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5 <br /> 3. The Caldwell Fire Department, PIN 9898-57-4171 (P-3); <br /> 4. The future County Northeast Park, PIN 9887-52-0801 (P-4); <br /> 5. The Walnut Grove County Solid Waste facility, PIN 9867-41-9070 (P-5); <br /> 6. The Eno Fire Department, PIN 9896-80-8705 (P-6); <br /> 7. Property off of Buckhorn Road, PIN 9834-28-9281 (P-7); <br /> 8. The County's soccer field complex off of West Ten Road, PIN 9834-28-9281 (P-8); <br /> 9. The County's Blackwood park property off of NC Highway 86, PIN 9872-55-7302 (P-9); <br /> 10. The County's Millhouse Road park property, PIN 9871-51-9160 (P-10); <br /> 11. An OWASA site, PIN 9830-25-2373 (P-11); <br /> 12. The American Stone Quarry site off of NC Highway 54, PIN 9759-54-4146 (P-12); <br /> 13. White Cross Volunteer Fire Department, PIN 9738-50-6758 (P-13); <br /> 14. 2200 Mangum Court, PIN 9797-32-6626 (P-14); <br /> 15. 3820 Cedar Run Court, PIN 9846-65-1414 (P-15). <br /> Inclusion of a parcel on the MTP does not exempt telecommunication facilities from complying <br /> with applicable development standards as prescribed within Section 5.10 of the UDO. A <br /> synopsis of existing allowances/requirements is contained within Attachment 2. <br /> As previously indicated, staff has received a request from Mr. Greg Bohlen, the property owner, <br /> to include 7203 Union Grove Church Road on the MTP. The property, further identified utilizing <br /> Orange County Parcel Identification Number (PIN) 9860-28-9935, is an approximately 10 acre <br /> parcel of property zoned Rural Buffer (RB) University Lake Protected Watershed Protection <br /> Overlay District. <br /> Please refer to Attachment 3 for a copy of the legal advertisement for this hearing and <br /> Attachment 4 for a map of the property. <br /> This is an area where existing telecommunication services (i.e. cell phone, emergency <br /> communications, broadband, etc.) have been found to be deficient. <br /> Planning Director's Recommendation: The Director has determined there is a need for <br /> additional telecommunication infrastructure/services in this area to address the need for reliable <br /> cellular service, increase the effectiveness of the existing emergency communications network <br /> and increasing opportunities for broadband services. Further, the Director has found the <br /> request consistent with several provisions of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, notably: <br /> • Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern and <br /> designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and facilities <br /> sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County's population and economy consistent <br /> with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and objectives. <br /> • Services and Community Facilities Goal 7: Efficient and effective public safety <br /> including, police, fire, telecommunications, emergency services, and animal services. <br /> • Objective PS-T-6: Develop a mechanism for cooperation with telecommunication <br /> facilities stakeholders regarding the siting and design of towers. <br /> • Objective PS-T-7: Manage the number of future wireless telecommunication facilities by <br /> identifying preferred locations capable of accommodating service Countywide. <br /> • Objective PS-T-8: Encourage the expansion of affordable, high-speed Internet access, <br /> fiber-optic lines, and other high-speed communication networks to rural and <br /> underserved areas. <br /> • Objective PS-9: Maintain a radio communication system that ensures reliable <br /> notification and oversight of emergency assets, such as personnel, vehicles, and <br />