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Article 5: Uses 220 Section 5.10: Standards for Telecommunication Facilities d. If the tower does not meet the aforementioned EIA standards, the letter or existing P.E. analysis shall include the types of modifications that would be required to bring the tower up to standard. e. All existing towers shall be subject to the annual electrical inspection conducted by the Inspections Division including any associated inspection fees. f. The Inspections Division shall be notified in writing when a required analysis is complete. A copy of the analysis report shall be made available to the County Inspections Division upon request. That report shall also give details of the net result of any changes made to the tower or its appurtenances since the last inspection. (D) Fees (1) A filing fee as set by the Board of County Commissioners shall be paid upon application for a Site Plan/Zoning Compliance Permit Application, a Building Permit application, a Conditional District, or Special Use Permit. (2) An inspection fee is due the County at the time of all required future inspections as detailed within Section 5.10.8(C)(1)(c)of this Ordinance. Such fees may reflect the County's fully allocated costs, and shall not exceed such costs. (3) Public land or right-of-way lease agreements shall be established by separate instrument and recorded prior to the issuance of Building Permits. (4) Consultant Fee. Regardless of the type of telecommunication support structure proposed (i.e. administrative approval, special use permit, collocation, etc.)an applicant is required to submit a fee to cover the County's telecommunications consultant to review the application. An escrow account of an amount determined by the Board of County Commissioners, as denoted on the adopted fee schedule, shall be paid by check to Orange County to pay associated consultant review fees during all phases of the application review process. The Board of County Commissioners shall determine the amount of charges or fees assessed to an applicant on account of an outside consultant in advance and incorporate these charges and fees into an application fee that is based on the reasonable costs of the services the County incurs in connection with the application review. The fees and charges paid by the applicant for the services of a consultant shall not exceed what is usual and customary for wireless facilities and support structures. The foregoing does not prohibit the County from imposing additional reasonable cost-based fees for the actual costs incurred by the County for a consultant's review of an application due to amendments or revisions to the original application. The amount of the consultant charges incorporated into the application fee shall be separately identified and disclosed to the applicant upon request. Any unused funds in the account after either the approval of the Certificate of Occupancy(CO), or the expiration of the Special Use Permit approval, whichever is sooner, shall be returned to the designated party. 5.10.9 Removal of Wireless Support Structures and Facilities (A) The owner of any facility shall be required to provide a minimum of 30 days written notice to the County Clerk prior to abandoning any facility. (B) County Determination Under the following circumstances, the County may determine that the health, safety, and welfare interests of the County warrant and require facility removal: Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-97