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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 5-95 <br /> <br />the subject property. <br />(iii) Adjacent to non-residential uses or non-residential zoning <br />districts, minimum setbacks from the base of the wireless <br />support structure to the property boundary shall be the greater of <br />20% of the tower height, or the minimum required setback. <br />(iv) All buildings and other structures to be located on the same <br />zoning lot as a telecommunication tower wireless support <br />structure shall conform with the setbacks established for the <br />zoning district or as established through the subdivision process, <br />whichever is greater. <br />(d) Access <br />(i) At a wireless telecommunications support structure site, an <br />access road, turn around space and parking shall be provided to <br />assure adequate emergency and service access. <br />(ii) Maximum use of existing roads, whether public or private, shall <br />be made to the extent practicable. <br />(iii) Road construction shall, at all times, minimize ground <br />disturbance and the cutting of vegetation. <br />(iv) Road grades shall closely follow natural contours to assure <br />minimal visual disturbance and reduce soil erosion. <br />(e) Landscaping and Buffers <br />(i) A Type C Landscape Buffer shall be provided between the <br />wireless support structures and its accessory structures and <br />adjoining property/properties. <br />(ii) Existing vegetation may be removed only to the extent <br />necessary to accommodate the wireless support structures, <br />equipment buildings, and support structures such as guy wires. <br />(iii) Plantings around the compound perimeter, outside of any fence <br />or wall, shall be composed entirely of fast growing evergreen <br />vegetation. <br />(iv) New plantings and existing vegetation used for screening shall <br />be at least six feet in height or greater at planting. <br />(v) Proposed plantings (name, type, height) shall be shown on the <br />Landscape Plan for the facility. <br />(vi) Landscaping shall provide a screen on a year-round basis. <br />(f) The visibility of the balloon to adjacent properties and the surrounding <br />area shall not constitute sole justification of denial of a permit application, <br />but is an indication of what location on the site may be less visually <br />intrusive. <br />(g) The applicant shall demonstrate and provide a description in writing and <br />by drawing how it shall effectively screen from view the base and all <br />related equipment and structures of the proposed facility. <br />(h) The site plan shall indicate a location for at least two equipment buildings <br />in addition to that proposed for use by the applicant. <br />(i) All utilities at a facility site shall be installed underground and in <br />compliance with all Laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of the <br />County, including specifically, but not limited to, the National Electrical <br />Safety Code and the National Electrical Code where appropriate. <br />34