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Approved 7/8/2013 <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 6/10/2013 Page 43 of 92 <br />SECTION 5.10.8 (B) – GENERAL SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS – SPECIAL USE PERMITS – 1 <br />CONTINUED ("Yes" indicates compliance; "No" indicates non-compliance) 2 <br />Ordinance <br />Requirements <br />PLANNING <br />STAFF <br />RECOMMENDED <br />FINDINGS <br /> <br />EVIDENCE SUBMITTED <br />TO SUPPORT <br />FINDINGS <br /> <br />BOA <br />FINDINGS <br />Section 5.10.8 (B) (4) <br />Standards of Evaluation <br /> <br /> <br />5.10.8 (B) (4) (a) <br />(a) The telecommunications <br />equipment planned for the <br />proposed wireless support <br />structures cannot be <br />accommodated on an <br />existing wireless support <br />structures due to one or <br />more of the following <br />reasons: <br />(i) The planned equipment <br />would exceed the structural <br />capacity of existing and <br />approved wireless support <br />structures, considering <br />existing and planned use of <br />those wireless support <br />structures and the wireless <br />support structures cannot be <br />reinforced to accommodate <br />planned or equivalent <br />equipment at a reasonable <br />cost. <br />(ii) The planned equipment <br />would cause radio frequency <br />interference with other <br />existing or planned <br />equipment for these wireless <br />support structures, and the <br />interference cannot be <br />prevented at a reasonable <br />cost. <br />(iii) Existing or approved <br />wireless support structures <br />do not have space on which <br />the equipment can be placed <br />so it can function effectively <br />and reasonably in parity with <br />similar existing or approved <br />equipment. <br />(iv) No tower or other <br />suitable facility exists in an <br />area where the equipment to <br />be placed on the tower will <br />function in its intended <br />manner. <br /> X Yes ___No Tab(s) 3 and 14 of the <br />application booklet <br />contains the required <br />information. <br /> <br />There are no existing <br />towers in the area to <br />address service provision <br />needs. As a result the <br />antenna proposed for the <br />site cannot be located <br />elsewhere. <br /> <br />The application in its <br />entirety provides the <br />necessary <br />documentation outlining <br />why the tower has to go <br />on this property. <br /> _x_Yes ___No <br />3