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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 5-87 <br /> <br />(n) The maximum transmission power capability of all radios, as designed, if <br />the applicant is a cellular or functional equivalent carrier, or the maximum <br />transmission power capability, as designed, of all transmission facilities if <br />the applicant is not a cellular or functional equivalent carrier. <br />(o) The actual intended transmission and the maximum effective radiated <br />power of the antenna(s). <br />(p) The direction(s) of maximum lobes and associated radiation of the <br />antenna(s). <br />(q) Certification that the NIER levels at the proposed site are within the <br />threshold levels adopted by the FCC. <br />(r) Certification that the proposed antenna(s) will not cause interference with <br />other telecommunications devices. <br />(s) A written affidavit stating why "the proposed site is necessary for their <br />communications service" (e.g., for coverage, capacity, hole-filling, etc.) <br />and a statement that there are no existing alternative sites within the <br />provided search ring and there are no alternative technologies available <br />which could provide the proposed telecommunications service need <br />without the tower. <br />(t) A copy of the FCC license applicable for the intended use of the facility <br />as well as a copy of the 5 and 10 year building out plan required by the <br />FCC. <br />Some or all of items listed in (h) through (r) may be required to be provided on a <br />propagation study data form to be provided by the County. <br />(2) Additional Submittal Requirements – Co-locationCollocation3 of Antennas <br />In addition to the requirements denoted herein, applications for the co- <br />locationcollocation of antennas on existing structures shall be required to submit <br />the following: <br />(a) The age of the existing tower in years, including the date of the grant of <br />the original permit or authorization for the existing tower; <br />(b) For a wireless support structure that is five years old or older, or for a <br />guyed structure that is three years old or older, a copy of the latest ANSI <br />Report done pursuant to the latest edition of ANSI-EIA/TIA 222F – Annex <br />E for any self-supporting tower. If an ANSI report has not been done <br />pursuant to the preceding schedule, an ANSI report shall be done and <br />submitted as part of the application. No Building Permit shall be issued <br />for any wireless support structure where the structure being attached to <br />is in need of remediation, unless and until the County Planning and <br />Inspections Department has approved all remediation work needed has <br />been completed or a schedule for the remediation work. <br />(c) A Structural Report signed by a Professional Engineer licensed to do <br />business in the State and bearing that engineer’s currently valid stamp, <br />showing the structural adequacy of the wireless support structure to <br />accommodate the proposed modification or antenna array Collocation, <br />including any equipment shelter, unless the equipment shelter is located <br />on the lowest floor of a building; <br />(d) If attaching to a structure other than a tower or where the proposed <br />attachment is within 30 feet of areas to which the public has or could <br />reasonably have or gain access to, documentation shall be provided, <br />including all calculations, proving that the potential exposure to RF <br /> <br />3 Correction of spelling to ensure consistency within the UDO. <br />26