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t - .atKli1. ?C,...:allldtl;,il:.ail ,}xulti:cG:~;11;~1i4; ta.,.~~1 ~...\~.. Rii:d'3:1.1";4;S..n;Pd,e., :a:~ ....... .................._......... <br />t,+'~:YISS~`.1Cisl'~hY`S.'.4YuSitlilSia'.i2:' \Rit \\a1.iQ:a \ .1 uu. 31.r..?.i.~ <br />N V <br />PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE LANGUAGE REGARDING <br />THE MASTER TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLAN (MTP) <br />6.18.5 Master Telecommunications Plan ("Plan") <br />As an alternative to the foregoing provisions, an applicant for a new <br />telecommunication tower less than two hundred (200) feet in height may <br />elect to participate in the Orange County Master Telecommunications Plan <br />("Plan"). The County may develop a plan which specifies sites within the <br />County where an applicant may construct a wireless telecommunications <br />tower facility by seeking issuance of•a Building Permit in accordance with <br />the specifications set forth in the Plan. The Plan shall be presented at a <br />quarterly public hearing. After the quarterly public hearing, the Plan will be <br />presented to the Planning Board for recommendation to the Board of <br />County Commissioners. If adopted, the applicant may apply for necessary <br />Building Permits on properties approved in the Plan. Properties approved <br />in the Plan shall not be subject to an additional, separate public hearing <br />process on any proposed telecommunication tower included in the Plan. <br />Applicants will be required to meet all Ordinance requirements and shall <br />pay a site plan approval and building application fee as provided for in the <br />Orange County Schedule of Fees. <br />a) Information •to be provided. All telecommunication providers <br />who elect to construct on properties approved in the Plan <br />shall provide all necessary and requested information to the <br />County's telecommunications consultant. Such information <br />shall include that set forth in this Ordinance, for each <br />telecommunications site which it currently operates within <br />the County, as well as each site which it reasonably believes <br />it will require within the County for the next five (5) years. <br />b) Plan modification. Modifications to the Plan shall be <br />considered annually at the February Quarterly Public <br />Hearing. Any applicant requesting modification of the Plan <br />shall make application to the Zoning Officer on or before <br />December 15 of each year. The fee for annual modification <br />of the Plan shall be that as set forth in the.. Orange County <br />Schedule of Fees. <br />c) The County shall use signal propagation methods and <br />professional engineers qualified in this discipline and assure <br />compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations. <br />G:\Current Planning Div\Tking\Master Telco Plan Ordinance Language <br />