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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 5-84 <br /> <br />(1) To minimize adverse visual impacts, stealth antenna types shall be preferred. If <br />a non-stealth antenna is proposed, the application shall be required to <br />demonstrate, in a technical manner acceptable to the Planning Director, why the <br />stealth antenna (i.e. an antenna incorporated into the architecture of the building <br />or fully screened from view from sight proximate to the antenna) cannot be used <br />for the particular application. This does not preclude a combination of the <br />various types of antennas. <br />(2) Antenna dimensions shall be subject to approval by the Planning Director. A <br />statement shall be submitted, prepared by a professional engineer competent to <br />evaluate antenna choices, to certify the technical need for the required <br />dimensions. <br />(3) Prior to the issuance of a Building Permit by the Inspections Division, the <br />application shall provide evidence that the wireless telecommunication support <br />structure or antennas are in compliance with FAA regulations. Where an <br />antenna will not exceed the highest point of the existing structure upon which it is <br />to be mounted, such evidence shall not be required. <br />(B) Standards for Stealth Rooftop or Building, Water Tower, or Transmission Line <br />Mounted Antennas <br />In addition to the standards established in Subsection A above, the following are <br />applicable to all Stealth Rooftop or Building, Water Tower, or Transmission Line Mounted <br />Antennas: <br />(1) Antennas shall not exceed 20 feet above the roofline of the building or support <br />structure, water tank, or transmission line; <br />(2) Commercial advertising shall not be allowed on an antenna; <br />(3) Signals, lights, or illumination shall not be permitted on an antenna, unless <br />required by the FCC or the FAA; <br />(4) Any related unstaffed equipment building shall not contain more than 600 square <br />feet of gross floor area per user or exceed 12 feet in height; <br />(5) Documentation shall be required denoting that the erection of an antenna will not <br />compromise the structural integrity of the building, water tank, or transmission <br />line; <br />(6) If an antenna is erected on a transmission line, documentation shall be required <br />outlining that the antenna will not interfere, or be interfered with, by the normal <br />operating characteristics of the transmission line; <br />(7) If the equipment building is located on the roof of the building, the area of the <br />equipment building shall not occupy more than 25% of the roof area, and shall <br />comply with all State of North Carolina Building Code requirements for the <br />proposed and existing building; and <br />(8) Approval of the Planning Director to ensure consistency with the definition of <br />stealth facility is required. Each application shall contain a rendering or <br />photograph of the antenna including, but not limited to, colors and screening <br />devices. <br />(C) Standards for Non-Stealth Rooftop or Building, Water Tank or Transmission Line <br />Mounted Antennas <br />In addition to the standards established in Sub-Section (A) above, the following are <br />applicable to all Non-Stealth Mounted Antennas: <br />(1) Antennas shall not exceed 20 feet above the roofline of the subject building or <br />support structure, water tank, or transmission line; <br />23