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Ordinance as Recommended by <br />Planning Board and Administration <br />1) Telecommunications equipment as accessory uses may be <br />placed on existing towers in accordance with the <br />provisions of this Ordinance. <br />2) Notwithstanding the above provisions of Section 6.18, <br />telecommunications towers in existence as of December <br />10, 2002, may be replaced with a tower of equal or less <br />visual impact after approval by the County Planning <br />Director or his/her designee. However, if the proposed <br />new tower would not be consistent with the minimum <br />standards under Section 6. 18, replacement must be <br />approved as provided for in this Ordinance. <br />6.183 Antennas not located on telecommunications towers <br />a) Antenna types. To minimize adverse visual impacts, stealth <br />antenna types shall be preferred. If a non-stealth antenna is <br />proposed, the application shall be required to demonstrate, in a <br />technical manner acceptable to the Planning Director or his/her <br />designee, why the stealth antenna (i.e, an antenna incorporated <br />into the architecture of the building or fully screened from view <br />from sight proximate to the antenna) cannot be used for the <br />particular application. This does not preclude a combination of the <br />various types of antennas. <br />1) Antenna dimensions. Antenna dimensions shall be subject <br />to approval by the Planning Director or his/her designee. A <br />statement shall be submitted, prepared by a professional <br />engineer competent to evaluate antenna choices, to certify <br />the technical need for the required dimensions, <br />b) Aircraft hazard. Prior to the issuance of a Building Permit by the <br />Inspections Division, the application shall provide evidence that <br />the telecommunication tower or antennas are in compliance with <br />FAA regulations. Where an antenna will not exceed the highest <br />point of the existing structure upon which it is to be mounted, such <br />evidence shall not be required. <br />G) Stealth rooftop or building mounted antennas not exceeding <br />twenty (20) feet above roofline of the building or support structure <br />shall be permitted in all zoning districts subject to the provisions of <br />Section 6.18.3 d) 1-5 stated below. <br />d) Building or rooftop stealth antennas shall be subject to the <br />following minimum standards: <br />1) No commercial advertising shall be allowed on an antenna; <br />2) No signals, lights, or illumination shall be permitted on an <br />antenna, unless required by the FCC or the FAA;