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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.10: Standards for Telecommunication Facilities <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-93 <br /> <br />(b) Location of Wireless Support Structures <br />(i) Applicants for facilities shall locate, site and erect said facilities <br />according to the following priorities, in the following order: <br />a. On existing County-owned facilities without increasing <br />the height of the tower or structure. <br />b. On existing Facilities without increasing the height of the <br />tower or structure. <br />c. On County-owned properties or facilities. <br />d. On properties in areas zoned for commercial or industrial <br />use. <br />e. On properties in areas zoned Agricultural Residential <br />(AR). <br />f. On properties in areas zoned for residential use. <br />(ii) If an Applicant proposes to place telecommunications equipment <br />at a location that is not a preferred priority 1 site, then the <br />Applicant must provide a detailed explanation as to why a higher <br />priority site is not proposed. The explanation shall be in the form <br />of a written report demonstrating the Applicant’s review of the <br />above locations in order of priority and the reason(s) for the site <br />selection. The explanation shall, at a minimum, include the <br />information required by section 5.10.8(B)(3)(e). <br />(iii) The application shall not be approved unless it demonstrates <br />that the telecommunications equipment may not be sited at a <br />higher priority site because of commercial impracticability or <br />because no higher priority site is available that would serve to <br />provide the telecommunications service need identified by the <br />Applicant as provided for in section 5.10.8(A)(1)(s). <br />(iv) An Applicant may not by-pass sites of higher priority merely <br />because the site proposed is the only site leased or selected. <br />Agreements between providers limiting or prohibiting co- <br />locationcollocation shall not be a valid basis for any claim of <br />commercial impracticability. <br />(v) Notwithstanding that a potential site may be situated in an area <br />of highest priority or highest available priority, an application <br />shall not be approved if it conflicts with the provisions and <br />requirements of this Ordinance. <br />(vi) Wireless support structures shall not be located within one-half <br />(½) mile of any existing monopole, lattice or guyed wireless <br />telecommunications support structure. <br />a. An exception may be allowed when the applicant can <br />sufficiently demonstrate that: <br />i. Appropriate space on the existing <br />telecommunication wireless support structure is <br />not available; or <br />ii. The applicant has made good faith effort to <br />negotiate an agreement with the owner of the <br />existing wireless telecommunication support <br />structure and has been unsuccessful, which <br />must be documented in writing; or <br />79