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~e_Q <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />~'°ntP °l p~ <br />Current Planning ~~ ; ~ Q° 306E Revere Road <br />(919) 245-2575 ,t ~ ~Z P O Box 8181 <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAx) ~° Hillsborough, <br />www.co.orange.nc.us ~°~lh ~._°~~°~ North Carolina, 27278 <br />~3 <br />-~ ~_ o <br />~ Fit i '~ r <br />! ~ _ ~: <br /> <br />TO: <br />DATE: <br />SUBJECT: <br />~f - 1 <br />~ L~~ ~ ~: ~ <br />Potential participants in the Orange County, NC Master Telecommunications <br />Plan (MTP) <br />May 1, 2003 <br />Solicitation of interest in participation in the Orange County, NC Master <br />Telecommunications Plan (MTP) <br />Orange County has recently amended the current zoning regulations regarding <br />telecommunication towers and related facilities. In the course of amending the regulations, the <br />County has attempted to identify public, private, and semi-/quasi-public properties that may be <br />suitable for the location of telecommunication equipment (towers or antennas). The purpose <br />being to identify sites that, given their strategic location in relation to existing <br />telecommunications facilities and related infrastructure, may be suitable for the location of future <br />telecommunications towers or related facilities. The resulting plan is called a "Master <br />Telecommunications Plan (MTP)". <br />The purpose of the MTP is to provide the best locations for overall public benefit and also limit <br />the number of towers built in the County by suggesting some prime locations for such towers. <br />Only if property owners are interested in being part of the MTP program do they have to <br />participate. Many potential sites Include Voluntary Agricultural Districts, fire stations, <br />community centers, and public lands where tower revenue could be returned to the entities that <br />provide benefits to the area citizens. Towers or tower antenna could be located on silos, <br />steeples, water tanks and be restricted by whatever the landowner prescribes, as long as it <br />does not exceed the general standards of the Zoning Ordinance. <br />The County understands and feels strongly that cooperation with potential and known <br />stakeholders within the County is an important factor to consider, while the MTP is being drafted <br />and proposed. You are receiving this letter because the property you own located at <br />Address: <br />Township: <br />Tax Map, Block, Lot #: <br />PIN: <br />G:\Cun-ent Planning Div\Tking\MTPTowerStakeholder3.ltr <br />