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PUBLIC HEARING aRDINANCE {DRAFT) <br />b) The utility poles shall be located on public property, <br />within public easements, or public rights-af-way. <br />c) The antenna and/or dish shall be of a size and <br />placement that is structurally compatible with the <br />engineering design of the pole pursuant to the North <br />Carolina State Building Code and attested to by a <br />professional engineer certified in telecommunication <br />facility design, and competent to evaluate antenna <br />choices. <br />d) The antenna or dishes shall not extend more than <br />ten (10} feet above the existing pole height. If the <br />pole is replaced to withstand the addition of <br />telecommunications equipment, then the same <br />restriction shall apply except that the utility pole <br />may be twenty (20) feet higher than the adjacent pole <br />heights. <br />e) Placement of an antenna and/or a dish on a utility <br />pole shall only be on poles owned or operated by a <br />public utility authorized to operate in the County, a <br />County franchisee, or Orange County. <br />f) l=ees. <br />1) A filing fee as set by the Orange County Board of <br />Gommissioners shalt be paid upon application for a <br />Building Permit, Site Plan approval, or Special Use Permit. <br />In addition, a inspection fee is due the County at the time of <br />future inspections. <br />2) An engineering permit fee shall be paid if a pole is replaced <br />to accommodate telecommunications equipment. <br />3) Public land or right-of-way lease agreements will be <br />established by separate instrument. <br />6.18.4 Minimum Standards for Telecommunication Towers. <br />Alt telecommunication towers must meet the following minimum standards: <br />a) Prior to the issuance of a Building/Electrical Permit by the <br />Inspections Division, a site development plan shall be <br />presented for approval to the Planning Division. Each <br />application for a proposed tolecommunications tower shall <br />include all requirements for site development plan approval <br />as required. Approval of the Planning Director or his/her <br />designee to verify consistency with the definition of stealth <br />facility is required. Each application shall contain a <br />rendering or photograph of the tower including, but not <br />limited to, colors and screening devices. <br />o ~, ~, <br />G:1TKinglTower Ord2lCeil Tower Ordinance F2ev8 <br />