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6 <br /> response equipment, throughout Orange County and inter-operability of communication <br /> among jurisdictions. <br /> The Director recommends approval of the request to amend the MTP to include 7203 Union <br /> Grove Church Road as Site P-16. <br /> As the adoption/modification of the MTP does not involve the approval of a specific <br /> development project, establish regulatory guidelines, make formal recommendations on <br /> revising development criteria or establish recommendations on modifying development policies <br /> (i.e. small area plans), or provide any form of development approval, the Planning Board is not <br /> required to review or make a recommendation on the MTP. <br /> Attachment 5 includes the resolution modifying the MTP to include 7203 Union Grove Church <br /> Road. <br /> Michael Harvey made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> ITEM 5 (a) - PUBLIC HEARING <br /> AMENDMENT of Master Telecommunication Plan Map (MTP) <br /> Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing <br /> February 4, 2020 <br /> Background <br /> • There are portions of the County not served and/or underserved by <br /> telecommunication services; <br /> • This impacts essential communications (i.e. Emergency Management, Sheriff, <br /> Information Technologies, Building Inspections, Health Department, etc.) and <br /> negatively impacts local residents; <br /> • In an attempt to address these issues, the County created the MTP. <br /> Background-What does the MTP do? <br /> • Serves as a marketing tool identifying properties where owners, including public <br /> properties, have expressed an interest in allowing development of <br /> telecommunication facilities; <br /> • Assists staff in addressing impediments to essential communications with <br /> providers; <br /> • Represents a proactive step by the County to comprehensively address local <br /> communication issues and access to services. <br /> MTP <br /> • Originally adopted by BOCC in 2011; <br /> • Contains 15 properties (includes County owned, volunteer fire departments, <br /> utility sites, private property) <br /> What does the MTP not do: <br /> • Exempt properties from the normal review and approval processes for towers (i.e. admin <br /> site plan approval, issuance of special use permit, etc.); <br /> • Eliminate the need for permits prior to the start of construction (i.e. Zoning Compliance, <br /> Erosion Control, Building, etc.); <br /> • Convey or establish a greater use of property than otherwise exists within the UDO. <br />