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<br />OC Board of Adjustment – 6/8/2015 Page 45 of 68 <br />Larry Wright: The AT&T towers that came across the board? 1 <br /> 2 <br />Beth Bega. Yes sir. I review everything from modifications to co-locations to the towers. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Samantha Cabe: What do you review it for? 5 <br /> 6 <br />Beth Bega: I review it to make sure it is in compliance with the ordinance and make sure they keep up with the state 7 <br />and federal laws. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Mark Micol: Would you be qualified to look at alternative locations? Like what Ms. Hall suggested, the field behind her 10 <br />house on the same property? 11 <br /> 12 <br />Beth Bega: I don’t think by law you can do that. I think Tom addressed that as far as the location because it really is up 13 <br />for the property owner because when they say they will lease this property to a tower company, they do have the right 14 <br />to say where it is going to go. The neighbors can persuade her. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Mark Micol: That would be the idea. They would work with the community to find an alternative location that is suitable 17 <br />for their business needs. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Beth Bega: A lot of times what will happen and it didn’t happen in this case. One of the first steps for a new tower 20 <br />application is a site visit and a lot of applicants will have that site visit with the planner or planning director or whomever 21 <br />represents the community and they will go look at sites but Orange County has sites already designated so there are all 22 <br />kinds of ways to deal with this and to make sure it is more pleasing for the community. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Samantha Cabe: We all realize you are not the ultimate decision maker whether their application is in compliance but I 25 <br />am asking you ask a consultant for the county who reviews all telecommunications applications that are submitted, is it 26 <br />your opinion that this application meets the criteria for being in harmony with the area in which it will be located if you 27 <br />can give an opinion on that. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Beth Bega: Tom going to object. No, I don’t think it is in harmony. 30 <br /> 31 <br />Jeff Schmitt: Did you express an opinion to Mr. Harvey prior to Mr. Harvey providing us with the package of your 32 <br />consideration of all the elements regarding this application? 33 <br /> 34 <br />Beth Bega: Yes. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Jeff Schmitt: That statement is where? 37 <br /> 38 <br />Michael Harvey: It was provided to you as the ____ letter. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Tom Johnson: My point is the letter does not state what she just stated. 41 <br /> 42 <br />Beth Bega: It states in here, in my opinion, it complies with the following portions of the County’s Unified Development 43 <br />Ordinance has not been demonstrated by clear and ___ evidence showing that building any other less visually intrusive 44 <br />type of facility other than a tower would serve to prohibit the provision of service. 45 <br /> 46 <br />Tom Johnson: I would object to that standard because that is not the standard in the state statute. 47 <br /> 48 <br />Beth Bega: That is my opinion, it doesn’t have to. I’m not stating a law. 49 <br /> 50