Article 25

The telecommunications tower shall be structurally designed to accommodate at least five additional antenna arrays equal to those of the applicant, and located as close to the applicant's antenna as possible without causing interference.

The maximum height of any telecommunications tower and attached antennas constructed after the effective date of this ordinance shall not exceed that which shall permit operation without artificial lighting of any kind, in accordance with county, state, and/or any federal statute, law, local law, ordinance, code, rule or regulation.

Wireless telecommunications facilities shall not be artificially lighted or marked, except as required by federal regulation or this ordinance.

If lighting is required, Applicant shall provide a detailed plan for sufficient lighting of as unobtrusive and inoffensive an effect as is permissible under state and federal regulations, and an artist's rendering or other visual representation showing the effect of light emanating from the site on neighboring habitable structures within 1,500 feet of all property lines of the parcel on which the wireless telecommunications facilities are located.

Wireless telecommunications facilities with a permit have been abandoned (i.e., not used as wireless telecommunications facilities) for a period exceeding 90 consecutive days or a total of 180 days in any 365-day period, except for periods caused by force majeure or Acts of God, in which case, repair or removal shall commence within 90 days;

Wireless telecommunications facilities with a permit have been abandoned (i.e., not used as wireless telecommunications facilities) for a period exceeding 90 consecutive days or a total of 180 days in any 365-day period, except for periods caused by force majeure or Acts of God, in which case, repair or removal shall commence within 90 days;

At a telecommunications site, an access road, turn around space, and parking shall be provided to assure adequate emergency and service access.

If the application is for a special exception for collocating on an existing telecommunications tower or high structure, where no increase in height of the tower or structure is required, the non-refundable fee shall be $2,000.00.

At the time that a person submits an application for a special exception for a new telecommunications tower, such person shall pay a non-refundable application fee of $5,000.00 to the county.

Applicant shall arrange to fly, or raise upon a temporary mast, a minimum of a three foot diameter brightly colored balloon at the maximum height of the proposed new tower.

The balloon shall be flown for at least eight consecutive hours between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. of the dates chosen.

The initial deposit shall be $8,500.00.

If at any time during the process this escrow account has a balance less than $2,500.00, the applicant shall immediately, upon notification by the county, replenish said escrow account so that it has a balance of at least $5,000.00.

Commercial general liability covering personal injuries, death and property damage: $1,000,000.00 per occurrence/$2,000,000.00 aggregate;

Commercial general liability covering personal injuries, death and property damage: $1,000,000.00 per occurrence/$2,000,000.00 aggregate;

in an amount of at least $75,000.00 and with such sureties as are deemed sufficient by the board of supervisors to assure the faithful performance of the terms and conditions of this ordinance and conditions of any special exception issued pursuant to this ordinance.

At any time between 12 months and six months prior to the five-year anniversary date after the effective date of the special exception and all subsequent fifth anniversaries of the effective date of the original special exception for wireless telecommunications facilities, the holder of a special exception for such wireless telecommunication facilities shall submit a signed written request to the board of supervisors for recertification.

The holder of the special exception, or its successors or assigns, shall dismantle and remove such wireless telecommunications facilities, and all associated structures and facilities, from the site and restore the site to as close to its original condition as is possible, such restoration being limited only by physical or commercial impracticability, within 90 days of receipt of written notice from the county.

The applicant shall, in a manner approved by the board of supervisors, demonstrate and provide in writing and/or by drawing how it shall effectively screen from view its proposed wireless telecommunications facilities base and all related facilities and structures.

All proposed wireless telecommunications facilities shall be set back from abutting parcels, recorded rights-of-way and road and street lines by the greater of the following distances: A distance equal to the height of the wireless telecommunications facility or the existing setback requirements of the underlying zoning district, whichever are greater.

No person shall be permitted to site, place, build, construct or modify, or prepare any site for the placement or use of, wireless telecommunications facilities as of the effective date of this ordinance without having first obtained a special exception for wireless telecommunications facilities.

All utilities at a wireless telecommunications facility site shall be installed underground and in compliance with all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of the county, including specifically, but not limited to the Uniform Statewide Building Code, the National Electrical Safety Code and the National Electrical Code where appropriate.

At a telecommunications site, an access road, turn around space, and parking shall be provided to assure adequate emergency and service access.

Wireless telecommunications facilities shall contain a sign no larger than four square feet to provide adequate notification to persons in the immediate area of the presence of an antenna that has transmission capabilities.