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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 5-91 <br /> <br />antennas through careful design, siting, landscape screening and <br />innovative camouflaging techniques. <br />(d) Evidence that the applicant has investigated the possibilities of placing <br />the proposed equipment on an existing wireless support structure. Such <br />evidence shall consist of: <br />(i) A listing of all wireless telecommunications support structures <br />within a two mile radius of the proposed wireless support <br />structure site and a listing of all wireless support structure, utility <br />poles and other structures in the vicinity of the proposed facility <br />that are technically feasible for utilization by the applicant to fill <br />all or a substantial portion of the telecommunications service <br />need identified by the Applicant pursuant to section <br />5.10.8(A)(1)(s). Documents shall be submitted at the time of <br />application filing that indicates the applicant’s ability or inability to <br />co-locate on the identified tower(s) and reasons why. <br />(ii) Delineation of the boundaries of the maximum search ring within <br />which the telecommunication equipment can function as <br />intended. The following information shall be provided for all <br />existing wireless support structures within the search ring: <br />a. Wireless telecommunication support structure height; <br />b. Existing and planned wireless support structure users; <br />c. Whether the existing wireless telecommunication <br />support structure could accommodate the <br />telecommunication equipment to be attached to the <br />proposed wireless support structure without causing <br />structural instability or radio frequency interference; and <br />d. If the proposed telecommunication equipment cannot be <br />accommodated on the existing wireless <br />telecommunication support structure, assess whether <br />the existing wireless support structure could be <br />structurally strengthened or whether the antennas <br />transmitters and related equipment could be protected <br />from electromagnetic interference, and generally <br />describe the means and projected cost of shared use of <br />the existing wireless support structure; and <br />e. Any restrictions or limitations of the FCC or FAA that <br />would preclude the shared use of the wireless support <br />structure; <br />f. Propagation studies of all adjoining planned, proposed, <br />in-service, or existing sites, and; <br />g. Any additional information requested by the County. <br />(iii) A summary explanation of why proposed telecommunication <br />equipment cannot be located on any of the existing wireless <br />support structures in the search ring. <br />(e) Documentation from applicable state or federal agencies indicating <br />requirements, which affect the appearance of the proposed wireless <br />support structure, such as lighting and coloring. <br />(f) Draft bond which will guarantee the removal of the wireless support <br />structure in the event that it is abandoned or unused for a period of 12 <br />months. <br />30