shall be taken from locations such as: property lines, and/or <br /> nearby residential areas, historic sites, roadways, including scenic roads <br /> and major view corridors, and other locations as deemed necessary by <br /> the Planning Staff to assess the visual impact of the proposed tower. <br /> i-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 /> property as a telecommunication tower shall conform with the <br /> setbacks established for the zoning district or as established <br /> through the subdivision process. <br /> 8.8.17a.2 Standards of Evaluation <br /> The following specific standards,as well as those found in Section 6.1 .4 of <br /> the Zoning Ordinance, shall be used in deciding upon an application for <br /> approval: <br /> a) Adjacent to residential zoning districts, minimum setbacks from the base <br /> of the tower to the property boundary shall be equal to the height of the <br /> tower. The setback may be reduced to no less than one-half of the tower <br /> height if easements for the remaining setback distance are granted by <br /> adjoining property owners. <br /> b) Adjacent to non-residential uses or non-residential zoning districts, <br /> minimum setbacks from the base of the tower to the property boundary <br /> shall be the greater of 20% of the tower height, or the minimum required <br /> setback. <br /> c) A Type C Landscape Buffer shall be provided between the tower and <br /> accessory structures and adjoining property. Existing vegetation may be <br /> removed only to the extent necessary to accommodate the tower, <br /> equipment buildings, and support structures such as guy wires. <br /> GATKing‘Tower Ord2lcelI Tower Ordinance Rev8 <br />