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'' <br />(~ j 3 <br />seven hundred fifty .(750) square feet of gross floor area or be more than <br />twelve (12) feet in height; and <br />g. If the equipment building is located on the roof of the building, the area <br />of the equipment building shall not occupy more than twenty-five (25) <br />percent of the roof area. <br />(c) Antenna types. To minimize adverse visual impacts, stealth antenna types shall be <br />preferred. If anon-stealth antenna is proposed, the application shall be required to <br />demonstrate, in a technical manner acceptable to the director of development services, <br />why the stealth antenna (i.e. an antenna incorporated into the architecture of the building <br />or fully screened from view from sight proximate to the antenna) cannot be used for the <br />particular application. This does not preclude a combination of the various types of <br />antenna. <br />(d) Antenna dimensions. Antenna dimensions shall be reviewed by the director of <br />development services as required by existing technology. A statement shall be <br />submitted, prepared by a professional registered engineer licensed to practice in the state, <br />and competent to evaluate antenna choices, to certify.the need for the required <br />dimensions. <br />(e) Aircraft hazard. Prior to the issuance of a building permit by the building division <br />department of development services, the application shall provide evidence that the <br />telecommunications towers or antennas are in compliance with Federal Aviation <br />Administration (FAA) regulations. Where an antenna will not exceed the highest point <br />of the existing structure upon which it is to be mounted, such evidence shall not be <br />required. <br />(f) Exceptions. The location of a new antenna in any zoning district other than those <br />districts specified in this section shall be prohibited unless approved as a special land use <br />or as specified below: <br />Proposed (1) Antenna and/or microwave dishes may be located on franchised utility poles or <br />poles owned by the county pursuant to the following regulations: <br />a. The utility poles shall be located within public easements or public <br />rights-of--way. <br />b. Fees related to utility pole installation. <br />1. A filing fee in the amount of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) <br />shall be submitted to the planning and inspections department <br />upon application for site development approval. In addition, a <br />biennial inspection fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) is <br />due the county at the time of inspection. <br />2. An engineering permit fee shall be paid if the pole is replaced to <br />accommodate telecommunications equipment. <br />c. The antenna and/or dish shall be of a size and placement that is <br />structurally compatible with the engineering design of the pole pursuant <br />to the SFBC and attested to by a registered engineer. <br />d. The antenna or dish shall not extend more than ten (10) feet above the <br />existing pole height. If the pole is replaced to withstand the addition of <br />...,........,,.,~,.....,..~,o ~. ,,,,,,_ <br />