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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 5-101 <br /> <br />the appropriate EIA standards, the owner shall submit an <br />application to the Inspections Division with a plan to bring the <br />tower into compliance within six months. <br />(v) Analysis of Existing Towers <br />a. Within 12 months of the effective date of this Ordinance <br />an analysis commissioned by tower owners and <br />prepared by a North Carolina Licensed Professional <br />Engineer (P.E. Analysis) shall be performed on all <br />towers in excess of 100 feet in height and shall be <br />submitted to the Inspections Division. <br />b. The analysis shall determine the tower’s compliance or <br />lack thereof with the EIA standard in effect at the time <br />the tower was constructed and when the most recent <br />structural loading change was made. <br />c. For all towers less than six years old, a current existing <br />P.E. analysis of the tower may be submitted in lieu of the <br />new P. E. analysis required above. <br />d. If the tower does not meet the aforementioned EIA <br />standards, the letter or existing P.E. analysis shall <br />include the types of modifications that would be required <br />to bring the tower up to standard. <br />e. All existing towers shall be subject to the annual <br />electrical inspection conducted by the Inspections <br />Division including any associated inspection fees. <br />f. The Inspections Division shall be notified in writing when <br />a required analysis is complete. A copy of the analysis <br />report shall be made available to the County Inspections <br />Division upon request. That report shall also give details <br />of the net result of any changes made to the tower or its <br />appurtenances since the last inspection. <br />(D) Fees <br />(1) A filing fee as set by the Board of County Commissioners shall be paid upon <br />application for a Site Plan/Zoning Compliance Permit Application, a Building <br />Permit application, or Special Use Permit. <br />(2) An inspection fee is due the County at the time of all required future inspections <br />as detailed within Section 5.10.8(C)(1)(c) of this Ordinance. Such fees may <br />reflect the County’s fully allocated costs, and shall not exceed such costs. <br />(3) Public land or right-of-way lease agreements shall be established by separate <br />instrument and recorded prior to the issuance of Building Permits. <br />(4) Consultant Fee. Regardless of the type of telecommunication support structure <br />proposed (i.e. administrative approval, special use permit, co-locationcollocation, <br />etc.) an applicant is required to submit a fee to cover the County's <br />telecommunications consultant to review the application. An escrow account of <br />an amount determined by the Board of County Commissioners, as denoted on <br />the adopted fee schedule, shall be paid by check to Orange County to pay <br />associated consultant review fees during all phases of the application review <br />process. The Board of County Commissioners shall determine the amount of <br />charges or fees assessed to an applicant on account of an outside consultant in <br />advance and incorporate these charges and fees into an application fee that is <br />based on the reasonable costs of the services the County incurs in connection <br />with the application review. The fees and charges paid by the applicant for the <br />services of a consultant shall not exceed what is usual and customary for <br />40