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this requirement. The Board finds that the <br />photographs submitted by the applicant do not meet <br />required parameters to determine the visual impact <br />of the proposed tower to nearby residential <br />development. <br />i) The Special Use Permit application shall include a <br />statement that the facility and its equipment will <br />comply with all federal, state and local emission <br />requirements. The Board finds that the application <br />vindicates compliance with all federal, state and <br />local emission requirements. <br />10. Article 8.8.17a.2 of the Orange County Zoning <br />Ordinance sets out specific standards to be used in <br />deciding upon an application for approval of a special <br />use permit for a telecommunications tower. The standards <br />to be used include: <br />a) Adjacent to residential zoning districts, minimum <br />setbacks from the base of the tower to the property <br />boundary shall be equal to the height of the tower. <br />The setback may be reduced to no less than one-half <br />of the tower height if easements for the remaining <br />setback distance are granted by adjoining property <br />owners. The Board finds that the site plan <br />indicates that the closest property line is 250 feet <br />away from the tower. The tower is proposed to be <br />230 feet in height. <br />b) Adjacent to non-residential uses or non-residential <br />zoning districts, minimum setbacks from the base of <br />the tower to the property boundary shall be the <br />greater of 20% of the tower height, or the minimum <br />required setback. The Board finds that the proposed <br />tower is 250 feet from non-residential uses. <br />c) A Type C Landscape Buffer shall be provided between <br />the tower and adjoining property. Existing <br />vegetation may be removed only to the extent <br />necessary to accommodate the tower, equipment <br />buildings, and support structures such as guy wires. <br />The Board finds that a Type C Landscape Buffer will <br />be provided around the base of the tower facility. <br />The Board further finds that existing vegetation <br />will be disturbed only to accommodate the tower and <br />entrance road. <br />d) The site plan shall indicate a location for at least <br />one equipment building in addition to that proposed <br />for use by the applicant. The Board finds that the <br />6 <br />