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Article 5: Uses Section 5.10: Standards for Telecommunication Facilities Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-92 (g) A listing of, and current tax map identifying, all property owners within 1,000 feet of the parcel and addressed, first class stamped envelopes to the property owners for notifications of the public hearing in accordance with Sections 2.7.5 and 2.7.6 of this Ordinance. (h) A report containing any comments received by the applicant in response to the balloon test along with color photographs from various locations around the balloon. (i) Evidence that the balloon test requirement has been met, including a notarized statement and listing of the property owners notified of the test, a copy of a current Orange County Tax Map showing the subject property and all properties within the notification ring, and copies of the certified mail returned receipts from the mail-out. (j) A notarized statement that the sign posting requirement has been met. (k) Photographs of a clearly visible balloon floated at the proposed tower location to the maximum height of the tower, as well as photographs with the proposed tower and associated antennas superimposed upon them showing what the proposed tower will look like. Photographs shall be taken from locations such as: property lines, and/or nearby residential areas, historic sites, roadways, including scenic roads and major view corridors, and other locations as deemed necessary by the Planning Staff to assess the visual impact of the proposed tower. (l) The Special Use Permit application shall include a statement that the facility and its equipment will comply with all federal, state and local emission requirements. (m) An Applicant may be required to submit an Environmental Assessment Analysis and a Visual addendum. Based on the results of the Analysis, including the Visual addendum, the County may require submission of a more detailed visual analysis. The scope of the required Environmental and Visual Assessment will be reviewed at the pre-application meeting. (n) If required, a Visual Impact Assessment, which shall include: (i) A “Zone of Visibility Map” shall be provided in order to determine locations from which the tower may be seen. (ii) Panorama photo simulations of the proposed wireless support structure, superimposed on the existing landscape, to scale, showing “before and after” views including but not limited to State highways and other major roads; State and local parks; other public lands; historic districts; preserves and historic sites normally open to the public; and from any other location where the site is visible to a large number of visitors, travelers or residents (iii) An assessment of the visual impact of the wireless support structure base, guy wires and accessory buildings from abutting and adjacent properties and streets shall be considered to determine the need of screening. (o) All applications shall contain a demonstration that the wireless support structure is sited so as to have the least visually intrusive effect reasonably possible and thereby have the least adverse visual effect on the environment and its character, on existing vegetation, and on the residences in the area of the telecommunications tower. (p) A statement, prepared by a professional engineer licensed in the State of North Carolina, which through rational engineering analysis, certifies the tower's compliance with applicable standards as set forth in the State of 31