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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-2006-086 - Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation (PEMC) Planned Development (PD-OI) and Special Use Permit, Class AORANGE ofiz BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ABSTRACT F P Meeting Date: October 3, 2006 Action Agenda Item No. g -Q SUBJECT: Piedmont Electric. Membership Corporation (PEMC) Planned Development (PD-01) and Special Use Permit, Class A DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes ATTACHMENTS: (Under Separate Cover) 1) -Planned Development Amendment Resolution p. 5 to 6 2) SUP Resolution p. 7 to 10 3) Findings of Planning Staff with Supporting Data for the Planned Development Amendment p. 11 to 15 4) Findings of Planning Staff with Supporting Data for the Special Use Permit p. 16 to 63 5) PEMC Environmental Assessment with Supporting Data p. 64 to 71 6) Legal Advertisement p. 72 7) Notice to Property Owners with Documentation p. 73 to 87 8) Property Posting p. 88 9) Technical Data Supporting Application p. 89 to 139 10) September 14, 2006 BOCC Resolution and Time Line p. 140 to 141 11) The Center for Municipal Solutions Report p. 142 to 144 12) 1/26/06 Annual Telecommunications Meeting Notes p. 145 13) Site Plans INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig N. Benedict, Planning Director, 245 2592 Glenn R. Bowles, Planner II, 245 2577 PURPOSE: To hold a public hearing and hear public testimony regarding the PEMC request to amend its Planned Development - Office /Institution (PD-01) zoning district and its Class A Special Use Permit to permit the principal use of a 350 -foot replacement tower at its administrative and operations center located at 2500 NC Highway 86 South, Hillsborough. BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting an amendment to its existing PD zoning district and the associated Class A Special Use Permit under Articles 7.2 -(.3) (.5) and 8.8.17a to 2 construct a 350 -foot replacement tower. On January 4, 1983, the BOCC approved Piedmont's facility upon the 33.92 acres tract of land as a PD-01 (Planned Development — Office /Institutional), with the associated Special Use Permit, Class A. The Special Use Permit specified that its approval be in accordance with the Proposed Headquarters Building Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation Site Plan dated November 8, 1982." Conditions of the 1983 approval for the PD-01 district and SUP were: 1. That all signs for the development-shall be according to Section 7.16 and Article 9 of the Zoning Ordinance. 2. Drainage, soil erosion and sedimentation plans shall be reviewed and approved by Orange County. The installation of control devices and on going construction work shall be inspected by Orange County. The site shall at all times be in conformance with the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance. 3. That the proposed dumpster be placed on a 10' x 20' concrete pad 6" thick, with wire mesh. 4. That the service entrance from NC -86 to the entrance gate into the storage yard be paved to NC Department of Transportation Secondary road standards. 5. That the developer marks the 100' buffer on the perimeter of the site and take precautions to insure that the grading contractor does not disturb the area. 6. The final site plan and narrative of the project incorporating all changes, deletions and additions through the final approval of the project are incorporated herein and made part of the Special Use Permit. A copy of the final site plan and narrative are to be maintained on file with the Orange County Planning Department. Only those uses specified in the project narrative and on the site plan, including but not limited to the offices, warehousing, maintenance service and outside storage of utility materials will be permitted at the office facility. All improvements as indicated shall be constructed according to the construction schedule set forth in -this permit. 7. The following construction schedule shall be adhered to by the applicant. Construction shall begin within six months of the issuance of the Special Use Permit. 8. All necessary easements to permit utility (electricity, telephone, sewer and water) installation, servicing and hookups to the development shall be provided at no cost to the utility provider. 9. That the site plan be revised to adhere to the recommendations contained in a letter dated December.15, 1982 from S. H. Jones, District Engineer, NC DOT. 10. That the lighting shall be shaded and shielded so it does not produce glare in surrounding neighborhoods. On June 30, 1983, subsequent to the rezoning action, a small portion of the property across NC 86 was merged with the Wildwood residential subdivision. In exchange for that portion across NC 86, approximately one acre was swapped and merged with the Piedmont EMC tract creating a new tract of approximately 34.737 acres. Subsequently on April 2, 1984, the BOCC approved a Class B Special Use Permit to erect a 150' tower on the PEMC tract. PEMC now wants to construct a 350 -foot replacement tower for the purposes of updating the total communications system throughout Orange, Person, and Caswell counties. New towers in Caswell and Person counties have already received those local approvals. This new proposed tower will allow PEMC to complete improvements to its radio coverage across its service territory and to better coordinate storm restorations and routine field communications. The Department of Homeland Security Maintenance has defined the PEMC trunked radio communication system as critical infrastructure because, if severely damaged, there would be a significant impact on the ability to serve.large quantities o cus omers or an a en e time. These damages would have a detrimental impact to the reliability or operability of the energy grid, and could cause significant risk to public health, safety and welfare. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has permitted three new radio frequencies to the facility. That permit expires on October 5 and PEMC has requested an extension. (Please refer to pages 89 and 92 for the FAA and FCC approval.) SUP approval will facilitate the processing of the PEMC FAA and FCC approvals of the tower construction. When this new PEMC tower is operational, the LAWS tower, located in the Hurdle Mills neighborhood in the northern part of the County, will be available for other public and private communication antennas. The North Carolina Highway Patrol VIPER 800 mega hertz communication system has requested co- location of the LAWS tower.. This will allow multiple public agencies, such as the NC Highway Patrol, Orange County Sheriff's Department, and EMS to better communicate during emergencies such as hurricanes and ice storms. PEMC has offered its existing tower, after de- construction, to the Orange County EMS facility on New Hope Church Road. If this happens, it would be a cost savings to the County. PEMC has also offered free co- location space on the replacement tower to the County Sheriffs Office and to EMS. EMS needs to improve its communications system to better use the VIPER system tower on Eno Mountain. The County Information Technology Department is interested in establishing campus -to- campus network connections using tower - mounted equipment. The use of the existing tower for County purposes could be an important first step in acquiring tower access rights. As access rights are negotiated for other towers in the County, the Information Technology Department could replace leased fiber lines and provide more reliable network availability during emergencies. Ordinance references Article 7.2.3 of the Orange County Zoning Regulations states that "if the petitioner elects to apply for a Planned Development District the petition must specify the actual use(s) intended for the property specified in the petition and the intended use(s) must be permitted in the corresponding general use district" and that "in the petition for a Planned Development District, the County Commissioners are to approve, approve with conditions or disapprove the petition on the basis of the proposed site plan and the specific proposed use." The petitioner has designated Offices and Telecommunications Tower (greater than 150 feet in height) as the principal uses. Pursuant to Article 7.2.3, "any change in the use shown on the plan will be treated as an amendment to the Planned Development as set forth in Article 7.8." The PD-01 District is being amended by adding the use of Telecommunication Tower (greater than 150' in height) and also by adding the acre parcel that was not a part of the original legal description. Consistently, Article 7.2.5 of the Zoning Ordinance states that "within the Planned Development District only those uses authorized by Article 4 as permitted in the zoning district with which the PD corresponds shall be permitted, and all other requirements of the corresponding district shall be met." Only the two petitioned uses are proposed; all other district requirements will be met. Furthermore the Article specifies, "Within a PD no use shall be permitted except pursuant to a Special Use Permit authorized by the County Commissioners which shall specify the use or 4 Permit, �_Ys6s aythnnized as required in Aiticle 8.8.23-." 1 11r, uava will be specified in the-SpeciC2 Use • Additionally, Article 7.2.5 states that "the authorization of a Special Use Permit in any Planned Development District for any use which is permitted only as a 'Class B' special use in the zoning district which corresponds to the Planned Development District shall preclude any requirement for Board of Adjustment approval but shall be approved by the Board of County Commissioners." The existing Special Use Permit, Class B will be removed under a 'sunset provision' upon recordation of the new Special Use Permit, Class A. - According to Article 6.3.1, there can be "no more than one principal use on any zoning lot except where a) permitted as part of a Planned Development; or.....c) One of the uses is an unmanned telecommunications tower subject to a year -to -year or other short-term lease." The Telecommunication Tower will become the second principal use on this property. On September 12, 2006, the BOCC approved by resolution PEMC's request for an expedited zoning review with the attached timeline. Attached are findings of fact for both the amended Planned Development District with the associated Special Use Permit, Class A. All required documentation including, but not limited to, the appropriate application forms, environmental assessments, the adjoining property mailing list with a map, and the technical telecommunications analyses relating to the need for the tower, AGENCY REVIEW: Sheriffs Office: See letter on page 61. Orange Rural Fire Department: See letter on page 62. EMS: See letter on page 63. PROCESS: Joint Public Hearing — October 3, 2006 Planning Board review — November 1, 2006 (earliest available date) BOCC for a decision — December 4, 2006 (earliest available date) FINANCIAL IMPACT: Any costs involved in staff review or the normal public outreach will be reimbursed through the application fees or through the escrow account in the case of consulting services. RECOMMENDATIONS: The Administration recommends that the Zoning Atlas petition and the Special Use Permit, Class A application be referred to the Planning Board for recommendations on both the Zoning Atlas amendment and the Special Use Permit, to be returned the BOCC no sooner than December 4, 2006. RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BORD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE FOR A ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT FOR AN AMENDED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OF PIEDMONT ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION Date: 200 Owners: Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves a petition submitted by Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation to amend the Orange County Zoning Atlas by amending its Planned Development Office/Institutional (PD -On, Special Use Permit, Class A for offices and a telecommunications tower greater than 150 feet in height on property located at 2500 NC Highway 86 being further identified in the Orange County Land Records Office by Parcel Identification Numbers, 9873 -65 -7456 now containing 34.737 acres more or less. The property is identified by the following legal description: BEGINNING at an.iron in the line of Archie E. Millis, the Northwest comer of Willie D. Jones, running thence along with the line of Millis North 4 deg. 36 min. East 368.35 feet to an iron, the Southeast comer of Kendrick Estates Investment Corporation; thence along the north line of said Millis property North 87 deg. 49 min. 27 sec. West 237.73 feet; thence from the centerline of NC Highway 86 South, North 27 deg. 52 min. 45 sec. East 499.1 feet'; thence North 33 deg. 09 min. 30 sec. East 293..04 feet to a nail; thence South 86 deg. 02 mm''. East approximately 578.09 feet to a concrete monument, corner with Joppa Oaks Estates; thence with Joppa Oaks South 85 deg. 50 min East 707.33 feet to a concrete monument; thence continuing with Joppa Oaks South. 3 deg. 39 min. West 683.35 feet to concrete monument, corner with Duke University Forest; thence with Duke South 5 deg. 09 min. West 433.60 feet to a buggy axle, comer with Willie D. Jones; thence with Jones North 84 deg. 07 min. West 1347.72 feet to the place and point of beginning, containing 34.737 acres. This ordinance shall become effective upon approval. The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote received the following vote and was duly adopted this _ day of , 200_. Ayes: Noes: Absent or Excused: Donna Baker, Clerk to BOCC SEAL: Barry Jacobs, Chair Orange County Commissioners RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMNIISSIONERS TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, CLASS A FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT- OFFICE/INSTITUTIONAL OF PIEDMONT ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION FOR OFFICES AND A TELECOMMUNICATIONS_ TOWER GREATER THAN 150' IN HEIGHT Date: _, 200_ Applicant/Owner: Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation The Orange County Board of County Commissioners hereby approves an application submitted by Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation for a revision to its Planned Development and Special Use Permit, Class A for a 350 foot telecommunications tower and the as-built site plan July 7, 1987, applicable to the following property and subject to the following conditions: Property located at 2500 NC Highway 86 South being further identified in the Orange County Land Records Office by Parcel Identification Numbers, 9873 -65 -7456 and containing 34.737 acres more or less. The property is identified by the following legal description: BEGINNING at an iron in the line of Archie E. Millis, the Northwest corner of Willie D. Jones, running thence along with the line of Millis North 4 deg. 36 min. East 368.35 feet to an iron, the Southeast comer of Kendrick Estates Investment Corporation; thence along the north line of said Millis property North 87 deg. 49 min. 27 sec. West 237.73 feet; thence from the centerline of NC Highway 86 South, North 27 deg. 52 min. 45 sec. East 499.1 feet'; thence North 33 deg. 09 min. 30 sec. East 293.04 feet to a nail; thence South 86 deg. 02 min. East approximately 578.09 feet to a concrete monument, corner with Joppa Oaks Estates; thence with Joppa Oaks South 85 deg. 50 min East 707.33 feet to a concrete monument; thence continuing with Joppa Oaks South 3 deg. 39 min. West 683.35 feet to concrete monument, corner with Duke University Forest; thence with Duke South 5 deg. 09 min. West 433.60 feet to a buggy axle, comer with Willie D. Jones; thence with Jones North 84 deg. 07 min. West 1347.72 feet to the place and point of beginning, containing 34.737 acres. The following are conditions of approval: 1. Any lighting on the replacement tower shall be shielded so as not to be seen from the ground for a distance of one mile at the height of twelve degrees (12 °) vertical. 2. The navigational lighting shall be white, rather than red, and the strobe period shall be the longest under FCC regulations. 3. The height of the tower may not exceed three. hundred fifty (350) feet, including the 30- foot antenna at the top of the tower above the pre - disturbance or pre - construction ground level 4. Security shall be submitted and approved by the County Attorney guaranteeing the removal of the tower in the event it is abandoned or unused for a period of 12 months. A qualified contractor shall provide a cost estimate. The amount of the security shall be 110 percent of the estimate. This must be completed before building permits are issued. 5. County or State wireless communication systems shall be allowed free co- location space on the PEMC tower, as offered. 6. De- constructed tower materials shall be made available to other public agencies, as offered. 7. The tower facility and its equipment shall comply with all federal, state and local emission requirements. 8. The electro- magnetic radiation levels shall maintain compliance with requirements of the Federal Communications Commission, regarding emission of electromagnetic radiation. Within thirty (30) days of installation of equipment on the tower, and within 30 days of the installation of any additional equipment in the future, the tower owner shall provide documentation of emission levels in relation to FCC standards. In addition, the tower owner must provide documentation of emission levels within five working days if so requested by Orange County. Orange County may make such requests at any time, not to exceed two (2) times per year. 9. Two (2) ten -pound 2- A:20 -B:C dry chemical portable fire extinguishers shall be installed at the site as required by Orange County Emergency Management. 10. The Special Use Permit will automatically expire within twelve (12) months from the date of approval if the use has not commenced or construction has not commenced or proceeded unless a timely application for extension of this time limit is approved by the Board of County Commissioners as provided in 8.4.11 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. 11. Any zoning violations present on the site shall be corrected prior to the issuance of a Building Permit. 12. The issuance of a Building/Electrical Permit by the Inspections Division shall be according to the approved site plan. 13. Piedmont Electric shall submit a report to the Inspections Division certifying structural and electrical integrity at the time of the building permit review, upon completion of the initial construction, and at intervals as specified in Section 6.18.4f of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. 14. Piedmont Electric shall keep inspection records and make them available upon request to the Inspections Division during regular business hours. Inspections shall be performed as required in Section 6.18.4 f of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, as recommended under EIA/TIA 222F of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). 15. The following inspection schedule shall be followed except in cases where a tower has no structures other than those associated with telecommunication tower use located within the tower's fall zone. At least once every thirty -six (36) months, or thirty-six (36) months from the date of a co- location approval, a structural engineer who is regularly involved in the maintenance, inspection and/or erection of telecommunications towers shall inspect the tower and submit a report to the Inspections Division within a. reasonable time thereafter. At a minimum, this inspection shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance and in accordance with the tower inspections check list provided in the EIA -222 (as amended from time to time). This is considered a major inspection review. 16. At least once every twelve (12) months, a visual inspection from the ground shall be conducted by a properly trained staff member of a tower provider or tower consultant and a report shall be filed with the Inspections Division within a reasonable time thereafter. This inspection shall include, but shall not be limited to, visual inspection of tower foundations, structures, guys, and connections for evidence of settlement or later movement; soil erosion; condition of paint or galvanizing; rust or corrosion, loose or missing bolts, loose or corroded lightning protection connectors; tower plumbness, significant variation in guy sags (i.e. tensions), and other material areas or matters relating to' the structural integrity of the tower. This is considered a minor inspection review. 17. In addition to the regularly scheduled major and minor inspections set forth above, a minor inspection, at a minimum, will be conducted if the tower or its appurtenances are noted at any time to be visibly damaged. Additionally, a major inspection shall be conducted if the visible damage to the tower is significant or when, after conducting a minor inspection, significant questions remain about the structural integrity of the tower. Structurally Unsafe or Unused Towers. Any tower found, through inspection by the owner or by inspection of the Inspections Division, to be structurally unsafe and cannot be brought into compliance within one hundred eighty (180) days shall be removed at the owner's expense. 18. Compliance with Standards. Current or former EIA standards shall apply to the addition of antennas or other appurtenances to communications towers under the following conditions: 1) Additions to towers constructed prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, regardless of whether the additions are accounted for in the original design, shall comply with the current EIA standards, and the wind loading specified therein. Additions to towers constructed subsequent to the effective date of this Ordinance shall comply with standards set forth elsewhere in this Section. 2) Existing towers, which will not have any appurtenances added to them shall at a minimum comply with the EIA standards in existence at the time the tower was erected. 3) Replacement of antennas or other appurtenances shall at a minimum comply with the EIA standard. in existence at the time the tower was erected if the replacement does not add to the original design loading. 4) If a structural analysis shows a tower is not in compliance with. the appropriate EIA standards, the owner shall submit an application to the Inspections Division with a plan to bring the tower into compliance within six (6) months. 19. An analysis by a North Carolina Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E. Analysis) shall be performed and shall be submitted to the Inspections Division. The analysis shall determine the tower's compliance or lack thereof with the EIA standard in effect at the time the tower was constructed and when the most recent structural loading change was made. If the tower does not meet the aforementioned EIA standards, the letter or existing P.E. analysis shall include the types of modifications that would be required to bring the tower, up to standard. The new, replacement tower shall be subject to the annual electrical inspection conducted by the Inspections Division including any associated inspection fees. 20. The Inspections Division shall be notified in writing when a required analysis is complete. A copy_of the analysis report shall be made available to the Inspections Division upon request. That report shall also give details of the net result of any changes made to the tower or its appurtenances since the last inspection. 21. After the County's receipt of the Center for Municipal Solutions final invoice, all moneys owed the County must have been paid before the facility shall be allowed to be used to transmit or receive. 22. PEMC shall not be permitted use of the facility to transmit or receive data until the Certificate of Occupancy or its functional equivalent has been issued. 23. If any condition of this Special Use Permit shall be held invalid or void, then this Special Use Permit shall be void in its entirety and of no effect. Upon motion of Commissioner , seconded by Commissioner , the foregoing resolution was adopted this the _ day of , 200. I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said Board at a meeting held on _, 200 as relates in any way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the minutes of said Board. WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this day of , 200 . Clerk to the Board of Commissioners '11 FINDINGS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT PERTAINING TO APPLICATION: Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation 2500 NC Highway 86 South Planned developments must comply with general and specific standards as set forth in Article 4.2 for Office /institutional Uses, Article 7 for Planned Developments as well as those set forth in Article 8 for Special Uses. Article 8.2.1 b) requires written findings certifying compliance with the following: (1) Specific regulations governing individual Special Uses as set forth in Article 8.8. These regulations are divided into two (2) sections which include: (a) Application components; and (b) Specific standards for Planned Developments (Article 8.8.23 refers to Article 7 standards) and Special Uses (Article 8.2.4 and 6.29.2). (2) Other requirements as set forth in the Listed below are the findings of the Orange County Planning Department regarding the application in question. The findings have been presented by Article and requirement to assist the Planning Board in its deliberations. ARTICLE 4.2 - SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR OFFICE /INSTITUTIONAL USES ( "Yes indicates compliance: "No" indicates non - compliance) (continued) PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDED FINDINGS Ordinance Reouirements Article 4.2 identifies the criteria which will normally be used to determine the application of a zoning district designation. The applicant has applied to amend a Planned Development- Office /Insitutional Development designation. The criteria for the Office /Institution district are set forth in Article 4.2.16 as follows: EVIDENCE SUBMITTED PLANNING BOARD TO SUPPORT FINDINGS FINDINGS a) Site is located in areas _x—Yes No The property is within a designated by the adopted designated Commercial Comprehensive Plan as /Industrial Node, Commercial Transition or Industrial Activity Nodes.. b) Site would provide a _x—Yes No While the use is office and buffer or step down in institutional in nature, its intensity of land use from " impervious cover (3.6 %) is a commercial use in a more compatible with typical Neighborhood or low density residential uses. Community Activity Node. c) These areas should have _x—Yes No Water and sewer are water and sewer mains available at the site. existing at site or are to be made available during the development process. d) The maximum amount of No The Planned development land zoned to this 0/1 _x—Yes nature of the activities on Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No classification shall not site required more than five exceed five acres. acres to accomplish the intent of the other criteria. e) Vehicular access must x Yes No NC Highway 86 South is consist of direct access to designated as a minor arterial a street 'classified either road in the Plan. arterial or collector as designated by the Comprehensive Plan. ARTICLE 7 - SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR EVALUATION /PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS (" Yes" indicates compliance' " No" indicates non- compliance) PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDED EVIDENCE SUBMITTED FINDINGS TO SUPPORT FINDINGS Ordinance Requirements Article 7.4 indicates the application must- first comply with all requirements specified - in Article 20 - Amendments. Those requirements include: 20.3.2 a) Map showing x Yes No Site plan provided at a scale affected property at scale of of 1 "= 20' . not less than 1 "= 100' nor more than I"= 20' . `20.3.2 b) Legal description _x Yes No The legal description is of property. provided. 20.3.2 c) Explanation of Yes No N/A - No error alleged. alleged error, if any, to be N/A x corrected by proposed amendment. 20.3.2 d) Changed conditions, X Yes No The enhanced if any, which make N/A _ communications abilities amendment reasonably because of the new tower necessary to promote public promote the public health, health, safety and general safety and general welfare. w elf are. 12 Yes No PLANNING BOARD FINDINGS Yes No Yes . No Yes No N/A Yes No N/A 20.3.2 e) Manner in which x Yes No The proposed tower is Yes No proposed amendment will located in a planned carry out purpose and intent office/institutional property in of adopted Comprehensive the Hillsborough Transition Plan. Area. ARTICLE 8.8.23 SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR EVALUATION /PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS Yes" indicates compliance; " No" indicates non - compliance) Article 8.8.23 indicates that the application shall comply with the applicable sections of Article 7 - Planned Development's ARTICLE 7 : SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR EVALUATION /PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS (" Yes" indicates compliance; " No" indicates non - compliance) (continued) Ordinance Requirements Article 7.4 then indicates the application must comply with certain specific requirements common to all Planned Developments. These include: 7.4.1 So located with respect to major streets and mass transit facilities and designed so as not to create traffic on minor streets in residential districts. 7.4.2 So located with respect to water, sewer and storm drainage facilities that enlargement or extension will not result .in higher net public cost or earlier incursion of public cost. and So located with respect to .police, fire and rescue services, and schools and parks so as to have access in the same manner as permitted under the existing zoning. PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDED FINDINGS x Yes No x Yes No x Yes No EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO SUPPORT FINDINGS Access is provided NC 86 South. No minor residential streets will be affected by this project as proposed. The proposed development has public water and sewer, therefore, no higher net public cost will result. Letters regarding adequate service provision have been received from the Sheriff's Department, and fire and rescue services. 13 PLANNING BOARD FINDINGS Yes No Yes' . No Yes No 7.4.3 Site suitable. for x Yes No The site is not located in a Yes No development within hazard flood hazard or poorly from flooding, erosion, and drained area, soil subsidence of slipping. ARTICLE 8.2.1 & 8.2.2 - APPUCATiON COMPONENTS (" Yes" indicates compliance; " No" indicates non - compliance) PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDED EVIDENCE SUBMITTED PLANNING BOARD FINDINGS TO SUPPORT FINDINGS FINDINGS Ordinance Requirements In accordance with Article 8.2.1 and 8.2.2 of the Zoning Ordinance the Board of County Commissioners shall also consider the following general conditions before the application for Special Use shall be approved: Article 8.2.1 & 8.2.2 x Will Will Not Based on evidence presented Will Will Not 1. The use will maintain or at the hearing to show promote the public health, compliance with specific safety and general welfare, if located where proposed and developed and operated - according to the plan as submitted. Article 8.2.1 2. The use will maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property (unless the use is a public necessity, in which case the use need not maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property). Article 8.2.1 3. The location and character of the use, if developed according to the plan submitted, will be in harmony with the area in which it is to be located and the use is in compliance with the general plan for the physical development of the County as embodied in these regulations or in the Comprehensive Plan, or portion thereof, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. standards in the Ordinance and data and other documentation submitted with the application. x Will Will Not Based on-evidence presented at the hearing to show compliance with specific standards environmental criteria in the Ordinance. As stated in the application, and verified from the Department of Homeland Security, the new tower • is a public necessity. x Is Is Not Based on evidence presented at the hearing to show compliance with specific standards in the Ordinance and the narrative and application materials submitted. ARTICLE 8.2.4 - SPECIFIC STANDARDS ALL SPECIAL USES (" Yes" indicates compliance: " No" indicates non - compliance) Ordinance Requirements Article 8.2.4 requires the applicant to address the following: a) Method and adequacy of provision for sewage disposal facilities, solid waste and water service. b) Method and adequacy of police, fire and rescue squad protection. c) Method and adequacy of vehicle access to the site and traffic conditions around the site. 14 ' Will Will Not Is Is Not -PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDED EVIDENCE SUBMITTED PLANNING BOARD FINDINGS TO-SUPPORT FINDINGS FINDINGS _x_Yes No The Town of Hillsborough Yes No supplies water and sewer services to the property. x Yes No The Orange Rural Fire Yes No Department provides fire protection will be provided, rescue service by the Orange County Emergency Management, and police protection by the Orange County Sheriff' s Department. x Yes No The property will have direct Yes No access onto NC Highway 86 South. Changes have been made to the site plan to meet 15 NCDOT and the Orange County Transportation Planner' s recommendations when the site was originally improved in 1982. ARTICLE 8.6 AND 8.8 - APPLICATION COMPONENTS C'Yes" indicates compliance; "No" indicates non - compliance proposed structures to be used in the development. 8.8 c) -A fee, as set by the xYes No Application fees in the Yes No Board of County amount of $2,736.85 for the Commissioners. PD amendment and $10,000 for the tower SUP have been paid. The Planning Staff has not received any information, which would establish grounds for making a negative finding on the general standards. These standards include maintaining or promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare, maintaining or enhancing the value of contiguous property, and the use being in compliance with the general plan for the physical development of the County. The Planning Staff has reviewed the application, the site plan, and all supporting documentation and has found that the applicant has submitted information for the specific standards and requirements. Provided the Board of County Commissioners finds in the affirmative on the specific and general standards, the Planning Staff recommends approval of the request. The Planning Staff does however, recommend the attachment of conditions to the approval which are specified as follows: That a telecommunications tower be added to the listing of permitted uses in the zoning district. 2. Any lighting on the Telecommunications tower shall be shielded so as not to be seen from the ground for a distance of one mile at the height of twelve degrees (12 °) vertical. 3. The navigational lighting shall be white, rather than red, and the strobe period shall be the longest under FCC regulations. 4. The height of the telecommunications tower may not exceed three hundred fifty (350) feet, including the 30 -foot antenna at the top of the tower. 5. The area subject to this Planned Development — Office/Institutional (PD-01) zoning district is now 34.737 acres. PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDED EVIDENCE SUBMITTm PLANNING BOARD FINDINGS TO SUPPORT FINDINGS FINDINGS Ordinance Requirements 8.6 - Application submitted on x Yes No A complete application on Yes No forms providing full and appropriate forms has been accurate description of submitted. proposed use, including location, appearance and operational characteristics. 8.8 a) - Twenty -six (26) copies x Yes No Twenty -six (26) copies of the Yes No of the site plan prepared by a site plan, prepared by Obrien registered N.C. land surveyor, Atkins Architects have been architect, or engineer. submitted. 8.8 b) - Bevations of all x Yes No Yes No proposed structures to be used in the development. 8.8 c) -A fee, as set by the xYes No Application fees in the Yes No Board of County amount of $2,736.85 for the Commissioners. PD amendment and $10,000 for the tower SUP have been paid. The Planning Staff has not received any information, which would establish grounds for making a negative finding on the general standards. These standards include maintaining or promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare, maintaining or enhancing the value of contiguous property, and the use being in compliance with the general plan for the physical development of the County. The Planning Staff has reviewed the application, the site plan, and all supporting documentation and has found that the applicant has submitted information for the specific standards and requirements. Provided the Board of County Commissioners finds in the affirmative on the specific and general standards, the Planning Staff recommends approval of the request. The Planning Staff does however, recommend the attachment of conditions to the approval which are specified as follows: That a telecommunications tower be added to the listing of permitted uses in the zoning district. 2. Any lighting on the Telecommunications tower shall be shielded so as not to be seen from the ground for a distance of one mile at the height of twelve degrees (12 °) vertical. 3. The navigational lighting shall be white, rather than red, and the strobe period shall be the longest under FCC regulations. 4. The height of the telecommunications tower may not exceed three hundred fifty (350) feet, including the 30 -foot antenna at the top of the tower. 5. The area subject to this Planned Development — Office/Institutional (PD-01) zoning district is now 34.737 acres. 16 FINDINGS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING STAFF PERTAINING TO Piedmont Electric Members Corporation 2500 NC Highway 86 South Special Uses must comply with general and specific standards as set forth in Article 8. Article 8.2.1 b) requires written findings certifying compliance with the following: (1) Specific regulations governing individual Special Uses as set forth in Article 8.8. These regulations are divided into two (2) sections, which include: (a) Application components; and (b) Specific standards for Special Uses (Article 8.2.4, Article 8.8.17.1 and 8.8.17.2). (2) Other requirements as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance, including the provisions of Article 5 (Dimensional Requirements) and Article 6 (Application of Dimensional Requirements). Listed below are the findings of the Orange County Planning Department regarding the application in question. The findings have been presented by Article and requirement to assist the Board of Adjustment in its deliberations. ARTICLE 8.2.1 & 8.2.2 - APPLICATION COMPONENTS ( "Will' indicates compliance: "Will Not' indicates non - compliance) SUBMITTED INFORMATION (SEE ATTACHED APPLICATION INFORMATION) Ordinance Requirements In accordance with Article 8.2.1 and 8.2.2 of the Zoning Ordinance, the Board of Adjustment shall also consider the following general conditions before the application for a Special Use can be approved: Article 8.2.1 & 8.2.2 1. The use will maintain or promote the public health, safety and general welfare, if located where proposed and developed and operated according to the plan as submitted. Article 8.2.1 2. The use will maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property (unless the use is a public necessity, in which case the use need not maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property). Article 8.2.1 EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO SUPPORT FINDINGS PLANNING BOARD FINDINGS This is in keeping with the _Will _Will Not Homeland Security Guidelines issued by various federal agencies and particularly the Department of Homeland Security. Additional evidence will be submitted at the Public Hearing. Evidence will be submitted at _Will _Will Not the Public Hearing to verify a public necessity.. 16 3. The location and character of the use, if developed, according to the plan submitted, will be in harmony with the area in which it is to be located and the use is in compliance with the general plan for the physical development of the County as embodied in these regulations or in the Comprehensive Plan, or portion thereof, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. 17 The proposed tower is a Is _ is replacement tower for the Not existing 150 -foot communications tower, which has been in use since 1984. The proposed new local is just to the east of the existing tower in the same forest tract. No change in use or intensity of use is foreseen. Additional evidence will be provided at the Public Hearing. ARTICLE 8.6 AND 8.8 - APPLICATION COMPONENTS ( "Yes" indicates compliance; "No" indicates non - compliance) Ordinance Requirements 8.6 - Application submitted on forms providing full and accurate description of proposed use, including location, appearance and operational characteristics. 8.8 a) - Twenty -six (26) copies of the site plan prepared by a registered land surveyor, architect, or engineer. 8.8 b) - Elevations of all proposed structures to be used in the development. PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDED FINDINGS PLANNING EVIDENCE SUBMITTED BOARD TO SUPPORT FINDINGS FINDINGS X Yes No A complete application on appropriate forms has been submitted and is attached. X Yes No Twenty -six (26) copies of the " as built" site plan, prepared by Keener, Williams, & Adams have been submitted. X Yes No An elevation drawing is attached. Yes No Yes No _Yes No 8.8 c) - Twenty -six (26) copies of the X Yes No Ten (26) copies of the Yes No Environmental Assessment and /or Environmental Assessment have Environmental Impact Statement, if been provided. required, by the Orange County Environmental Impact Ordinance. 8.8 -d) - A fee, as set by the Orange X Yes No Application fees in the amount of Yes No County Board of Commissioners. $2,736.85 for the PD amendment and $10,000 for the tower SUP have been paid. 8.8 e) — Method of disposal of trees, X Yes No Cleared tress will be properly `Yes No limbs, stumps, and construction landfilled. PEMC proposes to debris, deconstruct the old tower and make the material available to other public agencies, such as EMS for their future needs. 17 ARTICLES -DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS ("Yes" indicates compliance: "No" indicates non - compliance) PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDED FINDINGS Ordinance Requirements Article 5 lists standards for minimum lot size, lot width,. front, side and rear setbacks, maximum building height and lot coverage, and development intensity. The applicant has applied for a Special Use Permit on property zoned Planned Development Office Institutional. The standards for the PD-01 district are set forth in Article 5.1.2 and are as follows: a) Minimum lot area per use 5,000 X Yes No sq. ft. b) Minimum lot width - 50 ft. X Yes No c) Required front setback - 25 ft. X Yes No d) Required side/rear setbacks - 10 X Yes No ft. e) Maximum building height - 35 ft. ___X _Yes No EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO SUPPORT FINDINGS 18 PLANNING BOARD . FINDINGS The parcel contains 34.737 Yes No acres. The parcel has 790 feet of road _Yes No frontage on NC Highway 86 S. The closest building to NC _Yes No Highway 86 S. is 800' form the r.o.w. The least side or rear setback _Yes No distance is 280 feet. The tallest building is 32 feet in Yes No height. ARTICLE 6 APPLICATION OF DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS (" Yes" indicates compliance; " No" indicates non - compliance) Ordinance Requirements Article 6 lists specific standards, which apply to various types of development applications. Article 6.12 contains those development intensity standards which apply to group developments controlled by the Land Use Intensity (LUI) system a) Minimum gross land area b) Maximum gross land area c) Maximum floor ratio - .230 348,023 sq. ft. based on acreage d) Required minimum open space ratio - .75 or 1,134,858 sq. ft. based on acreage e) Required minimum pedestrian /landscape ratio - .188 or 284,471 sq. ft. based on acreage Article 6.18.4 Minimum Standards for Telecommunications Towers All telecommunications towers must meet the following standards: PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDED FINDINGS X Yes No X Yes No --k —Yes No X Yes No X Yes No PLANNING EVIDENCE SUBMITTED BOARD TO SUPPORT FINDINGS FINDINGS Not applicable. _Yes No Not applicable. _Yes No 0.036 based on floor area of _Yes No 55,161 sq. ft. from information the applicant supplied . 1,165,121 sq. ft. are provided. Yes No 1,328, 000 sq. ft. are provided Yes No outside of roofed and paved areas. 19 b) All telecommunications towers X Yes No This tower is being placed in a — es —No shall be placed in heavily wooded heavily wooded, mature hardwood areas on the site to the maximum forested area just east of the extent possible so as to lessen the existing tower at the PEMC visual intrusiveness of the structure Headquarters. It has been situated and accessory structures. The so as to utilize as much of the tree applicant stating how the ' proposed coverage as possible. As is tower will be minimally visually evidenced from the attached intrusive to surrounding properties in balloon test report, the new tower the area shall submit a statement. will practically be unseen from the Criteria that may be used for such north- looking south along- NC evidence may be height and type of Highway 86 and from the south existing trees surrounding the near the mini- storage looking north ro osed tower and local along NC Highway 86. V p 1 topography. c) A statement shall be submitted, X Yes No Drawings sealed by a registered Yes No . prepared by a professional engineer engineer in the State of North licensed in the State of North Carolina indicated that the tower Carolina, which through rational is constructed so as to support the engineering analysis, certifies the PEMC antennas and is equipped to tower's compliance with applicable support at least five (5) other standards as set forth in the State of antenna systems and there could North Carolina Building Code, and be room for many more than five. any associated regulations; and PEMC is willing to make the site describes the tower's capacity, available to other antenna systems including an example of the number for a fee. PEMC has offered the and type of antennas it can Orange County Sheriffs office accommodate. space on the tower at no- charge. d) Applicants shall provide: X Yes No The PEMC radio system is a Yes No 1) The existing cell sites (latitude, trunked, two -way VHR system longitude, power levels) to which and does not utilize cellular this proposed site will be.a handoff technology. candidate, 2) A Radio Frequency plot indicating X Yes No Attached propagation maps Yes No the coverage of existing sites, and indicate the two -way radio that of the proposed site, coverage for both outgoing and in coming messages. 3) The search area utilized in finding X Yes No A search area is not applicable for Yes No the proposed site, this tower since PEMC has determined that the tower will be more securely located on their existing property. 4) Antenna heights and power levels X Yes No The tower is a 350' self- Yes No of proposed site, and supporting model NSX Nelto tower. The antennas will be Andrew DB264 antennas with 6dBm of gain mounted at 350' AGL. The total effective radiated power of the site will be about 160 watts. 5) The frequency, modulation and X Yes No VFH frequencies assigned to this Yes No class of service of radio or other site are 153.530, 153.470, and transmitting equipment. 153.605 mHz. The modulation scheme for the proposed radio will be analog with an emission code of 11 K2F1 D. The class of service will be F132 per the FCC license. 6) The actual intended transmission X Yes No Tge antenna systems will be Yes _No and the maximum effective radiated installed in an omni - directional power of the antenna. fashion with an effective radiated power of about 160 watts. 7) The direction of maximum lobes X Yes No No directional antennas will be Yes No and associated radiation . of the used on this radio system. All antennas. antennas will be omni- directional. 19 20 ' 8) A written affidavit stating why X Yes No Radio coverage areas of all nearby Yes —No "the proposed site is necessary for towers would reduce the proposed their communications service" (e.g., PEMC two -way radio coverage by for coverage, capacity, hole - filling, .30 %, from 20 miles to 14 miles. etc.) and a statement that there are no existing alternative sites within the provided search area and there are no alternative technologies available which could provide. the proposed service enhancement without the tower. a) County staff will utilize the X Yes No Orange County Planning and Yes No services of a registered professional Inspection Department retains the engineer to confirm the statement services of Municipal Solutions to made in item 8) above. No tower evaluate all tower applications for shall be permitted to exceed its compliance with the technical designed loading capacity. For all aspects of the site evaluation. towers attached to existing structures, the statement shall include certification that the structure can support the load superimposed from the tower. All towers shall have the capacity to permit multiple users; at a minimum monopole towers shall accommodate two (2) users and self- support/lattice or guyed towers shall, at a minimum accommodate three (3) users. e) Standards of evaluation. X Yes No The replacement tower is Yes _No 1) A proposed tower shall not be necessary to upgrade the permitted if it is not substantially emergency communications necessary . for the identified capabilities of the PENIC system. telecommunications service need. 2)Tower height shall be measured X Yes No The replacement tower height is Yes No from the base of the tower to the 350 feet, which includes a 30 -foot highest point of the proposed antenna mounted on top of the antennas, with lightening rod, to structure. be located atop the tower structure. 3) Telecommunications towers X Yes No A site plan is attached, along with Yes No shall conform to - all of the detailed plans for the proposed requirements of Sections replacement tower site. 8.8.17a.1a(a -g) and 8.8.17a.2 of Landscaping will not be required the Zoning Ordinance. because of the existing dense forest cover. No tower- is within 0.5 miles of the site. Other sites have been evaluated and the proposed replacement tower complies with the appropriate local, state, and federal regulations. 4) All towers shall be X Yes No The applicant tower is designed to Yes No engineered to allow for co- allow at least five (5) co- locations locations. No co- locator shall be and there could be room for many refused access for co- location by more than five (5). Orange charging exorbitant lease fees. County systems will be allowed Public safety co- locations shall free of charge and private take priority over other co- companies will be charged a fee. locators. 20 5) A tower consultant shall X Yes No Orange County Planning and provide Staff assistance on Inspection Department retains the exorbitant rate leases. services of Municipal Solutions to evaluate all tower applications for compliance with the technical aspects of the site evaluation. 6) Fees and charges a) A filing fee as set by the Orange County Board of Commissioners shall be paid upon application for a Building Permit, Site Plan approval or Special Use Permit. In addition, an inspection fee is due the County at the time of future inspections. b) Public land or right -of -way lease agreements shall be established by separate instrument and recorded prior to the issuance of Building Permits. c) Escrow Account. An escrow account of an amount determined by the Board of County Commissioners shall be paid by check to Orange County upon filing of a telecommunication tower application., The account shall be drawn upon to pay associated consultant review fees during the review process. Any unused funds in the account after the approval of the Certificate of Occupancy (CO) shall be returned to the designated party. X Yes No Application fees in the amount of $2,736.85 for the PD amendment and $10,000 for the tower SUP have been paid. _Yes No Not applicable, the tower, all X N/A support facilities and the access road are located on private property. 21 es Yes No Yes _No X Yes No Application fees in the amount of Yes _No $2,736.85 for the PD amendment and $10,000 for the tower SUP have been paid, of which $7,500 has been set aside into an escrow account. ARTICLE 8.2.4 - SPECIFIC STANDARDSIALL SPECIAL USES. (" Yes" indicates compliance; " No" indicates non - compliance) (continued) fire and rescue squad protection. c) Method and adequacy of vehicle X Yes No access to the site and traffic conditions around the site. d) Other specific standards set forth X Yes No in Section 8.8 PLANNING EVIDENCE SUBMITTED STAFF TO SUPPORT FINDINGS RECOMMENDED FINDINGS Ordinance Requirements Yes No Article 8.2.4 requires the applicant to address the following: Yes No a) Method and adequacy of provision X Yes No for sewage disposal facilities, solid waste and water service. b) Method and adequacy of police, X Yes No fire and rescue squad protection. c) Method and adequacy of vehicle X Yes No access to the site and traffic conditions around the site. d) Other specific standards set forth X Yes No in Section 8.8 21 PLANNING EVIDENCE SUBMITTED BOARD TO SUPPORT FINDINGS FINDINGS The Town of Hillsborough supplies Yes No public water and sewer to the site. Letters regarding adequate service Yes No provision have been received from the Sheriff' s Department, and fire and rescue services. Access is provided NC 86 South. Yes _No See the comments below. Yes No 21 22 ARTICLE 8.4.1 - PRE- APPLICATION CONFERENCE ("Yes" indicates compliance: " No" indicates non - compliance) (continue PLANNING PLANNING STAFF EVIDENCE SUBMITTED BOARD RECOMMENDED TO SUPPORT FINDINGS FINDINGS FINDINGS Ordinance Requirements Article 8.4.1 requires the following: -a) A pre - application meeting is to be X Yes No A pre - application meeting was Yes No held with the Orange County held at the Planning and Planning Department. Inspections Department Conference Room on July 6, 2006. b) A plan indicating proposed search X Yes No Piedmont gave proper notice at Yes No area was submitted to Zoning Officer the January 26, 2006, a copy of on or before December 31 It of map of the proposed site and previous year to be considered at the attendance log are attached. Annual Telecommunications. Projection Meeting (ATPM). ARTICLE 8.8.17a - TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS (" Yes" indicates compliance: " No" indicates non- compliance) PLANNING PLANNING STAFF EVIDENCE SUBMITTED BOARD RECOMMENDED TO SUPPORT FINDINGS FINDINGS FINDINGS Ordinance Requirements 8.8.17a. Overall Policy and Desired Goals for X Yes No Piedmont did investigate the Yes No Special Use Permits for possibility of utilizing existing Telecommunications towers. towers in the nearby area. The Promoting and encouraging, analysis is attached to these wherever possible, alternatives to findings. Co- location on near -by constructing new towers, including towers would reduce two -way but not limited to the co- location of radio coverage areas by 30 %, wireless telecommunications reducing the proposed 20 -mile equipment and mitigating the visual coverage to 14 miles. effect of a telecommunication tower to an extent not commercially The tower is proposed to be Impracticable; promoting and placed in a heavily wooded, encouraging, wherever possible, the mature hardwood forested area placement, height and quantity of just east of the existing tower on wireless telecommunications towers the PEMC headquarters campus. and equipment in such a manner, Situated as such to take including but not limited to the use advantage of the existing of stealth technology or camouflage topography and tree canopy, the techniques, to minimize adverse tower will be minimally visible aesthetic and visual impacts on the from the surrounding subdivisions. land, property, buildings, and other facilities adjacent to, surrounding, and in generally the same area as the requested location of such telecommunications towers, which shall mean using the least visually and physically intrusive facility that is not technologically or commercially impracticable under the facts and circumstances. 22 23 a. A Site Plan showing the entire site X Yes No An " as- built" site plan, dated July Yes No (including property boundary lines) 7, 1984, provided at a scale of and size of all existing structures Y'= 20' and a site plan for the within 500 feet of the site, existing replacement tower, dated and proposed structures on site, the December 13, 2005 are attached. fall zone of the tower, existing and No buildings are located within proposed topography at a contour the replacement tower fall zone . interval of five feet and any officially designated floodways and The site is not located in a flood floodplams, or the presence of hazard. alluvial soils. b. Plans, and elevations for all X Yes No The FAA license requires the Yes No proposed structures and descriptions tower be lighted, precluding the of the color and nature of all exterior need to paint the tower in material. contrasting colors. The tower will be galvanized grey in color. c. A Landscape Plan showing, at the Yes No The replacement tower is Yes No same scale as the Site Plan, existing X N/A proposed to be constructed in a and proposed trees, plus shrubs, heavily wooded, mature hardwood ground cover and other landscape forested area just east of the materials. This plan shall minimize existing tower on the PEMC adverse visual effects of headquarters campus. No telecommunications towers and additional landscaping is required. antennas through careful design, siting, landscape screening and innovative camouflaging techniques. Notwithstanding any other provision- of this article, to minimize adverse visual impacts associated with the proliferation and clustering of telecommunications towers, co- location of telecommunications equipment on existing or new towers shall be encouraged. 23 d) Monopole, lattice or guyed telecommunications towers shall not be located within '/2 mile of any existing monopole, lattice or guyed telecommunications tower. An exception may be allowed when the applicant can sufficiently demonstrate that 1) appropriate space on the existing telecommunication tower is not available; or 2) the applicant has made good faith effort to negotiate an agreement with the owner of the existing telecommunication tower and has been unsuccessful, which must be documented in writing; or 3) the telecommunication equipment on the existing telecommunication tower is not compatible with the proposed telecommunication equipment of the applicant; or 4) adequate coverage by the applicant cannot be met at the location of the existing telecommunication tower; or 5) the existing telecommunication tower cannot be reasonably modified to accommodate additional co- location by the applicant. Exceptions shall only be allowed after the County's consultant or Staff indicating that coverage is not possible on an existing tower at the four - carrier capacity or other user capacity that can be achieved performs a thorough analysis of the search area provided by the applicant. There must be an 80% approval vote of the deciding board for this specific finding to pass the exception criteria. e. Evidence that the applicant has investigated the possibilities for locating the proposed facilities on an existing tower. Such evidence shall consist of: X Yes No A 157' monopole tower is located 0.66 miles north of the site on Old NC Highway 10. Another 160' guyed tower is located 0.66 miles to the south along NC Highway 86 South. Neither of the towers is adequate for Piedmont' s purpose. It is not technologically or commercially practicable to use the existing towers or use multiple smaller t ow ers. 24 Yes No 24 1) A listing of all telecommunications towers within a 1 -mile (for towers 150 feet in height or shorter or 2- miles (for towers greater than 150 feet in height) radius of the proposed tower site. Documents shall be submitted at the time of application filing that indicate the applicant's ability or inability to co- locate on the identified tower(s) and reasons why. 2) Delineation of the boundaries of the maximum search range within which the telecommunication equipment can function as intended. The following information shall be provided for all existing towers within the search range: _Yes No _Yes No X N/A (a) Tower height, as measured from XYes No the base of the tower to the highest point of the proposed antenna, including lighting rods, to be located atop the tower structure; (b) Existing and planned tower users; XYes No There are six telecommunication towers within two miles of the PENIC site. They area: 1. 157' monopole on Old NC 10, 2. 160' guyed tower on NC 86, 3. 178' monopole. in Hillsborough, 4. 160' monopole on Landau Dr. 5. 254' lattice tower on New Hope Church Road, and 6. 180' monopole on Palmers Grove Church Road. A radio propagation study included these tower sites. Because of terrain, coverage is not concentric. The best coverage for PENIC is the proposed 350' tower. Each of the existing tower sites listed have coverage deficiencies that would have a sever impact on the radio coverage PEMC requires due to structure height, antenna height, ground elevations, and terrain features. The PEMC radio system is a trunked, two -way VHR system and does not utilize cellular technology. PEMC requires a radio system that will optimize existing frequency spectrum and provide increased voice channel capacity and data functionality, This will require a three tower system consisting of a VHF. trunked repeater equipment, VHF top antenna, transmission line for the VHF radio system, and microwave dishes to interconnect the three tower sites. The other two towers are already installed in Person and Caswell Counties. The replacement tower height is 350 feet, which includes a 30 -foot antenna mounted on top of the st ruct ure. Piedmont Electric system. (c)Whether the existing XYes No The applicant tower is designed to telecommunication tower could allow up to five (5) co- locations. accommodate the antenna to be Orange County systems will be attached to the proposed tower allowed free of charge and private without causing structural instability companies will be charged a fee. or radio frequency interference; and 25 es Yes No N/A Yes No Yes No Yes No 25 Ordinance Reauirements 8.8.17a.1 a Additional Information (d) If the proposed telecommunication equipment cannot be accommodated on the existing tower, assess whether the existing tower could be structurally strengthened or whether the antennas, transmitters and related equipment could be protected from electro- magnetic interference, and generally describe the means and projected cost of shared use of the existing tower; and (e) Any restrictions or limitations of the FCC or FAA that would preclude the shared use of the tower; and 3. A summary explanation of why proposed telecommunication equipment cannot be located on any of the existing towers in the search range. f. Documentation from applicable state or federal agencies indicating requirements, which affect the appearance of the proposed tower, such as lighting and coloring. g. Draft bond which will guarantee the removal of the tower in the event that it is abandoned or unused for a period of 12 months. h. A listing of, and current tax map identifying, all property owners within 1000 feet of the parcel shall be provided. Addressed, first class stamped envelopes to said property owners shall be submitted with the application. Each property owner shall be notified of the public hearing in accordance with Article 2.3.3.4 (Class B Special Use Permit) or Article 8.4.5 (Class A Special Use Permit) of this Ordinance. i. The applicant shall, after submission of an application for a Special Use Permit, arrange to fly, or raise upon a mast, a minimum of a three -foot (31 in diameter, brightly colored red or orange balloon at the maximum height of the proposed new tower. A notice of the dates (including a second date in case of poor visibility, weather or atmospheric conditions on the initial date), times, and location of the balloon test shall be mailed, by certified mail, return receipt requested, by the applicant, to all persons owning property within 1,000 feet .of the subject parcel no less than fourteen (14) days in. advance of the first test date. The applicant shall inform the County Planning Staff, in writing, of the dates and times of the test at least fourteen (14) days in advance. The balloon test shall be flown for at least four (4) consecutive hours sometime between 7:00 A.M. and 4:OO P.M. on the dates chosen. 26 XYes No Piedmont did investigate the ,No possibility of utilizing existing Yes towers in the nearby area, including its existing tower. The analysis is attached to these findings. Co- location on near -by towers would reduce two -way radio coverage areas by 30%, reducing the proposed 20 -mile coverage to 14 miles. X Yes _No The PEMC radio system is a No trunked, two -way VHR" system Yes and does not utilize cellular technology. X Yes _No The FAA license requires the No tower be lighted, precluding the Yes need to paint the tower in contrasting colors. The tower will be galvanized grey in color. XYes _No The applicant will submit such documentation at `No the Public Yes Hearing. XYes _No The tax map for the properties No within 1,000 feet of the Yes replacement tower and the listing of property owners is attached. XYes _No The balloon test, originally scheduled for Saturday, April 22, 2006, was re- scheduled for Monday, April 24 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 P.M. The test was rescheduled because of high winds in the area. The Balloon Test Report is attached. Yes —No 26 The primary date shall be on a weekend, but to prevent delays in the processing of the application, and in case of poor weather or atmospheric conditions on the initial date, the secondary date may be a weekday. The applicant, as evidence that this requirement has been met, shall submit a notarized statement and listing of the property owners notified of the test, a copy of a current Orange County Tax Map showing the subject property and all properties within the notification ring, and copies of the certified mail returned receipts from the mahout. The applicant shall also post a sign on the subject property, and directional signs posted at locations to be determined by Planning Staff. The signs shall measure no more than nine (9) square feet in area and no less than four (4) square feet in area, giving the proposed dates, times, and location of the balloon test. The signs shall be posted to meet the same time limits as provided for in the balloon test notification and as stated above. A notarized statement that this requirement has been met is also required from the applicant and shall be submitted no later than ten (10) days prior to the public hearing. Photographs of a clearly visible balloon floated at the proposed tower location to the maximum height of the tower, as well as photographs with the proposed tower and associated antennas superimposed upon them showing what the proposed tower will look like, shall be submitted no later than ten (10) days prior to the public hearing. Photographs shall be taken from locations such as: property lines, and /or nearby residential areas, historic sites, roadways, including scenic roads and major view corridors, and other locations as deemed necessary by the Planning Staff to assess the visual impact of the proposed tower. The visibility of the balloon to adjacent properties and the surrounding area shall not constitute sole justification of denial of a permit application, but is an indication of what location on the site may be less visually intrusive. j. The Special Use Permit application shall include a statement that the facility and its equipment will comply with all federal, state, and local emission_ requirements. 27 XYes No The proposed PEMC tower will not No exceed the FCC peak power limits. Yes PEVIC will meet all local, state and federal requirements regarding construction, height, location, and transmit power levels. 27 k. All buildings and other structures to be XYes No located on the same property as a telecommunication tower shall conform with the setbacks established for the zoning district or as established through the subdivision process, whichever is greater. I. An Applicant may be- required to submit an Environmental Assessment Analysis and a Visual addendum. Based on the results of the Analysis, including the Visual addendum, the County may require submission of a more detailed visual analysis. The scope of the required Environmental and Visual Assessment will be reviewed at the pre - application meeting. The Applicant shall furnish a Visual Impact Assessment, which shall include: A " Zone of Visibility Map" which shall be provided in order to determine locations from which the tower may be seen. Panorama photo simulations of the proposed tower, superimposed on the existing landscape, to scale, showing " before and after" views including but not limited to State highways and othe major roads; State and local parks; other public lands; historic districts; preserves and historic sites normally open to the public; and from any other location where the site is visible to a large number of visitors, travelers or residents. An assessment of the visual impact of the tower base, guy wires and accessory buildings from abutting and adjacent properties and streets as relates to the need or appropriateness of screening. All Applications shall contain a demonstration that the tower be sited so as to have the least visually intrusive effect reasonably possible and thereby have the least adverse visual effect on the environment and its character, on existing' vegetation, and on the residences in the area of the telecommunications tower. X Yes _No The closest building to NC Highway 86 S. is 800' form the r.o.w. The least side or rear setback distance is 280 feet. The minimum in the Office - Institutional (OI) zoning district are 25' and 10' , respectively. The proposed replacement tower is 440 feet from the closest property line and 210 feet from the nearest on -site structure. The visual impact of the tower is addressed in the tower application notebook under section 8. The tower is in compliance with the FCC standards on electromagnetic discharge. The FCC requires a separate study if the peak power of the site is in excess of 1,640 or if any antennas are mounted less than 10 meters from the ground. Neither condition applies to this tower since Piedmont' speak power is only 160 watts and the closest antenna is 182' or about 55 meter from the ground. There are no known migratory bird paths in this area of Orange County. Lighting detailed will be designed to minimize any impacts to migratory birds and the surrounding neighborhood by screening the lights from the ground, using while lights with the maximum permitted strobe period. 28 Yes _Yes No mm No Both the telecommunications tower and any and all • accessory or associated telecommunication equipment and related facilities shall maximize-the use of building materials, colors and textures designed to blend with the structure to which it may be affixed and /or to harmonize with the natural surroundings, this shall include the utilization of stealth technology as may required by the County. At a telecommunications tower site, an access road, turn around space and parking shall be provided to assure adequate emergency and service access. Maximum use of existing roads, whether public or private, shall be made to the extent practicable. Road construction shall at all times minimize ground disturbance and the cutting of vegetation. Road grades shall closely follow natural contours to assure minimal visual disturbance and reduce soil erosion. Ordinance Requirements 8.8.17a.2 Standards of Evaluation The following specific standards shall be used in deciding upon an application for approval: a. Within or adjacent to residential zoning districts, minimum setbacks from the base . of the tower to the property boundary shall be- equal to 110% of the tower height. If the tower is proposed as an accessory use to a residential use, the tower setback shall be 110% of the tower height from any residence or dwelling unit on the subject property. b. Adjacent to non - residential uses or non - residential zoning districts,. minimum setbacks from the base of the tower to the *property boundary shall be the greater of 20% of the tower height, or the minimum required setback. _Yes No The property is zoning PD-01. • Yes XN /A — N/A XYes No Please refer to the attached site _Yes _ N/A plan. The distance from the — N/A ,proposed replacement tower site to any adjacent property line is well over 385' (11.0% of its height). All PENIC headquarters buildings are at least 210 feet from the tower, which is greater than the minimum 70' (20% of its height) 29 No No WE c. A Type C Landscape Buffer shall be provided between the tow.er and accessory structures and adjoining property. 6cisting vegetation may be removed only to the extent necessary to accommodate the tower, equipment buildings, and support structures such as guy wires. Plantings around the compound perimeter shall be composed entirely of fast growing evergreen vegetation. New plantings and existing vegetation used for screening shall be at least six (6) feet in height or greater at planting. Proposed plantings (name, type, height) shall be shown on the Landscape Plan for the facility. d. The site plan shall indicate a location for at least two equipment buildings in addition to that proposed for use by the applicant. Lighting for equipment buildings shall be situated so that the sources of light and subsequent light spill are wholly contained on the site. Photometrics of the lighting for the proposed facility shall be submitted as part of the site plan. Shields shall be placed on all lighting fixtures to prevent - light diffusion extending upwards from the light source. e. An 8 -foot fence or wall shall be required around the base of any tower. This fence or wall shall encompass all accessory equipment within the compound. Fences shall be required around guy wire tie downs as well. The fence or wall may be placed around the perimeter of the facility to include guy wire tie downs and associated equipment should the applicant /owner wish to do so. f. The telecommunications equipment planned for the proposed tower cannot be accommodated on an existing tower'due to one or more of the following. reasons: 1. The planned equipment would exceed the structural capacity of existing and approved towers, considering existing and planned use of those towers and the towers cannot be reinforced to accommodate planned or equivalent equipment at a reasonable cost. 30 X Yes No The tower is proposed to be Yes No placed in a heavily wooded, mature hardwood forested area just east of the existing tower on the PBNC headquarters campus. Situated as such to take advantage of the existing topography and tree canopy. No additional landscaping is required. X Yes No The equipment building will not _Yes No be lit on the exterior. XYes No The eight -foot high fencing' Yes No around the existing facility will be duplicated for the proposed support facility. The tower is self- supporting. No guy wires are required. XYes No A radio propagation study N/A included these tower sites. Because of terrain, coverage is not concentric. The best coverage for PEMC is 'the proposed 350' tower. Each of the existing tower sites listed have coverage deficiencies that would have a sever impact on the radio coverage PEMC requires due to structure height, antenna height, ground elevations, and terrain features. Yes N/A No 30 31 2.The planned equipment would cause _Yes X_No The PEMC radio system is a _No radio frequency interference with. N/A trunked, two -way VHR system Yes other existing or planned equipment _ and does not utilize cellular _ for these towers, and the interference technology. PEMC requires a N/A cannot be prevented at a reasonable radio system that will optimize existing frequency spectrum and cost. provide increased voice channel capacity and data functionality, This will require a three tower system consisting of a VHF trunked repeater equipment, VHF top antenna, transmission line for the VHF radio system, and microwave dishes to interconnect the three tower sites. The other two towers are already installed in Person and Caswell Counties. 3.Existing or approved towers do not XYes No Piedmont did investigate the _No have space on which the equipment _ N/A possibility of utilizing existing Yes can be placed so it can function towers in the nearby area, _ effectively and reasonably in parity including its existing tower. The N/A with similar existing or approved analysis is attached to these equipment. findings. Co- location on near -by towers would reduce two -way radio coverage areas by 30%, reducing the proposed 20 -mile coverage to 14 miles. 4. No tower or other suitable facility X Yes No (See #3 above.) _No exists in an area where the equipment Yes to be placed on the tower will function in its intended manner. g) The communications tower is XYes No The applicant tower is designed _No structurally designed to support to allow at least five (5) co- Yes additional users as provided for in locations. Orange County Section 6.18.4 d► 5a, and the Special systems will be allowed free of Use Permit includes a statement that charge and private companies will the owner of the tower is willing to be charged a fee. permit other user(s) to attach communication equipment which do not interfere with the primary purpose of the tower, provided that such other users agree to negotiate a reasonable compensation to the owner from such liability as may result from such attachment. h) The color of the tower is of light X No The FAA license requires the _No tone, except to the extent required by Yes tower be lighted, precluding the Yes law, so as to minimize its visual need to paint the tower in impact. contrasting colors. The tower will be galvanized grey in color. i) The towers will not be artificially X No (See h) above.) _No lighted unless required by the FAA, Yes Yes FCC, or other federal or state agency. Where such agencies allow a choice between painting the tower or installing strobe lighting, painting shall be the preferred choice. No j) The tower and antenna will not X No Please refer to the letter from result in a significant adverse impact Yes Tina Moon, of the ERCD found Yes on the view of or from any historic on page 66. _ site, scenic road, or major view N/A N/A corridor. 31 k) A -determination shall be made that X the facility and its equipment will Yes comply with all federal, state and local emission requirements, and the Special Use Permit shall include a statement that the facility and its equipment will comply with all federal, state and local emission requirements. No The proposed PENIC tower will not exceed the FCC peak power limits. PENAC will meet all applicable local, state and federal requirements regarding construction, height, location, and transmit power levels. m) The Special Use Permit shall X Yes No include a condition that the elect ro-magnetic radiation levels maintain compliance with requirements of the Federal Communications Commission, regarding emission of electromagnetic radiation. Within 30 days of installation of equipment on the tower, and within 30 days of the installation of any additional equipment in the future, the tower owner shall provide documentation of emission levels in relation to FCC standards. In addition, the tower owner must provide documentation of emission levels within five working days if so requested by Orange County. Orange County may make such requests at any time, not to exceed two times per year. n) High voltage and "No X Yes No Trespassing" and other warning signs. 1. If high voltage is necessary for the operation of the telecommunications tower or any accessory structures, "HIGH VOLTAGE DANGER" warning signs shall be permanently attached to the fence or wall and shall be spaced no more than forty (40) feet apart. 2. "NO TRESPASSING" warning signs shall be permanently attached to the fence or wall and shall be spaced no more than forty (40) feet apart. 3. The letters for the "HIGH VOLTAGE - DANGER" and "NO TRESPASSING" warning signs shall be at least six (6) inches in height. The two (2) warning signs may be combined into one (1) sign. The warning signs shall be installed at least five (5) feet above the finished grade of the fence. 4. The warning signs may be attached to freestanding poles 'if landscaping may obstruct the content of the signs. X Yes No Because of the height of the tower (distance of the antennas from the ground), the facility is deemed categorically excluded by the FCC. Please refer to the attached photos of the existing signage. These signs will be moved to the new facility. Yes Yes 32 No No Yes No Yes No _X _Yes No Please refer to the attached Yes No photos of the existing signage. These signs will be moved to the new facility. X Yes No Please refer to the attached Yes _No photos of the existing signage. These signs will be moved to the new facility. X Yes No The existing warning signs Yes No will be moved to the new location. 32 5. Signs noting federal registration X Yes No (if required) shall be attached to the tower structure in compliance with federal regulation. o) Equipment storage. Mobile or X Yes No immobile equipment not used in direct support of a tower facility shall not be stored or parked on the site of the telecommunication tower, unless repairs to the tower are being made. p) Signs and advertising. The use X Yes of any portion of .a tower for signs or advertising purposes including company name, banners, streamers, etc. shall be strictly prohibited. No The existing warning signs will be moved to the new location with the new registration numbers. Other than that equipment required for the operation of the tower, no other equipment will be stored at the tower site. Advertising , strictly prohibited an not proposed by the applicant. 33 Yes No Yes No Yes No 33 34 Recomendations The Planning Staff has not received any information, which would establish grounds for making a negative finding on the general standards. These standards include maintaining or promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare, maintaining or enhancing the value of contiguous property, and the use being in compliance with the general plan for the physical development of the County. The County' s telecommunications consultant recommends project approval. The Planning Staff has reviewed the application, the site plan, and all supporting documentation and has found that the applicant has submitted information for the specific standards and requirements. Provided the Board of County Commissioners finds in the affirmative on the specific and general standards, the Planning Staff recommends approval of the request. The Planning Staff does however, recommend the attachment of conditions to the approval which are specified as follows: 1. Any lighting on the replacement tower shall be shielded so as not to be seen from the ground for a distance of one mile at the height of twelve degrees (120) vertical. 2. The navigational lighting shall be white, rather than red, and the strobe period shall be the longest under FCC regulations. 3. The height of the tower may not exceed three hundred fifty (350) feet, including the 30 -foot antenna at the top of the tower above the pre - disturbance or pre - construction ground level. 4. Security shall be submitted and approved by the County Attorney guaranteeing the removal of the tower in the event it is abandoned or unused for a period of 12 months. A qualified contractor shall provide a cost estimate. The amount of the security shall be 110 percent of the estimate. This must be completed before building permits are issued. 5. County or State agency wireless communication systems shall be allowed free co- location space on the PEMC tower, as offered. 6. De- constructed tower materials shall be made available to other public agencies, as offered.. 7. The tower facility and its equipment shall comply with all federal, state and local emission requirements. 8. The elect ro-magnet ic radiation levels shall maintain compliance with requirements of the .Federal Communications Commission, regarding emission of electromagnetic radiation. Within thirty (30) days of installation of equipment on the tower, and within 30 days of the installation of any additional equipment in the future, the tower owner shall provide documentation of emission levels in relation to FCC standards. In addition, the tower owner must provide documentation of emission levels within five working days if so requested by Orange County. Orange County may make such requests at any time, not to exceed two (2) times per year. 9. Two (2) ten -pound 2- A:20 -B:C dry chemical portable fire extinguishers shall be installed at the site as required by Orange County Emergency Management. 10. The Special Use Permit will automatically expire within twelve (12) months from the date of approval if the use has not commenced or construction has not commenced or proceeded unless a timely application for extension of this time limit is approved by the Board of County Commissioners as provided in 8.4.11 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. 11. Any zoning violations present on the site shall be corrected prior to the issuance of a Building Permit. 12. The issuance of a Building /Electrical Permit by the Inspections Division shall be according to' the approved site plan. 13. Piedmont Electric shall submit a report to the Inspections Division certifying structural and electrical integrity at the time of the building permit review, upon completion of the initial construction, and at intervals as specified in Section 6.18.4f of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. 14. Piedmont Electric shall keep inspection records and make them available upon request to the Inspections Division during regular business hours. Inspections shall be performed as required in Section 6.18.4 f of the Orange - County Zoning Ordinance, as recommended under EIA/TIA 222F of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). 34 35 15. The following inspection schedule shall be followed except in cases where a tower has no structures other than those associated with telecommunication tower use located within the tower s fall zone. At least once every thirty -six (36) months, or thirty -six (36) months from the date of a co- location approval, a structural engineer who is regularly involved .in the maintenance, inspection and /or erection of telecommunications towers shall inspect the tower and submit a report to the Inspections Division within a reasonable time thereafter. At a minimum, this inspection shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance and in accordance with the tower inspections check list provided in the BA -222 (as amended from time to time). This is considered a major inspection review. 16. At least once every twelve (12) months, a visual inspection from the ground shall be conducted by a properly trained staff member of .a tower provider or tower consultant and a report shall be filed with the Inspections Division within a reasonable time'thereafter. This inspection shall include, but shall not be limited to, visual inspection of tower foundations, structures, guys, and connections for evidence of settlement or later movement; soil erosion; condition of paint or galvanizing; rust or corrosion, loose or missing bolts, loose or corroded lightning protection connectors; tower plumbness, significant . variation in guy sags (i.e. tensions), and other material areas or matters relating to the structural integrity of the tower. This is considered a minor inspection review. 17. In addition to the regularly scheduled major and minor inspections set forth above, a minor inspection, at a minimum, will be conducted if the tower or its appurtenances are noted at any time to be visibly damaged. Additionally, a major inspection shall be conducted if the visible damage to the tower is significant or when, after conducting a minor inspection, significant questions remain about the structural integrity of the tower. Structurally Unsafe or Unused Towers. Any tower found, through inspection by the owner or by inspection of the Inspections Division, to be structurally unsafe and cannot be brought into compliance within one hundred eighty (180) days shall be removed at the owner' s expense. 18. Compliance with Standards. Current or former BA standards shall apply to the addition of antennas or other appurtenances to communications towers under the following conditions: 1) Additions to towers constructed prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, regardless of whether the additions are accounted for in the original design, shall comply with the current BA standards, and the wind loading specified therein. Additions to towers constructed subsequent to the effective date of this Ordinance shall comply with standards set forth elsewhere in this Section. 2) Existing towers, which will not have any appurtenances, added to them shall at a minimum comply with the BA standards in existence at the time the tower was erected. 3) Replacement of antennas or other appurtenances shall at a minimum comply with the BA standard in existence at the time the tower was erected if the replacement does not add to the original design loading. 4) If a structural analysis shows a tower is not in compliance with the appropriate BA standards, the owner shall submit an application to the Inspections Division with a plan to bring the tower into compliance within six (6) months. 19. An analysis by a North Carolina Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E Analysis) shall be performed and shall be submitted to the Inspections Division. The analysis shall determine the tower s compliance or lack thereof with the I]A standard in effect at the time the tower was constructed and when the most recent structural loading change was made. If the tower does not meet the aforementioned BA standards, the letter or existing P.E. analysis shall include the types of modifications that would be required to bring the tower up to standard. The new, replacement tower shall be subject to the annual electrical inspection conducted by the Inspections Division including any associated inspection fees. 20. The Inspections Division shall be notified in writing when a required analysis is complete. A copy of the analysis report shall be made available to the Inspections Division upon request. That report shall also give details of the net result of any changes made to the tower or its appurtenances since the last inspection. 21. After the County' s receipt of The Center for Municipal Solutions final invoice, all moneys owed the County must have been paid before the facility shall be allowed to be used to transmit or receive. 22. PENIC shall not be permitted use of the facility to transmit or receive data until the Certificate of Occupancy or its functional equivalent has been issued. 23. If any condition of this Special Use Permit shall be held invalid or void, then this Special Use Permit shall be void in its entirety and of no effect. 35 CURRENT PLANNING DIVISION Orange County Planning & Inspections P.O. Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 919 245 -2575 FAX 919 644 -3002 I. I(We) Piedmont EMC Application For Planned Development District Zoning Atlas Amendment 51 Owner CASE# of 2500 Highway 86 South Hillsborough NC 27278 919 - 732 -2183 Street Address City State' . Zip Code Telephone do hereby. petition to amend the Zoning Atlas of Orange County. 2. By reclassifying from the Zoning Distri ct P D- 01 to the Zoning District p n— n 1 t o i n c l u d e a tower 3. The property located .2500 Highway 89 4 n u t h Hillsborough, NC 27278 and having frontage(s) along bordering streets as follows H i g h w a y 8 6 4. Containing 3 4. 7 3 7 acres. 5. TMBL(s) 4.45. .2 2 PIN #(s) 6. Intended use(s) of the property: , ' Communication T o.w e r (Please attach on a separate shit any additional information about the intended use or any special conditions to which the petitioner wishes to be bound) 7. Owner(S) S lgnaWre(S): we acknowledge the provisions in the Zoning Ordinance for general use and ned development zoning and hereby proceed with a planned development zoning petition. 8. If the petition is executed by property owner, but an attorney or an agent will handle public speaking, etc., please indicate: Attorney or Agent City State Street Address Zip Telephone 9. Notification signs will be prepared and posted by the Planning Staff when the rezoning application is scheduled for Public Hearing. The required legal advertising is also handled for you by the Planning Staf£ PLEASE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SUBMITTAL OF YOUR APPLICATION IMPORTANT: Only'Applications with original signatures are considered complete. Faxed Applications NOT accepted. REZONING REOUEST CHECKLIST 37 1. Owner's Name - P i edrrmt E I ectr i s Mffmbersh i p Corporation 2. Address Io Drawer.1179 - 2500 W, 86 S 3. Current Zoning PD--01 4. Total Number of Acres 34•737 5. Current Land Use Off ice Bu i I d i n 6. Type of Rezoning request Rev i s i nq PD-01 to i nc I ude tower 7. Proposed land use Office Building including tom 8. Tax Map # 4.45..22 9. Block # 45 10. Number of lots 22 11. Proposed Water Supply: Public X Community Individual 12. Proposed Sewage Treatment: Public X Community Individual septic tank 13. Access onto state road # E/S Hwy 86 14. Average daily traffic count on the state road 15. Describ e. existing critical areas: Flood prone areas WA Poorly drained areas WA Streams several sma 11 streams Other sensitive areas WA 16. Describe land uses in: General Area West -Res i dent North -Res i dent E--Duke Forest Adjacent parcels of land South - Storage West -Res i dent Nbr fi- Church E--Duke Forest GACurrent Planning Division \Forms \Rezoning Checklist.doc ORANGE COUNTY LANNING and INSPECTI NS DEPARTMENT d 3 Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 (919) 245 -2600 (919) 644 -3347 Fax Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director RECEIPT NUMBER: TO: PERMIT #: SITE ADDRESS: PARCEL: RECEIPT R06- 002841 PIEDMONT ELECTRIC ZAA06 -0003 2500 NC 86 S OCPL 9873657456 TYPE: Zoning Atlas Amendment TRANSACTION DATE: 08/11/2006 TOTAL PAYMENT: 1,736.85 TOTAL PAID FROM CURRENCY: 1,736.85 TRANSACTION LIST: Type Method Description Amount ---- - - - - -- -- - - - - -- --------------------- - - - - -- ------ - - - - -- Payment Check 00092810 1,736.85 TOTAL: 1,736.85 ACCOUNT ITEM LIST: FEE DESCRIPTION ACCOUNT CODE CALCULATED FEES ------------------- - - - - -- ------ - - - - -- --------------- SITE PLAN REVIEW 103410056 -XP 350.00 Total: 1,736.85 Balance Due: $1,736.85) RECEIPT ISSUED BY: GBOWLES INITIALS: GRB ENTERED DATE: 08/11/2006 TIME: 03:56 PM Please retain this receipt for your records. TO THE ORANGE COUNTY ORDER OF PO SOX 8181 f�RQ �� ;8 V � ��= � �� C 27 iks �� s.`1b; 5y`ayr w ,5•.� a:, k'pxa ,N, s R:3, s .< .-New 'fir 11,000009281011' i :D532000191: 207990047677611' nV MVr_F rnTTIrrV NBR 0044406011 08/04/06 CHK NBR 00092810 SUMMARY OF INVOICES : }NVOICES #.. :..�; .....INY,.DATF'.:�... �..:.. ANIQUNT..: �. � ...::....:.... �.•' �# Nl! Q10ES 7t:...'... :.......�....'INY,:DATI{......� .. �..i�1►10i1NT:.....:::�:..... � ... ...... COMM TOWER PERMI 08/03/05 10736.85 TOTAL SUMMARY OF EXPENSE DISTRIBUTION ENV: ACCT. DT PT .. AMQUNT::'; .:.:.::.:: E3:A ACCT;': DEPP::'':.:' :AMQUNT:.: •::= `.'. `.; EXPACCT;: DEPT .....: >. AMQUNT; ='; ::;;' ;,;,::;;: TOTAL 10736.85 Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation STUB U1 Ur• Ui 1 40 (PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT - INK ONLY) 8/88 - APPLICATION FOR CLASS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE• /. / APPLICATION NUMBER: PD- - I (We) request a Class A Special Use Permit as provided for in Article of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance for a 'tower to improve .rArii n rnvAraQe for Piedmont's 2 waV radio system The following information is provided in support of this request A. PROPERTY INFORMATION: Street Address or Location: P.O.Drawer 1179 — NC F6y W South Orange County Tax Map 4 Block 45. Logs) 22 Township Hi.l Isboro Zoning District(s): PD-01 Lot /Parcel Size: 34•73 acres or square feet Number of Existing Buildings: 2 Gross Floor Area: square feet Number of Proposed Buildings: Gross- Floor Area: square feet Water Supply: - X Public (Specify) Community Individual Wastewater Disposal: X Public (Specify) Community Individual School District: Orange County Fire District: New Ham+ General Land Uses in Area: Critical Areas: X Stream /Drainageway Flood Prone Area Watershed (Specify) Historic Site Other (Explain) B. SITE PLAN INFORMATION: Twenty -six (26) copies of a Site Plan, prepared by a registered North Carolina surveyor or engineer, are provided as required by Article 8.8 and which contain the following information: North point, scale, and date. Extent of area to be developed. Locations and widths of all easements and rights -of -way within or adjacent to the site. Location of all existing and proposed structures on the site. Location of all areas on the site subject to flood. hazard or inundation as shown on flood maps or soils maps. Location of all water courses on the site, including direction of flow. Existing topography at a contour interval of five (5) feet based on mean sea level datum. Existing and proposed fencing, screening, gates, parking, service, and storage areas. Access to site, including sight distances on all roads used for access. (PLEASE COMPLETE REVERSE SIDE) 41 C. OTHER SUBMITTAL INFORMATION: Elevations of all structures proposed to be used in the development. Two (2) full -size copies of the applicable Orange County Tax Map, one (1) copy with the property in question clearly marked. The names and addresses of the property owners) and /or applicant(s), anti the names and addresses are all persons owning property within five hundred (500) feet of the property in question. Application fee as set by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Traffic impact study' as required by Article. 13 of, the Zoning Ordinance. Additional information regarding the proposed Special Use as required by Article 8 of the Zoning Ordinance. Narrative (or letters from appropriate agencies) indicating: 1. Method and adequacy of provision of sewage disposal facilities, solid waste-disposal, and water service. Where public sewer is not available, a letter from the Orange County Health' Department certifying the suitability of the existing and /or proposed wastewater treatment system for the property. 2. Method and adequacy of police, fire, and rescue squad protection. 3. Method and adequacy of vehicular access to the site and traffic conditions around the site. I (We), the applicant(s), hereby certify that the foregoing application and supporting documentation is complete and accurate. I understand that it shall be my (our) responsibility to present evidence to the Board of Commissioners the form of testimony, exhibits, documents, models, plans, and the like to support the request for approval of the CIass A Special Use Permit. APPLICANT SIGNATURES) / 2 /_ y �' DATE NOTE: If title to the above mentioned property is not in the name of the applieant(s), please include a letter from the owner(s) sighifying approval of the request. FEES: Amount $ Date Paid: / / -Receipt #. TO THE ORANGE COUNTY ORDER OF PO BOX 8181 3Q�:2N -D Q C 27:O8 MILM14" 00 q 4 1110000092,9100 i:,0532000191: 2079900476776111 r1VLVr-7 rr)TTKTrrV WRR 0044406011 08/04/06 CHK NBR 00092810 SUMMARY OF INVOICES 7.7-N.V"AN-We 17:777 COMM TOWER PERMI 08/03/06 10736.85 TOTAL SUMMARY OF EXPENSE DISTRIBUTION Dg-PT lw:::wAMOVN.T*.**.::'..,.-,:,.., fxj!t:A=Tvi*.-IPF-FT[mv., -AMQPNT:"*'..:::, *".,..W.•.. TOTAL 10736.85 Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation STUB Ul OF U1 I I `ORANGE COUNTY LANNING and INSPECTI NS DEPARTMENT ere Road 42a Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 (919) 245 -2600 (919) 644 -3347 Fax Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director RECEIPT NUMBER: TO: PERMIT #: SITE ADDRESS: PARCEL: RECEIPT R06-002838 PIEDMONT ELECTRIC SU06 -00007 2500 NC 86 S OCPL 9873657456 TYPE: Special Use Permit TRANSACTION DATE: 08/11/2006 TOTAL PAYMENT: TOTAL PAID FROM CURRENCY: TRANSACTION LIST: Type Method Description Amount ---- - - - - -- -- - - - - -- ------------------- - - - - - - -- ------ - - - - -- Payment Check 00092810 9,000.00 TOTAL: ACCOUNT ITEM LIST: FEE DESCRIPTION ACCOUNT CODE CALCULATED FEES ------------------------ ------ - - - - -- --------- - - - - -- COMM TOWER SUP CLASS A 653300001 -XP 9,000.00 Total : Balance Due: RECEIPT ISSUED BY: GBOWLES INITIALS: GRB ENTERED DATE: 08/11/2006 TIME: 03:46 PM Please retain this receipt for your records. 9,000.00 9,000.00 9,000.00 9,000.00 $0.00 c a � RECEIPT NUMBER DATE too Orange County Finance PO Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Page 1 Salesperson Payment terms Discount Subtotal 1,000.00 % Tax 0.00 TOTAL 1,000.00 z go 0 !a' PAY av sap TO THE ORANGE COUNTY ORDER OF po ]g)X 818 i3 i&.ZF Ak5NC 27iii �• N - ff M 4.1 -1/ 43 k. A, iz'A EN IV -p A'� WE- -a, BIWATURE HASA COLOFE&BACMROUND 90F9"r4)WAWSMCR0MKMN(3 itI00000934 L9iil-lm.0532000 L9i: 20?9900476 ??6j1' ORANGE COUNTY N13R 0044406011 09/Is/09 rMY WWR 00091479 Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation STUB 01 OF 01 44 F" wt'42rorA Membership Corporation June 28, 2006 Mr. Glenn R. Bowles, AICP Planner H Orange County Planning & Inspections Department 306 -F Revere Road P.O. Boa 8181 Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 SUBJECT: Piedmont Electric Membership Cooperative Inc. Application Package for 3501(ft) Self- Supporting Lattice Tower — Orange County, NC Dear Mr. Bowles: Enclosed for your review and processing is the Piedmont Electric Membership Cooperative (PEMC) Application Package for submittal of a Special Use Permit to be approved by the Board of County Commissioners. This permit seeks approval to construct a 350'($) self - supporting communications tower to replace the existing 220'(ft) self - supporting tower on our property at 2500 NC Hwy 86, Hillsborough, NC. Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. as an engineering consultant for PEMC, has prepared this Application Package. Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. has worked with Jackie Hicks and Rusty Monroe of The Center for Municipal Solutions, the consultant for Orange County, to assure that all terms and conditions of the applicable Communication Tower Ordinances have been met. PEMC has tendered the initial $1,000 escrow fee and is prepared to tender the remaining fee as directed by Orange County. PEMC is ready to begin construction and looks forward to a timely review and approval of the tower application. By notarized signature below, I certify that to the best of my knowledge all terms and conditions of the Orange County Ordinances have been met and as particularly required in Ordinance 8.8.17a.1 for notification of all adjacent landowners within 1000'(ft) of the PEMC properties. Sincerely yours, Robin W. Blanton, P.E. Manager of Engineering 45 State of North Carolina § County of Orange § BEFORE ME, the undersigned, Notary Public, on this day personally appeared 'Zds . v w 73 fa ft t-v Known to me to be the person and Officer whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that the same was the act of the said /)Zle2 /mod•✓ i L= ,/V e- and that (he/she) has. executed the same as the act of such corporation for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and in the capacity therein stated. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, tins G day of J .. / y , 20-gL_. .. Qigiaj ic, State of North Carolina • -=- " "• " OFFICIAL S AL • Notary Public. North Carorm My commission expires. 7- Z3 - x'0'6 County of orange Nita J. Stollard Con n issbn Telecommunication Tower Application 46 Piedmont Electric Membership Corp ORANGE COUNTY ORDINANCE 6.18 COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION Telecommunication Towers and Equipment The following compliance documentation is provided to assure Orange County, North Carolina, that Piedmont Electric Membership. Cooperative Inc. (PEMC) is willing and has complied with all provisions of the above mentioned Ordinance 6.18 as last amended on February 3, 2004. This information has been prepared for PEMC by Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. who certifies that all information included has been prepared in accordance with standards adopted for utility -based homeland security two -way radio systems. Synopsis: This documentation is issued in support of a planned 350'(ft) self - supporting telecommunication tower to support a private two -way radio system for Piedmont Electric Membership Cooperative Inc. at it's corporate headquarters, 2500 Hwy 86 South, Hillsborough, N.C. This new tower will replace an existing 220'(ft) tower located at the same location. This service will not be typical cellular telephone service but will be a private "homeland security - first responder" network used to support electric utility operations. Included in Tab 6 of this Application Package are the security guidelines established for the Electric Utility Sector as defined by the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) as a response to homeland security measures initiated as the result of 9/11 events. The availability of a reliable two -way private radio system is a key component of these guidelines. This tower application is in support of those services for Piedmont Electric Membership Cooperative, Inc. 6. 18.2 Telecommunication Tower and Equipment as Principal Use The referenced new tower is in compliance with Provision # a)3). A special zoning of "PDOI" (Planned Development Office and Institution) has been obtained for this location. Since this is the site of PEMC Headquarters, the site is not planned to be re- developed for purposes other than the existing operations. All provisions to obtain a Special Use Permit (SUP) including the balloon test, public hearing and payment of fees have been completed. 6.18.3 Antennas Not Located on Telecommunication Towers PEMC understands the desire of Orange County to locate as many antennas as possible in "stealth" locations. The design of the two -way radio system and the proposed coverage required does not lend itself to a "stealth" installation. Prepared by: Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. 6/28/2006 Page 1 of 6 ITelecommunication Tower Application 47 a)1) Antenna dimensions are documented on the engineering drawings included in Tab 9 of this Application Package and will be limited to only those antennas required for two -way radio service. A Professional Engineer seal is included on these drawings. Tower capacity has been included for the addition of up to five (5) other antenna systems. b) Aircraft hazards have been researched and have been approved by the FAA. Included in Tab 3 of this Application Package is the approved documentation information from the FAA for this referenced tower. C) Stealth rooftop or building antennas are not applicable to this - project. d) Building or rooftop stealth antennas are not applicable to this project. e) Building or rooftop non - stealth antennas are not applicable to this project. f) All fees have been submitted and will be paid to Orange County as required. An initial $1,000 escrow payment to begin the pre - application process was submitted and accepted by Orange County. 6.18.4 Minimum Standards for Telecommunication Towers a) A complete Site Development Plan is included in Tab 10 of this Application Package. Photos of the proposed tower were included in the balloon test held on April 22, 2006 and are included in Tab 8 of this Application Package. b) This tower is being placed in a heavily wooded area at the PEMC Headquarters. It has been situated so as to utilize as much of the tree coverage as possible. The balloon test included in Tab 8 of this report indicates that the new tower will practically be unseen from the North looking South along Hwy 86 and from the South near the Mini- Storage looking North along Hwy 86. The tower will be visible along the east and west axis due to its location on top of the hill. C) A sealed drawing by a registered engineer in the State of North Carolina of the proposed tower is included in Tab 9 of this Application Package. Sheet 5 of the drawing package indicates Prepared by: Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc.. 6/28/2006 Page 2 of 6 Telecommunication Tower Application 48 Piedmont 'Flectric Mamhenchip Coro that the tower is constructed so as to support the PEMC antennas and is equipped to support as many as five (5) other antenna systems. PEMC is willing to make the site available to other antenna systems for a fee. PEMC has also offered the Orange County Sheriff's office space on the tower at no- charge. d) Other information required at time of submittal includes the following: 1) The PEMC radio system is a trunked two -way VHF system and does not utilize cellular technology. The frequency range for PEMC is typically 153MHz while cellular technology is 1900MHz. Therefore no hand -off from site to site is applicable for this system. 2) Propagation studies for the proposed site are included in Tab 5 of this Application Package. One study is included for the "talk -out" coverage in which the radio repeater is sending information to a mobile and a "talk- back" coverage in which the mobile is sending information to the radio repeater. 3) A search area is not applicable for this tower since PEMC has determined that the tower will be more secure located on their existing property. 4) The tower is a 350' self- supporting model # NSX as manufactured by Nello Corporation and indicated on the drawings included in Tab 9 of this Application Package. The antennas will be Andrew DB264 antennas with 6dBm of gain mounted at 350'AGL. The total effective radiated power of the site will be approximately 160watts. 5) The VHF frequencies assigned to this site are: 1. 153.530 2. 153.470 3. 153.605 The modulation scheme for the proposed radio will be analog with an emission code of 11K2F1D per the FCC license included in Tab 4 Prepared by: Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. 6/28/2006 Page 3 of 6 Telecommunication Tower Application 49 Piedmont ectr�c em ers p o of this Application Package. The class of service will be FB2 per the FCC license. 6) The antenna systems will be installed in an omni- directional fashion with an effective radiated power of approximately 160 watts. 7) No directional antennas will be used on this radio system. All antennas will be omni- directional. 8) The proposed PEMC tower in Orange_ County will not exceed the FCC peak power limits. PEMC will meet all local, state and federal requirements regarding construction, height, location and transmit power levels. The FCC has stated that base stations need evaluation for peak equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) in excess of 1640 watts or antennas mounted less than 10 meters from the ground. Neither criterion will apply to this Orange County site. 9) ALE has engineered the proposed radio system and has utilized the services of Comsearch, Inc. to provide frequency coordination services for the FCC. The approved frequencies are certified to not cause any interference to other adjacent communication devices. 10) In response to Orange Counties desire for co- location, ALE conducted a detailed analysis of all nearby towers that might be considered for usage by PEMC. In Tab 7 of this Application Package, propagation maps are included that indicate the radio coverage areas of all the nearby towers would reduce the two -way radio coverage area by 30 %. A total of approximately 20 miles coverage is proposed by the new PEMC tower while the best coverage available from the American Tower in the area would be 14 miles. AUE thereby certifies that no other radio tower sites are available in the Orange County area to meet PEMC's requirements. Prepared by: Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. 6/28/2006 Page 4 of 6 Telecommunication Tower Application 50 Piedniont Elect, ic Membership Corp 8.8.17a.1 a Telecommunication Towers — Additional Information a) A site plan and detailed construction drawings are included in Tab 10 of this Application Package: As indicated, PEMC plans on reusing the existing communication building in place and removing the existing 220' (ft) tower once the new system is in place. b) No new structures are planned for this site. C) Since this site is on PEMC property and not accessible to the general public, no additional landscaping is proposed other than what is already in place. PEMC is prepared to utilize this tower for co- location purposes and will do so for a fee. d) The location of the tower will not be located within a V2 mile of any other tower suitable for use. As indicted above, the existing 220' tower at this site will be removed once the new tower is constructed. e) AUE did investigate the possibility of utilizing existing towers in the nearby area. A complete analysis is included in Tab 7 of this Application Package. In response to Orange Counties desire for co- location, AUE conducted a detailed analysis of all nearby towers that might be considered for usage by PEMC. In Tab 7 of this Application Package, propagation maps are included that indicate the radio coverage areas of all the nearby towers would reduce the two -way radio coverage area by 30 %. A total of approximately 20 miles coverage is proposed by the new PEMC tower while the best coverage available from the American Tower in the area would be 14 miles. f) The FAA approval requires that the tower be lighted. It will utilize a dual lighting system for day and night operations. This precludes the need from painting the tower with contrasting colors. PEMC will deploy a white medium intensity strobe light for daytime marking and dual-red marker lights for nighttime marking. The tower will be galvanized grey in color. g) Since PEMC is constructing the tower on its own properly and has no intention of abandoning or not using the tower since it will be utilized for utility operations, a draft bond is not being submitted at this time. Should Orange County require this, it will be provided. PEMC respectfully requests that this requirement be waived for this application. h) Included in Tab 8 of this Application Package is the listing of all property owners who are located within 1000 feet of the PEMC Headquarters parcel. Also included is a copy of the letter that was mailed by certified mail return receipt requested to each of the property owners advising them Prepared by: Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. 6/28/2006 Page 5 of 6 51 Telecommunication Tower Application Piedmont Electric MPmhgrch,:n rero of the tower and the proposed balloon test, which was scheduled and held on Saturday, April 22, 2006. The results of the balloon test are also included- in Tab 8 of this Application Package as previously. discussed. i) All conditions of the balloon test were performed as specified in the Orange County Ordinances. j) PEW and AUE certify that this Special Use Permit will comply with all Federal, State and Local emission requirements. k) All buildings and structures exist on the PEMC Headquarter property and meet all setbacks established for the "PDOI" zoning classification in- place for this subject property. 1) The Visual Assessment documentation is included in Tab 8 of the Application Package and shows the visual impact of the tower from various locations around the area. Also included in Tab 8 are photo simulations of the proposed new tower and the old tower located on the PEMC Headquarters property. The foregoing information has been prepared by Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. who certifies that all information has been prepared in accordance with standards adopted for utility -based homeland security two -way radio systems located on privately owned communication towers. Signed: Dan R. Banks, R.C.D.D. Vice President - Communications coca *(,, W � m Q ® ®cs® SPECIP' EXPIRES 12/31/08 a SVIN4,A.T�14 Prepared by: Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. 6/28/2006 7 Date: 6 Page 6 of 6 + �Fii'h t #iJ K i t r t R J Y r O a t, � i J+�,rrTA`.i• i' 'N� ' t§t�ii x>;M' yttp4, 9,y _ {3'r•,+r �?sj�' " s�r•4" it r, 'r f• 1.., -t' ,�'. T r F itii f}�m'� ��. r •n r. * ^�. ^Yr r �5 r'7 % '�r k " y i'. ` ,'v t r `� ,�. • ' >t } Y r k.iT. T J;.. ffl.� „ ,5, iYt +r t . .� r it 1 . + R:li;- �+. U Yye': >'tri •'. { rw j '. /rrZ !,V f I''p. ,7 r .#'' A 7. 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Self - Supporting Tower - NSX Girt Data Section NumbeiGIrt Elevation (ft] Model Girt Type Girt Size (in) Girt PN Horizontal Bolts 16 350.6 NSX Single An I 2 x 2 x 114 109134 ) 1 x 1 -1 2" Section Notes: 1. Panel 1 is the bottom panel of an NSX section. „uuuO ;�O i; . uQ 03lSC9 `:.ea± JUN 05 2006 Contemporary Constructors Vy HELLO NSX 29.Ox350.8 CORPORATION Piedmont Electric, Hillsborough, NC 1301 Stahly Drive Nappanee, IN 48650 Bus: (574)7734827 COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Lb OTIGE, mvm BY: RCM Fax: (574)773-5840 This daIM9 � Netto Ine. It is nor to be nproWrcad, CHECKED. AJK ORIG. DATE: 5/12/2006 DWG NO: 110449 Doped w UwAd M whole ar n Pmt without our written coneenL ENG. APP- Jb1L DWG, PROG. v2.01 I SHEET- 1 OF 8 � t All anoles shall be oriented so Ih the le leg sticking out Is o ang ward top of tower. Space NSX Section Detail Assembly Notes: 1. A spacer shall be installed at the Intersection of each pair of diagonals. 2. A part number Is stamped on the bottom footpad of each leg. 3.•A part number is stamped and /or labeled on the bottom end of each diagonal bracing angle. 4. Be sure to place diagonal bracing angles In the correct positions. Depending on the section width and taper, the angle in the top panel may be longer than they are in a middle panel because the vertical spacing between side plate connections is greater in the top panel 5. The bolt head must bear against the diagonal bracing, and the lockwasher and nut must bear against the side plate to ensure the bolt threads are not In the shear plane of the connection. Cover Plates One plain nut and one lockwasher per bolt. NSX Leg Connection Detail I REV I Jay I DATE I - DESCRIPTION I One plain nut and one lockwasher per bolt. NSX Bracina Connection Detail 0•yC'�'y': SEAL - 031809 4y6•� Yelps TITLE: Contemporary Constructors NELLO NSX 29.0 x 350.8' CORPORATION Piedmont Electric, 1301 Stahly Drive Hillsborough, NC Nappanee, IN 48550 Bus: (574)773-4827 Fax: (574)773-5840 DWG No: 110449 SHEET: 2 OF 8 COPYRIGHT NOTIGh: I DRAWN BY: RCH Ths drewma is the property of Nello Inn It In not to be reproduced, CHECKED: AM I ORIG. DATE: 5112/2008 mixed or Vaud In whole or in part without mr written consent ENG. APP: JML I DWG. FROG: V2.01 ao kn 161- B' X'\- 29' Face Width of Tower \ \ enter of Tower i REV I IBY I DATE I DESCRIPTION I w. I 30.1 DETAIL AI SDI( hole must be aligned with center of tower. Notes: 1. All Dimensions are from Center of Boll Circles. S)u"MIU INUIR.e: DRAWN 6Y: RCH This drawing is ale properly of Nello Ina It Is not to be repwiJiLd. CHECKED: AJK coped a bsced in whole or in pad ."—ddvwdh—consent. ENG.APP; JML SEAL Y` - 0s>aaa Contemporary Constructors \11LY NSX29.Ox350.8' NELLO CORPORATION Piedmont Electric, Nlllaborough, NC 1301 Stahly Drive Nappanee. IN 48550 Bus: (574)773 -4827 Fax: (574)773 -58411 ORIG. DATE. 5/ 1212006 DWG NO: 110449 DWG, PROG: V2.01 SHEET' 3 OF 8 ON in DATE 1" Diameter x 60" ASTM F1554 Grade 105 anchor bolts, P/N 102970 on a 17 -112" bolt 18 per leg, 54 tot ei m N C U L El. E ,100 E LL N v I - db 4m 0MA • • • • ` Drainage hole must Template used to align anchor be installed in grout bolts in concrete must be for drainage. removed before tower Is Installed. Nate• Use non - shrink, cement grout with a minimum compressive strength of 5000 psi. Mix and Install according to manufactuer's recommendations. COPYRIGHT NOTICE, I DRAWN BY: RCM This drawing is the property of Hello In¢ It is not to be reproduced. CHECKED: NK coped or traced In whole or In part Whh.dn "urdeen —.ant_ ENG.APP: JML JUN 0 5 2006 TITLE. Contemporary Constructors NELLO NSX 29.0 x 350.8' CORPORATION Piedmont Electric, Hillsborough, NC 1301 Stably Drive Nappanee, IN 46550 Bus: (574)773-4827 Fax: (574)773-5840 DRIG.DATE: 511212006 DWGNO: 110449 DWG. PROG. v2.01 I SHEET: 4 OF 8 v I - db 4m 0MA • • • • ` Drainage hole must Template used to align anchor be installed in grout bolts in concrete must be for drainage. removed before tower Is Installed. Nate• Use non - shrink, cement grout with a minimum compressive strength of 5000 psi. Mix and Install according to manufactuer's recommendations. COPYRIGHT NOTICE, I DRAWN BY: RCM This drawing is the property of Hello In¢ It is not to be reproduced. CHECKED: NK coped or traced In whole or In part Whh.dn "urdeen —.ant_ ENG.APP: JML JUN 0 5 2006 TITLE. Contemporary Constructors NELLO NSX 29.0 x 350.8' CORPORATION Piedmont Electric, Hillsborough, NC 1301 Stably Drive Nappanee, IN 46550 Bus: (574)773-4827 Fax: (574)773-5840 DRIG.DATE: 511212006 DWGNO: 110449 DWG. PROG. v2.01 I SHEET: 4 OF 8 I REV I BY I DATE .I _ DESCRIPTION I Dish Loading Antenna Loading Heigk t Qty, ascription 350. 182' 1 'Lightning Rod 350. ' 1 Bacon 12" x 36") 350' 0'-310' 6 B810K 310' 6 . x 48" P pa 350' 3 10` actor Frames, No pas 330 0'- 215' 6 x t x 3 anal Antenna on 4" Pipe 330 3 3 1' -6' D Sector Frames. ! 0 f as 310 D 7-50A 1- / AM) 6 x 1 x3 anal ntenna on 48" P e 310 DWG NO: 110449 3 10'-6 KD Sector Fra mes, o Pi s . ^^ 290 6 ' x 1' x 3' anal Antenna on 48" Pi a 290 SHEET. 5 OF 8 3 10' -6" KD Sector Frames, No Pipes r 270 fi x 1' x 3 Panel Antenna on 48" Pipe 270 3 1 0' -6 D actor rames, '0-P7 s 210 8 x 1' -x3" Pane ntenna on 4 " Pipe 240f 3 10'-6" KD Sector Frames, No Pipes 2001 3 -900 I REV I BY I DATE .I _ DESCRIPTION I Dish Loading Height Feedline Loading Height 215' n 0'- 350.8' 182' t U-350- CORPORATION I8 A 0'- 330' (1- 8 A ) %6DC,c7n-.5,A 0'-310' Hillsborough, NC AM 0' - 290' (1-618 FOAM) 0'- 270' Nappanee, IN 46550 0' - 250' 6 - A 1- A ) 0'- 215' t (1-518 M 0' - 20 0 3 -01-4 RN-50A 1 OAM) 0'- 182' 1 1 D 7-50A 1- / AM) I REV I BY I DATE .I _ DESCRIPTION I Dish Loading Height Qty, ascription 215' 1 1 ' Dish with Radome 182' 1 1 ' Dish with Radome ti t' I,a � :� 4, ✓,JV Contemporary Constructors Icy NELLO NSX 29.0 x 350.8' CORPORATION Piedmont Electric, Hillsborough, NC 1301 Stahly Drive Nappanee, IN 46550 Bus: (574)773-4627 COPYRIGHT NOTICE: DRAWN BY: RCH Fax: (574)773.5840 TN& dnwurp It tlls propeliy of NOW 1M It is not to be rapro&rAd. CHECKED: A.e{ ORIG. DATE: 5/1212006 DWG NO: 110449 copied or vaeed m whole a In part _wtewW our wdean core L - ENG. APP' At I DWG. PROD:. v2.01 SHEET. 5 OF 8 61 Office of the Orange County Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass, Sheriff P.O. Box 8181 Margaret Lane �'` ''•� HILLSBOROUGH a ¢ Hillsborough, NC 27276 919 732 - 81811644-3050 Coo August 11, 2006 Eddie Kirk, Planner 11 Orange County Planning 306-F Revere Rd. Hillsborough, NC 27278 RE: Communications Tower Site: PIEDMONT ELECTRIC OFFICE Highway 86 South Hillsborough, NC 27278 Dear Mr. lOrk, Piedmont Electric plans to erect a new communications tower at their office on 86 South. They have asked if we can provide law enforcement services without additional personnel or equipment to this new tower and property. I do not need additional staff or equipment We routinely patrol this area on a 24 -hour basis. CC: PIEDMONT ELECTRIC FAX -644 -1030 ATT: ROBIN W. BLANTON PIEDMONT ELEC MEM'CO 919 7322493 08/18 '06 07:42 NO.217 02/04 nge P.O.13=1511 • Hftborough, NC 27278 919- 732 -7911 • www.orfd.org August 14, 2006 Piedmont Electric Membersbip Corp. P.O. Drawer 1179 Hillsborough, NC 27278 To Whom It May Concern: This is in response to your letter. dated August 9, 2006 concerning a new communications tower to replace your exi.stWg tower. The Orange Rural Fire Department, will be able to cover the new tower with existing staff. No additional staff will need to be added to continue coverage. Tf you have any additional questyoAs, please feel free to contact me at 91.9- 732 -7911. Sincerely, Jeff Cabe, Fire Chief 62 PIEDMONT ELEC MEM CO ORANGE COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY E-NORGENCY MANAGEMENT F0 Box 8181 Iii lsborougk NC 27278 Emergency Medical Services Fire Marshal. Hazardous Materials Team. Disaster Response 9 -1 -1 Communications DVdJZrArarmel RUM= Houtz 919 -968 -2050 919 -644 -3030 24 flour 1V=b7gPait t. 919 -936 -2600 919- 732 -8161 B u s!n e& r Fi r x Mm eh r7 t 919 - 968 -4066 24- FiOl1t.'F�xMseh }re: 919 -967 -9026 DIRRCI'OR Jack Bell, Colonel jball@co.orav&e.n.c.us )RF= DJRF. MVF.MS /ADMM1ISTUU0N C. Rent Mckenzie, Major kmcicenzie @co.orahge.n.c.us DZF= DMEMR/M MAFZM Mika Tapp, Major mtapp @co.orange.nc.us DFYM DIItBUOR/GOMMUNKA17ONS Gwen Snowden, Major gsaowdcn@co.orange.nc.us 0 919 7322493 August 10, 2006 08/18 '06 07:42 NO.217 04/04 Robin W Blanton, PD Piedmont Electric M=ber. ship Manager of Engineering PO Dra*er 1179 HiUsborough, NC 27278 Dear Mr. Blanton, The new tower to replace the existing tows will cause no additional, burden on Orange Management. Our present staff will meet Please feel free to contact our office if you Respectfully, ack W. Ball, Colonel Emergency Managemeut.Dire=r 63 fyour Hillsborough office nl. E=gency file need of the tower. heed - additional. 64 Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation �J A Touchstone Energy® Cooperative _ General Office: P.O. Drawer 1179 • Hillsborough, NC 27278 • (919) 732 -2123 • Fax: (919) 644 -1030 Branch Office: P.O. Box 1327 • 5135 Oxford Road • Roxboro, NC 27573 • (336) 599 -0151 Fax: (336) 597 -9088 NC Toll Free: 1- 800 -222 -3107 • Web Address: www.pemc.org August 23, 2006 Glenn, Here are the answers to the environmental assessment questions concerning the Piedmont EMC tower at 2500 Highway 86 South. 1) The electro magnetic transmission signals: The proposed tower will not exceed the FCC peak power limits. PEMC will meet all local, state, and federal requirements regarding construction, height, location, and transmit power levels. The FCC has stated that base stations need evaluation for peak equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) in excess of 1,640 watts or antennas mounted less than 10 meters from the ground. Neither criterion will apply to this site. 2) The visual impact of the tower: Christina Moon was contacted on the 15a` of August relating to any cultural or historic concerns relating to the new tower. I have not heard back from her at this time. At the time the office and tower were constructed, a Borrower's Environmental Report (BER) was completed per the Rural Utilities Services requirements. The BER covers any threaten and endangered species and none were found within the property boundaries. The BER also covers any cultural or historic sites and again none were identified. 3) Bird migration patterns: There are 227 species of Neotropical migratory birds listed in documented telecommunication tower bird kills and all but 28 are listed in the Chapel Bill Bird Club's inventory. Species found within Orange County represent 88% of all species documented in the tower kills, and over 97% of the total birds listed. Most of the Neotropical migratory birds of North America migrate through Orange County or are commonly found within the area. Mgration occurs over a broad front in May and September - October across the Triangle _ region. Orange County does not seem to have a significant migratory flight pattern. Most species migrate fairly evenly across the county and can stop over wherever there are woods, according to local experts. Serving Orange, Person, Caswell, Alamance, Durham, and Granville Counties 65 Three factors influence bird tower mortality. First, lit towers over 200 feet in height attract migrating birds, particularly if the structure uses red strobe warning lights with a short, regular pulsing rate. Secondly, electromagnetic towers emit energy in the microwave spectrum, which may disrupt migrating bird's ability to navigate at night, by creating force fields and resonating with avian magnetite, the bird's internal navigation system There may be a trade off between lesser tower heights, which increase human exposure to electromagnetic radiation, and greater tower heights, which increase migratory bird exposures. Finally, the towers pose a physical obstacle in which birds can become entangled or into which they may collide. Piedmont is addressing the issues by first using white strobe lights on the tower and shielding the lights from below instead of using the red strobe lights. Second, the electromagnetic energy level will be well within the FCC peak power limits. The FCC regulations limit power output to 1,640 watts and this tower will have a peak output of less than 160 watts. Therefore, this should help to eliminate the disruption of the birds ability to navigate at night by generating a lower level of electromagnetic fields. Finally, Piedmont has proposed a self - supporting tower, which will eliminate the need for any guy wires. This will eliminate the amount of clutter in the air and'should reduce the number of contacts with this structure when compared to a similar tower that has guy wires. The tower is not in a wildlife habitat, wetlands, or natural resource corridor. There is also minimal disruption of the natural habitat since the only additional area to be cleared is for the tower itself The existing communication building will be used for the new tower. The tower can accommodate up to 5 antenna arrays and no additional on ground security lighting will be added. Let me know if you have an ditional questions. Robin W. Blanton, PE Manager of Engineering Piedmont EMC M ORANGE COUNTY ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM To: Robin W. Blanton, PE, Manager of Engineering, Piedmont EMC Robert Davis, Current Planning Supervisor Glenn Bowles, Planner ff From: Rich Shaw, Land Conservation Manager Tina Moon, Land UWPreservation Planner Date: August 25, 2006 Re: Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation Cell Tower Replacement Thank you the opportunity to review and comment on your application to replace the existing cellular tower at 2500 Highway 86 South (TMBL# 4.45..22), in Orange County with a taller unit. As you know the 34 -acre parcel is located along a section of "new" NC 86 that is changing from rural to low- and medium - density residential. The attached map identifies properties included in our countywide inventory of historic resources (50 years or older) that are located within a three - quarter mile and one and one -half mile radius of the subject property. As you can, there are no identified sites within the three - quarter mile radius.. There are two documented sites within the one and one -half mile radius — Blackwelder Service Station (OR 1006) and Rigsbee's Rock House (OR 1b). Rigsbee's Rock House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is one of only four properties designated as an Orange County Local Landmark. It is likely, however, that both properties will be somewhat visually shielded from the tower due to the I -85 corridor. You should receive similar information through your environmental review process with the State Historic Preservation Office ( hM2:// www .hpg.dcr.state.nc.us /er.htLn). The Environmental Review contact for Orange County is Sarah McBride at (919) 733 -6545 ext. 225) or sarah.mcbride@mail.net. The proposed tower site is located adjacent to a 451 -acre property owned by Duke University and managed as the Eno Division of Duke Forest. While it is unlikely that the proposed cellular tower would pose significant adverse impacts to the forest itself, it would be prudent for the applicant to consult with the Duke forest manager to make sure that the tower would not interfere with any of the current or proposed research activities, nor with the public educational and recreational activities planned for this section of the forest. The contact person is Judd Edebum, Duke Forest Manager at (919) 613 -8014 or judebumOduke.edu. Environment and Resource Conservation PO Box 8181 / 306-A Revere Road Hillsborough, NC 27278 (919) 245 -2590 Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation Te %ommunicaiions Facilities Page 2 Condusions Section 8.8.17a.2 in the Zoning Ordinance, Standards of Evaluation, speaks to the protection of historic properties and scenic views in provision j), "The tower and antenna will not result in a significant adverse impact on the view of or from any historic site, scenic road, or major view corridor." The attached map identifies some of the natural and cultural resources that are known to exist in the nearby vicinity of these proposed sites. The final placement of the telecommunications facility, in terms of topography and screening, will determine the visual impact of the tower on its surrounding community. Based on our initial review of one and one- half mile radius, however, it does not appear that the proposed new tower for the Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation property would negatively impact the natural resources of the adjacent, protected lands, nor would it impact any of the known cultural resources. If you have questions or would like to discuss further please contact this office at (919) 245- 2590. cc: David Stancil Environment and Resource Conservation PO Box 8181 1306 -A Revere Road Hillsborough, NC 27278 (919) 245 -2590 67 .. 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E s�-'b •p•-SI � r•l. +r .�- +j. ,•,( 11 ^_ ..( 'lei .��� -f ..i. �' 4 ~ ,• • ?'Y_:- � "�wiy . r .Bl2C 'W - _ _ Cell Somme a sou J. ; FaemR°z, tJed Envirpnme'. vep;m t pues LIoY � p ropo ont EMC Gonser"a� 23106 p,N g8 3557456 $I -Oak_ 4.45..22 sies w oa �y1 , o 334.137 acres ®p,,d.d 'a"d w"} sur-a" Sweets urs (6651 .• Memorandum To: Craig N. Benedict, Planning Director From: Glenn R. Bowles, Planner II Date: August 30, 2006 Subject: BOCC request for information relating to the Piedmont Electric proposed replacement tower. At its August 22, 2006 meeting, the BOCC through a resolution, directed Planning Department staff to address environmental issues that might relate to the proposed Piedmont Electric replacement tower on NC Highway 57 South. The issues include flight patterns of migratory birds; the number and distribution of similar towers in the County, and such other issues as might apply. Below, along with the attached map and ERCD memorandum, is the staff response to the BOCC inquiry. Bird Migration Researchers have estimated that four to five million migratory birds are killed annually after colliding with telecommunications towers. To put bird mortality rates in perspective and according to Audubon Society estimates, 10,000 to 40,000 birds die annually from collisions with wind turbines, sixty to eighty million birds collide with motor vehicles, and 98 million died after flying into plate glass windows. Local birders counted over 330 bird species in the Orange County area in 2002. Most of the local bird species are migratory and are potentially susceptible to the effects of telecommunication towers. Some of the more well known bird observation sites include the Bolin Creek Greenway, Cane Creek Reservoir, Dairyland Road, Few's Ford Access in the Eno River State Park, along the Eno River at Pleasant Green Road, Lake Orange, the Mason Farm Preserve, and University Lake; none are close to the Piedmont tower site. Piedmont's headquarters is not in any documented wildlife corridor, wetland, floodplain corridor, nor is the tower site within any stream buffer. Of the 227 species of migratory birds listed in documented telecommunication tower bird kills, the Chapel Hill Bird Club's inventory lists all but 28. Species found within Orange County represent 88% of all species documented in the tower kills, and over 97% of the total birds listed. Most migratory birds of North American migrate through Orange County or are commonly found within the area. Along major bird migration routes, a single telecommunication tower may account for as many as 3,000 migratory songbird deaths annually, according to recent studies. Documented bird death events range as high as 12,000 fatalities for a single event. 0 Three factors influence bird tower mortality. First, lit towers over 200 feet in height attract migrating birds, particularly if the structure uses red strobe warning lights with a short, regular pulsing rate. Secondly, electromagnetic towers emit energy in the microwave spectrum, which may disrupt migrating bird's ability to navigate at night, by creating force fields and resonating with avian magnetite,, the bird's internal navigation system. Finally, the towers pose.a physical obstacle in which birds can become entangled or into which they may collide. Vulnerable migratory species breed during the spring and summer in North America and migrate to the southern states, the Caribbean, or Central and South America during the fall and winter. They generally fly at night and are most susceptible to tower collisions during misty, foggy, rainy, or low -cloud atmospheric conditions. During these inclement weather conditions, .migratory birds seem to switch from their innate, nighttime navigational abilities to visual reckoning. They can become attracted, more accurately, they are reluctant to leave the lit area of red, pulsing navigational strobe lights, continue to fly around the lit tower, and often collide with or become entangled with the tower and tower guy wires. Migration occurs over a broad front in May and September - October across the Triangle region. According to conversations with local ornithologists, there are no organized, consistent migratory flight patterns in Orange County. Most species migrate evenly across the County and can stop wherever there are woods or water, according to the local experts. Neighboring Towers. There are six telecommunication towers within two miles of the PEMC site. They are a: 1. 157' monopole on Old NC 10, 2. 160' guyed tower on NC 86, 3. 178' monopole in Hillsborough, 4. 160' monopole on Landau Dr. 5. 254' lattice tower on New Hope Church Road, and 6. 180' monopole on Palmers Grove Church Road. Piedmont's consultants evaluated each individually and collectively to determine if they could serve as co- locations for the two -way trunked radio communication system. The proposed radio reception service area is reduced by 30% by doing so. Please refer to the attached scenario map. Historic Properties. Planning staff is in 'receipt of an August 25, 2006 memorandum from Rich Shaw and Tina Moon; ERCD staff, states that there are two historic sites within a one and one -half mile radius of the Piedmont property (Blackwelder Service Station and Rigsbee's Rock House). Both properties will be somewhat visually shielded from the tower by the 1 -85 corridor. *Towers ® EMS "County F22 Mile Buffer ® Townships ® City Limits Piedmont Property ETA P rty� . LAWS Tower Viper Tower 19 Piedmont Property _ EMS Property Piedmont Electric Replacement Tower Scenario 71 `,�.n w •c N .' 1 inch equals 3 miles a a niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMile 0 1 2 3 orange County Planning and Inspections Depart GIs Map prepared by Brian Carson August 24, 2 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA A public hearing will be held in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom, 106 East Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina, on Tuesday, October 3, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of giving all interested persons an opportunity to speak for or against the following item: PD -1 -06 — Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation (PEMC) Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation requests an amendment to a Planned Development - Office /Industrial (PD -0/1) District and a modification to the associated Special Use Permit, Class A for their property, located in the Hillsborough Township, at 2500 NC Highway 86 South. Specifically, the applicant requests to add the additional principal use of 'Telecommunication Tower (greater than 150 feet in height)' to permit construction of a lattice design, 320 -foot tower with 30 foot antenna to replace their existing 220 -foot tower. The parcel is not located in a State classified protected watershed. It is identified as Parcel Identification Number 9873657456 and contains 34.74 acres more or less. Changes may be made in the advertised proposals that reflect debate, objections and discussion at the hearing. All interested citizens are invited to attend this hearing and be heard. Public comment, under oath, will be received during the public hearing. Accommodations for individuals with physical disabilities can be provided if the request is made to the Director of Planning at least 48 hours prior to the Public Hearing by calling the appropriate number listed below. Questions regarding the proposals may be directed to the Orange County Planning Department located in the Planning and Agricultural Center, 306 -F Revere Road, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may also call 245 -2575 or 245 -2585 and you will be directed to a staff member who will answer your questions. Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation Planned Development Petition for Replacement Tower 72 73 DEPARTMENT Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director Current Planning 306F Revere Road (919) 245 -2575 P O Box 8181 (919) 644 -3002 (FAX) Hillsborough, www.co.orange.nc.us °'rb �._���' North Carolina, 27278 CERTIFICATE OF MAILING ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT AND SPECIAL USE PERMIT ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA I, Glenn R. Bowles, agent to the Zoning Officer, Orange County, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I have mailed, or have had mailed, by certified mail, postage prepaid, a Notice of the Public Hearing to be held on the request for a Planned Development and Class A Special Use Permit under Article 8.8.17a of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance for Telecommunication Towers to each property owner, as listed on the Tax Records filed with the petition, as required by Article 20, Section 6.3 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. The mailed notice specified the date, time, place and subject of the Public Hearing. WITNESS my hand, this 15th day of September, 2006. Glenn R. Bowles, AICP Planner II JIML 4.49.8.16 4-45--241/ / 4.45.27 4.69..6 CT 4.45.AB 4.46A.B. 4.45.39 S 4.45.22 C3Q GC eT 4.45.23 0 e.RV 1.1 P. This map contains parcels prepared for the inventory of real property within T.e �TT..t Orange County, and is compiled from recorded deed, plats, and other public records and data Users of this map are hereby notfed that the aforementioned iP.—b M.pr R ft public primary information sources should be consulted for verfieation of the c.-V information Contained on this map. The county and Its mapping companies assume T.it T.w ANP-re t no legal responsibility for the information contained on this map. I'll T C" T" Orange County GIS wam,T ' 4.49.C.1 4 C i 1 t14 i i 4.45.28 i 4.45..17A N 1:7200 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT 75 Current Planning * m 306F Revere Road (919) 245 -2575 >r ° s P O Box 8181 (919) 644 -3002 (FAX) Hillsborough, www.co.orange.nc.us ` ° <<i �.���` North Carolina, 27278 NOTICE OF A PENDING REZONING ACTION A rezoning petition to amend the Official Zoning Atlas for Orange County, North Carolina has been filed for the property of Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation, to change the zoning classification from Planned Development - Office / Institutional (PD -01), ( Offices) (present zoning classification) to Planned Development - Office / Institutional (PD-01) (Offices; Telecommunication Tower (greater than 150 feet in height) (proposed zoning classification) with a Class A Special Use Permit, being located at 2500 NC Highway 86 South, and further identified by Orange County Tax Records Parcel Identification Number 9873 -73 -3084, The principal uses allowed in the proposed zoning district are :. Offices: Telecommunication Tower (greater than 150 feet in height). The Orange County Board of County Commissioners and the Orange County Planning Board will hold a joint public hearing at 7:30 PM on this rezoning on October 3. 2006 at the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom at 106 East Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278. A public notice Will be posted on the premises at least ten 10 days before the hearing, and a legal advertisement will appear in the Durham Herald and the News of Orange for two successive weeks with the first notice appearing not less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty -five (25) days prior to the public hearing. This notice is being sent to you because your property is either included in this rezoning, is within 500 feet of the property proposed for a zoning classification amendment, or within 1,000 feet of the telecommunications tower Class "A" Special Use Permit application. This notice is provided pursuant to N.C. General Statutes 153A -343 and Orange County Zoning Ordinance Article 20.6. If you have any questions concerning this rezoning, please contact the Orange County Planning and Inspections' Department, P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278, Telephone (919) 245 -2575 or 245 -2585 and you will be directed to someone to answer your questions. Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation Planned Development Petition 76 for Replacement Tower WA rk o, Pis �0 sue. �6 Old Property Line and yl � Oryld PD Zoning Line 6`62 4 New PD Zoning Line BECKIk — Property Added to PD GC4 ,i` RI Eb -LO -I I 4 f/ C ) R4 JASPERS LN i lu 0 Piedmont EMC Property Existing Tower Site PO-01 r Replacement Tower Site Duke Forest 1 inch equals 350 feet 0 350 700 Feet '1 N 3 Zoning Transition Aree Orange County Planning and Inspections Departme 77 PAGE 1 OF 11 9/13/2006 TMBL OWNER OWNER2 OLDPIN " ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP 4.45B.C.9 9873756723 ALLEN NANCY YARBROUGH PO BOX 1571 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -1571 4.45L..23 9873568839 ALLRED JOEL 2401 CHARLIE TEW CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..36 9873661326 ALSTON MARSHA 2412 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.B.20 9873850679 ANDERSON YOLANDA 27 WOODRIDGE CT CHESHIRE CT 06410 4.45L..26 9873569753 ANDREWS EDWARD L III 2404 CHARLIE TEW CT & MARIE P HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9525 4.45L..38 9873660265 ARNOLD ELIZABETH 2502 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.55..108 9873458713 ARROWOOD STEPHEN D 2805 BECKETTS RIDGE DR & CHRISTY C CRISTOBAL HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45S..4 9873550980 AUSTEN SCHLIERLOIS 2504 SUMMIT DR & FRANK SCHLIER HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45N..19 9873661731 AUTRY LINDA PREUFF 2403 WADE HAMPTON RD (PREUSS) HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8761 4.45J..8 9873556587 BACHENHEA4ER RACHEL 1203 BRAXTON BRAGG CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.C.5 9873762653 BALDIZON MIRA L 2940 DOE TRL HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9157 4.45B.B.16 9873757491 BARBEE LUCILLE DAVIS 2433 LONNIE CIR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9504 4.45B.B.15 9873756430 BARBEE RONNIE WILLIS 2429 LONNIE CIRCLE HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9504 4.45A.C.21 9873764732 BARBOUR ROBERT O 4900 LAKE WHEELER RD & BARBARA B RALEIGH NC 27603 -3918 4.45N..16 9873660897 BARNARD PATRICIA H 1111 WALTER CLARK DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45N..13 9873662956 BASS SHAWANDA N 2309 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9528 4.55..114 BECKETTS RIDGE HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION INC 4.45B.C.8 o4 BENNINGTON JESSIE M & GLENN W 9873755643 i1A 2420 LONNIE CIR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.C.7 BENNINGTON JESSIE M & GLENN W 4.45A.B.8 BLALOCK THOMAS C & BARBARA 9873669636 2329 LUTHER DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.B.5 BRIGGS ERNEST L 9873761140 1815 W B ST BUTNER NC 27509 -1738 PAGE 2 OF 11 TMBL OWNER OLDPIN ADDRESS OWNER2 CITY 9/13/2006 STATE ZIP 78 4.45..14 9873864195 BRIGHT PAMELA DENISE 1801 -452 OLD NC 10 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 9873554432 3937 NATIONAL DR RALEIGH NC 27612 4.45A.D.2 9873766370 BROWN IANTHIA DEAN 2344 LONNIE CIR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 9873762434 401 N NASH ST HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45N..6 9873663942 BROWN VERNON W MP 2308 WADE HAMPTON RD & KAREN HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9528 9873569769 2402 CHARLIE TEW CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.B.8 9873763070 BROWNING LONNIE GALE PO BOX 668 & BETTY HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..22 9873567868 BROWNLEY KRvIBERLY ANN 2846 CALLOWAY DR & JOHANNA MARIE BOOBA', MEBANE NC 27302 4.45..16A 9873853831 BYRD JULIA H 1801 -440 OLD NC 10 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.E.I I 9873861306 BYRD NORMAN CARLYLE JR 2324 OLD OAK PLACE & DONNA G HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -7340 9873661441 2410 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8761 4.45B.B.22 9873850887 BYRD ROGER LEE 1800 -442 OLD HWY 10 & KAY D HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45J..24 9873565048 CRISP MARJAREITE 1110 JOHN BRECKENRIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9536 4.45N..15 9873660941 CARREIRO PHILIP 105 STONEHAM CT MEBANE NC 27302 4.45B.A.1 9873760316 CARTER GINGER YOUNG 2341 LUTHER DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9506 4.45A.C.26 9873763282 CASE BOBBY LEE 1230 JASPERS LN HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..14 9873567458 CATANIO PATRICIA JEAN 2503 GEORGE ANDERSON DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8749 004 CATES WILLARD R & SUSAN F 4.45..17A MPO' CATES WILLIARD R & SUSAN F 1 9873845517 1801475 OLD NC 10 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45K..1A CENTEX HOMES SUITE 101 9873554432 3937 NATIONAL DR RALEIGH NC 27612 4.45A.C.3 CHAVIOUS KENNETH E & BARBARA d 9873762434 401 N NASH ST HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..25 CHHORM SAMSAVATH D & BECKY A STRAUB 9873569769 2402 CHARLIE TEW CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.55..5 9873459438 CONRAD RITA MAE 2806 BECKETTS RIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.B.12 9873753539 COUCH ERNEST WESLEY JR 2421 LONNIE CIR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9504 4.45L..35 CREWS CURTIS L & SHEILA G 9873661441 2410 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8761 4.45J..24 9873565048 CRISP MARJAREITE 1110 JOHN BRECKENRIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9536 79 PAGE 3 OF 11 TMBL OWNER OLDPIN ADDRESS 9/13/2006 OWNER2 CITY STATE ZIP 4.45L..4 CURTIN DAVID F 9873565250 1101 JOSEPH JOHNSTON CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45~ S..3 8 ^ D R HORTON INC 2000 AERIAL CENTER PARKI' 9873562686- SUITE 110 MORRISVILLE NC 27560 4.45S..39 0 N� ,pL% D R HORTON INC 2000 AERIAL CENTER PARK` 4.45S..37 D R HORTON INC 2000 AERIAL CENTER PARK` 9873553989 SUITE 110 MORRISVILLE NC 27560 4.45A.D.23 DAVIS OSCAR & NANCY 9873768359 2508 LONNIE CIR S HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9562 4.45A.D.6 DAY SHERWIN THOMAS NC 9873767700 2519 NORTH ROXBORO RD DURHAM NC 27704 4.45J..9 DEPEW RYAN 9873556614 2610 WADE HAMPTON HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 DETER DANIEL R & MARGARET P WOLF (W) 4.45L..8 �i�`'v�JIN DETER DANIEL R & MARGARET P WOLF (W) 9873567375 111 2535 RAINCREEK RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..9 DETER DANIEL R & MARGARET P WOLF (W) 4.45N..5 DICKENS PAMELA ANN 9873663856 2310 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9528 4.45A.B.14 DIXON GREGORY THOMAS 9873677070 2316 HWY 86S HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.D.1 DIXON TULLOCH ELLEN G 9873766270 2348 LONNIE CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9507 4.49.C.1 DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FORESTRY 9873733084 402 OREGON ST DURHAM NC 27705 4.45L..29 ECHOLS CLARA L 9873568690 2504 GEORGE ANDERSON DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..15 EDLUND CATHERINE A 9873566570 2501 GEORGE ANDERSON DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45N..7 EDMONDS CYNTHIA CAROL 9873663949 2306 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45J..6 9873558615 EDWARDS GEORGE E 1204 BRAXTON BRAGG CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9541 4.45L..1 EIDE MARK A 9873567174 6333 OLDE SCARLETT CT MEBANE NC 27302 4.55.3 9873551405 ERNY DENNIS ROBERT 2810 BECKETT'S RIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..12 ESTE MARGARET ELLEN 9873568453 2507 GEORGE ANDERSON DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8749 E PAGE 4 OF 11 9/1312006 TMBL OWNER OWNER2 OLDPIN ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP 4.45C.B.1 EVANS DANIEL W JR 9873541969 4200 OLD NC 10 LOT 7 DURHAM NC 27705 4.45A.D.4 EZELL ROGER DALE & SHAWNN 9873766590 2336 LONNIE CIR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9507 4.55..112 FLOWERS ELIJAH D III & JANET L 9873551695 2813 BECKETTS RIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45JA I FLOYD JANE E , 9873554566 2614 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45N..14 FLYNT TERRI L 9873671052 1110 WALTER CLARK DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8764 4.45A.D.8 FOUSHEE MICHAEL & JACQUELINE 9873767920 4 BILTMORE PL DURHAM NC 27712 -1459 4.45A.C.22 FREELAND DONNA L 9873764632 PO BOX 726 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.D.19 FREEMAN FRANK E 9873768799 1619 BEN JOHNSON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.C.10 FRIENDLY HILLS BAPTIST CH 9873756826 PO BOX 305 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.B.13 FULLER BETSY ANN 9873753455 2423 LONNIE CIR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.B. I I GALEANA ALFONSO NAJERA 9873753750 2417 LONNIE CIRCLE HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..18 GAVAZOV JULIE H 9873565621 2415 GEORGE ANDERSON DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 GOOCH JAMES ALTON 4.45B.B.2 W"" GOOCH JAMES ALTON 4.45B.B.24 GOOCH JAMES W 9873861017 4309 GUESS RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.55..2 GREEN CHARLES B & SHAWNN 9873551494 2812 BECKETTS RIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.B.17 GRISSOM JERALDEAN E 9873759423 1241 S 5TH ST #Hl MEBANE NC 27302 4.45L..37 - GUNN DARCY F 9873660380 2500 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8762 4.45A.B.6 GURLEY JOYCE KEITH 9873669885 2321 LUTHER DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45N..17 HACKENBROCK LINDA 4.45N..18 HACKENBROCK LINDA 9873661777 3901 NOTTAWAY RD DURHAM NC 27707 81 PAGE 5 OF 11 <*f 9113/2006 TMBL OWNER OWNER2 OLDPIN , ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP 4.45N..2 "- Ah#k~ HACKENBROCK LINDA I 4.451.34 HAGENBERGER JAMIE A & BRIAN RICHARD BOLDUC 9873661476 2408 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45J..25 HARRIS ANTHONY D IV 9873564058 3734 MALLORY CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8464 4.55..113 HATHAWAY RICHARD D & SHARLEEN H 9873553638 2520 SUMMIT DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45J..20 HOPPER JAMES E SR & JOAN F 4.45N..1 HAYES VONDA R HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -0607 9873662536 2404 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8761 4.45A.D.20 HENDERSON VERNON HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 9873768689 2520 LONNIE CIR S HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9562 4.45A.B.5 HEWETT MARVIN G CHAPEL HILL NC 27516 9873669996 2317 LUTHER DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9506 4.45L..16 HICKS SHELLEY C HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 9873566511 2419 GEORGE ANDERSON DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 HILLSBOROUGH CHURCH OF GC 9873667569 P O BOX 575 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45..4B HILLSBOROUGH CHURCH OF GC 4.45.30A ON- _ HILLSBOROUGH CHURCH OF GC 4.45B.A.5 N" HILLSBOROUGH CHURCH OF GC 9873666387 P O BOX 575 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.A.4 HILLSBOROUGH CHURCH OF GC 9873666288 P O BOX 575 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.B.1 HILLSBOROUGH CHURCH OF GC 4.45L..19 HILLSBOROUGH WILDWOOD HOMEOWNERS ASSOC INC 9873565627 PO BOX 478 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45S..24 HOOPER WILLIAM C JR 9873561262 2503 SUMMIT DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..2 HOPPER FAMILY VENTURES LL 9873567128 PO BOX 607 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45J..20 HOPPER JAMES E SR & JOAN F 9873557954 PO BOX 607 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -0607 4.45L..39 HOYT GLORIA. RISSOLO 9873660139 2504 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..27 HUNT JAMES & PHYLLIS 9873569608 102 ARBOR CREEK CT CHAPEL HILL NC 27516 4.45L..33 JARVIS JULIET A 9873662501 2406 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 82 PAGE 6 OF 11 TMBL OWNER OLDPIN ADDRESS 9/13/2006 Cllltl 191:�►a CITY STATE ZIP 4.45J..2 JONES MICHAEL LYN 9873558518 225 MICHAEL JONES RD ROXBORO NC 27574 4.45..23 JONES RICHARD W & THELMA W 9873646782 2370 HWY 86S HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 JORDAN DENNIS EARL & VONNIE M .C.4 MDR'" JORDAN DENNIS EARL & VONNIE M 4.45J..23 JUSTICE CHARLES T & KATHY C 9873566028 1114 JOHN BRECKENRIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9536 4.45S..23 KADLECIK MARK 9873562129 2505 SUMIyIIT DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..24 KRAJEWSKI ERIC T & VIRGINIA K BOND 9873569805 2400 CHARLES TEW CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.55..111 KUHN KAREN & THOMAS 9873551714 2811 BECKETTS RIDGE HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45J..1 LAND KRISTOFFER CARL & JAMIE M 9873558594 1205 JOHN BRECKENRIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.D.5 LANIER LUTHER OUINCY & DOROTHY 9873767600 2332 LONNIE CIR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9507 4.45..6A LASSITER BILLIE MARGARET- 9873664838 2323 NC 86S HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45J..7 - LEMMERMAN MARC D & DEBORAH S 9873557567 1205 BRAXTON BRAGG CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9541 4.45J..18 LINDAHL LAWRENCE E 9873554992 1107 JOHN BRECKINRIDGE RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..3 LONG SHANNON L 9873566117 1103 JOSEPH JOHNSTON CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9526 4.45A.E.13 LOZANO MARTHA ELENA 9873861107 2501 LONNIE CIR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..13 LYNCH JASON A 9873567497 2505 GEORGE ANDERSON DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.55..109 MAHAFFEY ANDREW D & FONDA A 9873459733 2807 BECKETTS RIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45N..20 MARTIN JAMES A & KIMBERLY SIDWELL 9873660696 2405 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8761 4.55..1 MAYHEW KAREN FOREHAND & STEVEN B 9873552485 2814 BECKETTS RIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..21 MCCOY LYNN W06DALL 9873567840 2405 CHARLIE TEW CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9525 4.45J..22 MCDONALD BRIAN LEWIS 9873567026 1118 JOHN BRECKENRIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 83 PAGE 7 -OF 11 4a ol/ 9/13/2006 TMBL OWNER OWNER2 OLDPIN ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP 4.45L..6 MEINHOLD HARRY STEPHEN 9873566358 1728 W SUGAR CREEK RD CHARLOTTE NC 28262 -4948 4.45B.B.10 MICOL PROPERTIES LLC 9873753769 6214 US HWY 70 W DURHAM NC 27705 4.45A.C.19 MILLS JEFFREY J & VANESSA A 9873764858 717 WILSON ST LITTLE CHUTE WI 54140 -1858 4.45B.B.21 MOORE HILDA S 9873850778 P O BOX 395 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.B.23 MOORE JOHN L & CARLA J 9873851907 2455 LONNIE-CR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.D.21 MOORS KATHERINE LOIS 9873768579 501 BAY LAKE STREET CHOCOWINITY NC 27817 4.45L..20 MOXLEY WILLIAM D & CAROLYN F 9873567711 2307 HODGES RD KINSTON NC 28504 4.45S..1 MURRAY GAIL, 9873552983 2510 SUNfWr DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45K..5 NEWBY WILLIAM ANDREW & SHARON S 9873557414 2821 BECKETTS RIDGE HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.55..4 NG KIM KHUAN 9873550926 2808 BECKETT RDG HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -6623 4.45B.C.6 NICHOLSON REBECCA LARUE 9873757671 2436 LONNIE CIRCLE HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9504 4.45N..3 NORTHEN ANGELA D 9873662697 2400 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..17 OLSON MATTHEW D & JENNIFER LEE 9873565576 2417 GEORGE ANDERSON DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45J..5 PALMER CASEY MARIE 9873557773 1202 BRAXTON BRAGG CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.B.6 PARSONS NED CAMERON 9873762049 1225 JASPERS LN HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.D.24 PEREZ 13ENITEZ AMANDA & JUAN PEDRO FLORES JI II 9873768259 2504 LONNIE CIRCLE S HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9562 4.45B.C.5 PERKINS JACK G & MARY E 9873757791 P O BOX 4545 EMERALD ISLE NC 285944545 4.45A.E.9 PERRY ALICE M 9873861517 2517 LONNIE CIR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45J..19 PETERSON KAREN ANN 9873553809 1103 BRECKINRIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45..22 PIEDMONT ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP 9873657456 PO BOX 1179 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.55..110 PLEASANTS JANE R & JAMES L 9873550222 2809 BECKETTS RIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 94- PAGE 8 OF 11o�"`*..'"'.q./'��° 9/13/2006 TMBL OWNER OWNER2 OLDPIN ADDRESS CTI'Y STATE ZIP 4.451..12 PLUNKETT PATRICIA 9873554509 2615 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.B.9 PRUDHON WENDY LEE & PATRICIA M 9873669536 2333 LUTHER DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45S..3 PURCELL MICHAEL J & MELISSA M 9873551947 2506 SUMMIT DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45P..4 QUARLES KENNETH EUGENE 9873566855 2408 GEORGE ANDERSON DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..30 RACHLIS IRVING M ' & DORIS JUNE 9873569537 2506 GEORGE ANDERSON DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8749 4.4513.13.14 RAY HENRY BRADLEY & MARGARET C RAY JERRY LEE 4.45B.C.2 - KFW RAY JERRY LEE & BETSY D & BETSY DIANE 4.45L..11 RAY VIRGINIA A 9873569317 2509 GEORGE ANDERSON DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8749 4.45B.B.18 REINHEDAER ROBERT E & PATRICIA M 9873850457 105 MOSSWOOD CT CHAPEL HILL NC 27516 4.50..6 RICHARDSON CHARLIE LEVI & PATSY C 9873543114 4165 HWY 54 GRAHAM NC 27253 4.50..5 RICHARDSON GARY C 9873546387 PO BOX 4186 BURLINGTON NC 27215 -0902 4.45C.B.2 RIDDLE STEPHEN KELLER 9873459190 814 FLETCHER RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8737 4.45A.D.25 RILEY ANNIE SUE HAYES TRUSTEE 9873768149 501 ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8415 4.451..10 ROGERS WILLIAM ERNEST 9873555556 2612 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..41 ROVETTO BARBARA J 9873569078 2510 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8762 4.55..6 SALLARD BENJAMIN W JR & CANDACE A MARLES 9873458459 2804 BECKETTS RIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45P..6 SCHOLL MICHAEL D & CELESTE MARIE GAGNON 9873564795 2411 GEORGE ANDERSON DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9531 4.45A.C.1 SEAGO DOROTHY T 9873762214 2344 LUTHER DR S HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9506 4.45J..17 SHIVER CLAUDE B & MARSHA E 9873555982 1111 BRECKINRIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.B.7 SITYTLE WALTER RAYMOND 9873669786 2325 LUTHER DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 85 PAGE 9 OF 11 �,'`- �'�'��/ 9/13/2006 TMBL OWNER OWNER2 OLDPIN ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP 4.45C.B.3 SIMEONSSON RUNE & NANCY E PO BOX 765 HILLSBOROUGH . NC 27278 4.45A.C.25 9873457193 PO BOX 1120 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -1120 98/3766182 PO BOX 765 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.C.12 SUNNYSIDE OF HILLSBOROUGH 4.45J..4 9873556787 SMITH ELIZABETH E 2604 WADE HAMPTON CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8763 4.45N..29 SMITH GORDON SCOTT & LAURA NETTO -SMITH 9873569995 1105 WALTER CLARK DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.B.19 9873850579 SMITH JACQUELINE T 2441 LONNIE CIRCLE HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.D.3 9873766490 SMITH JAMES M 2340 LONNIE CIR & MARIE HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..31 SMITH NEEDHAM JR & REGINA A 9873569592 2411 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8761 4.45S..2 9873552916 SPAKE GARY S 2508 SUMMIT DR & VICKI HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.50..4 SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHNIS OF ORANGE CO NC 9873546064 102 STONE CREEK COURT CHAPEL HILL NC 275.14 4.45A.C.23 9873764512 STAGG FRANCES 2337 LONNIE CIR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9507 4.45L..40 STARKS GREGORY GENE 9873660104 2506 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45J..13 9873554608 STEAK CHARLES 2613 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.B.7 STUART CYNTHIA W 4.451..26 SUNNY SIDE OF HILLSBOROUG 9873563077 P O BOX 765 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.D.7 SUNNYSIDE OF HILLSBOROUGH 4.45A.C.4 01' _t�N� SUNNYSIDE OF HILLSBOROUGH . r ,.,r. 7"77'74 4.45A.C.24 �� SUNNYSIDE OF HILLSBOROUGH 9873764402 PO BOX 765 HILLSBOROUGH . NC 27278 4.45A.C.25 SUNNYSIDE OF HILLSBOROUGH 9873763392 PO BOX 765 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.C.13 SUNNYSIDE OF HILLSBOROUGH 98/3766182 PO BOX 765 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.C.12 SUNNYSIDE OF HILLSBOROUGH 4.45N..26 SUVICK BRIAN & NOAH MATTHEWS 9873578010 1007 WALTER CLARK DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..10 . SUVICK BRIAN JOSEPH & LAURA LESLIE 9873568258 2401 SUMMITT DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -6649 PAGE 10 OF 11 Q,, "' W 9/13/2006 TMBL OWNER OWNER2 OLDPIN ADDRESS CITY . STATE ZIP 4.45N..4 SWANSON INGRID F 9873663759 106 STONELEIGH DRIVE CARY NC 27511 4.45L..42 SYKES DESTINY BRIER 9873569053 2512 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8762' 4.45K..4 SZADEK MARY ANN 9873556425 2819 BECKETTS RIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45P..5 TAYLOR JAMES DAVID & DEBORAH LYNNE 9873566767 2412 GEORGE ANDERSON DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9531 4.45J..16 TERRELL CLEVELAND A & JENNIFER R 9873555854 2605 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.49.B.16 TERRY JAMES F & MARY A 9873439660 2909 NC 86S HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.B. I I TESTON JOSEPH ROBERT & JOYCE J 9873667715 2326 HWY 86 SOUTH HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45N..27 TOPTINE JOHN H & JOAN M 9873568979 1101 WALTER CLARK DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45J..15 TORAIN SANDRA A 9873555707 2609 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8763 4.45A.C.8 TURNER THOMAS WESLEY & CATHERINE 9873762964 2316 LUTHER DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.C.2 TUTTLE FRED H & JOAN M 9873762324 2340 LUTHER DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9506 4.45L..28 UBER LORI A 9873568624 2408 CHARLIE TEW CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45N..28 VANDEVENTER WAYNE ROBER 9873569938 1103 WALTER CLARK DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -8764 4.45J..14 VANHOOK AVA M 9873554727 2611 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..32 WALDRON A MARIE 9873660620 2407 WADE HAMPTON RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.A.2 WALLS DWIGHT C & MARIE M 9873663440 1206 JASPERS LN HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9508 4.45J..3 WALTON RHONDA COLLEEN 9873557847 1201 JOHN BRECKINRIDGE DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45A.B.13 WATKINS MARTHA SMITH 4.45A.B.13A tjv" WATKINS MARTHA SMITH 4.45A.D.22 WATSON JEFFREY C 9873768479 12800 -1217 LAURENS RIDGE CHARLOTTE NC 28273 4.45J..21 WATTS JAMES D JR 9873558768 1200 JOHN BRECKENRIDGE DR . HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9537 PAGE 11 OF 11 TMBL OWNER OLDPIN ADDRESS 9/13/2006 F -l. /R CITY STATE ZIP F% 4.45B.B.9 WHEELER BESSIE JEAN 9873753869 P O BOX 543 HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -0543 4.45A.C.7 WHITE LARRY WILLIAM JR. & JEFFREY A WHITE 9873762854 2320 LUTHER DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45B.B.4 WHITE LARRY WILLIAM JR. & JEFFREY ALLEN WHITE 9873760161 1217 JASPER LANE HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.45L..5 WHTTSETT CHRISTOPHER G & EVA 9873565380 1100 JOSEPH JOHNSTON CT HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9526 4.45A.C.6 WHITTEMORE AUDENRIED 9873762744 F�l� .v`' 821_ FLETCHER DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9506 4.45C.A.1 iNV WHITTEMORE AUDENRIED ..24 - .& _ 1, WOODS BROTHERS INC 4.45..27 WOODS BROTHERS INC .113 .A . WOODS R TERRY 4.45K.:1 OW" WOODS R TERRY & JOHN M WOODS & JOHN M WOODS 4.45A.E.10 WRIGHT MAURICE LEE JR. & TRACY L 9873861417 2513 LONNIE CIRCLE HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 4.4 10 YOUNG RASTERS J 9873669446 _ . tO.0) 2337 LUTHER DR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9506 4.45B.A.2A - Of` YOUNG RASTERS JUNIOR 4.45A.E.12 ZVOBODA TOMAS 9873861207 2505 LONNIE CR HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 -9562 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF Board of County Commissioners & Planning Board Location: F. Gordon Battle Courtroom 106 East Margaret Lane Hillsborough, NC 27278 Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2006 Time: 7:30 PM Purpose: To hear public comments regarding a proposed amendment to an existing Planned Development Office / Institutional District and to consider approval of a Class A Special Use Permit. Request: To add Telecommunications Tower (greater than 150. feet in height) as a permitted use in both the' existing Planned Development Office /Institutional District and Class A Special Use Permit. The proposed tower height is 350 feet. For Information Call: 245.2575 or 245.2577 All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing and to be heard. Federal Aviation Administration Southern Regional Office 1701 Columbia Avenue -ASO -520 College Park, GA 30337 Issued Date: 4/5/2005 ROBIN BLANTON PIEDMONT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE PO DRAWER 1179 HILLSBOROUGH, NC 27278 ** EXTENSION ** Aeronautical-Study No. 2003, -ASO- 3922 -OE 89 A Determination was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concerning: Structure Type: Antenna Tower Location: HILLSBOROUGH, NC Latitude: 36 -2 -42.49 NAD B3 Longitude: 79- 4- 42.04 Heights: 350 feet above ground level (AGL) 1049 feet above mean sea level (AMSL) In response to your-request for an extension of the effective period of the determination, the FAA has reviewed the aeronautical study in light of current aeronautical operations in the area of the structure and finds that no significant aeronautical changes have occurred which would alter the determination issued for this structure. Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated me, the effective period of the determination issued under the above cited aeronautical study number is hereby extended and will expire on 10/5/2006 unless otherwise extended, revised, or terminated "by this office. This extension issued in accordance with 49 U.S.C., Section 44718 and, if applicable, Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 71, concerns the effect of the structure on the safe and efficient use of navigable airspace by aircraft and does not relieve the sponsor of compliance responsibilities relating to any law, ordinance, or regulation of any Federal, State, or local government body. A copy of this extension will be forwarded to the Federal Communications Commission if the structure is subject to their licensing authority. If we can be of further assistance, please contact our office at (404)305 -5614. On any future correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to Aeronautical Study Number 2003 -ASO- 3922 =0E. Signature Control No: 352046- 358673 (EXT) Richard E Biscomb Specialist Attachment(s) Frequency Data Page 1 Frequency Data for ASN 2003 -ASO- 3922 -OE 90 LOW HIGH FREQUENCY FREQUENCY FREQUENCY UNIT ERP ERP UNIT 153..53 0 MHz .4 KW ' 159.51 0 MHz .04 KW 153.47 0 MHz .4 KW 159.735 0 MHz .04 KW 153.605 0 MHz .4 KW 160.08 0 MHz .04 KW Page 2 '0-rm /4oU -1 IOI H�lV: GVV - HJV- >7GG -vu Form 7460 -1 for ASN: 2003 -ASO- 3922 -0 „ overview Study (ASN): 2003 -ASO- 3922 -OE Prior Study: Status: Determined Letters: Determination Sponsor Information Sponsor: PIEDMONT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE Attention Of: ROBIN BLANTON Address: PO DRAWER 1179 City: HILLSBOROUGH State: NC Postal Code: 27278 j Country: USA Phone: (919)644 -3431 ;Fax; • (919)644 -1030 i' Construction Info Notice Of: Construction Duration: Permanent (Months:0 Days: O) Work Schedule: I.Date Built: I !.'Structure Details.:. ! Latitude (NAD 83): ;Longitude (NAD 83): i Datum: 'Accuracy: Marking/ Lighting: Dual -red and medium Intensity Other Description: Name: City: HILLSBOROUGH i State: NC Nearest Airport: IGX ' Distance to Structure: 40,261.71 feet On Airport: No Direction to Structure: 354.76 Traverseway NO Description of Location: _f o­^anie PROPOSED ANTENNA TOWER Received Date: 07/24/2003 Entered Date: 07/29/2003 Completion Date: 10/06/2003 Expiration Date: 10/05/2006 Sponsor's Representative Information Representative: ALEXANDER UTILITY ENGINEERING INC Attention Of: EDWARD GELSONE Address: 975 W BITTERS ROAD City: SAN ANTONIO State: TX Postal Code: 78216 Country: USA Phone:. (210)496 -3200 Fax: (210)494 -9987 Structure Summary Structure Type: Antenna Tower Other Description: NACO Number: FCC Number: `-!-height and Elevation 36° 02'42.49" N 79° 04'42.04" W Site Elevation: NAD 83 Structure Height: Total Height (ASML): .)frequencies Proposed 699 480 1179 Low Freq High Freq Unit ERP 153.47 0 MHz 0.4 153.53 0 MHz 0.4 153.605 0 MHz 0.4 159.51 0 MHz 0.04 159.735 0 MHz 0.04 160.08 0 MHz 0.04 hrtns: / /oeaaa faa izov /oea.aaEXT /seazchAction -ism? action= disnlavOECase &oe� aceiT)= �i�.f14� DNE DET 0 350 0 1049 Unit KW KW KW KW KW KW FCC Antenna Structure Registration rag 92 ` This is not an official FCC authorization. It is a record of public information contained in the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database on the date that this reference copy was generated. In cases where FCC rules require the presentation, posting, or display of an FCC authorization, this document may not be used in place of an official FCC authorization. United States of America Federal Communications Commission Antenna Structure Registration Owner: Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation FCC Registration Number (FRN): 0001958883 Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation Registration Number: 1240619 Attention To: Robin W. Blanton 2500 Hwy. 86 S. P.O. Box 1179 Issue Date: 10/0912003 Hillsborough, NC 27178 -1179 Location of Antenna Structure: Ground Elevation (AMSL): 213.1 meters 2500 Hwy 86 S: Hillsborough, NC Overall Height Above Ground (AGL): 106.7 meters Latitude: 36 -02 -42.5 N Overall Height Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL): 319.8 meters Longitude: 079 -04 -42.0 W NAD83 Painting and Lighting Requirements: FAA Chapters 4, 8, 12 Paint and Light in Accordance with FAA Circular Number 7017460 -1 K Special Conditions:. This registration is effective upon completion of the described antenna structure and notification to the Commission. YOU MUST NOTIFY THE COMMISSION WITHIN 24 HOURS OF COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION OR CANCELLATION OF YOUR PROJECT. Use FCC Form 854. To file electronically, connect to the Antenna Structure Registration system by pointing your web browser to http: / /wireless.fcc.gov /antenna /. Electronic filing is recommended. You may also file manually by submitting a paper copy of FCC Form 854.. Use purpose code "NT" for notification of completion of construction; *use purpose code "CA" to cancel your registration. The Antenna Structure Registration is not an authorization to construct radio facilities or transmit radio signals. It is necessary that all radio equipment on this structure be covered by a valid FCC license or construction permit. You must immediately provide a copy of this Registration to all tenant licensees and permittees sited on the 'structure described on this Registration (although not required, you may want to use Certified Mail to obtain proof of receipt), and display your Registration Number at the site. You must comply with all applicable FCC obstruction marking and lighting requirements, as set forth in Part 17 of the Commission's Rules (47 C.F.R. Part 17). These rules include, but are not limited to: • Posting the Registration Number: The Antenna Structure Registration Number must be displayed in a conspicuous place so that it is readily visible near the base of the antenna structure. Materials used to display the lzttp: // wire) ess2. fcc .gov /UlsApp /AsrSearch/printAuth FCCASRForm.jsp ?regKey= 263940... 6/16/2006 ruu Anienna structure xeglstrauon - -a - 93 egis ra io zam ai the 6se of the antenna structure. Exceptions exist for certain historic structures. See 47 C.F.R. 17.4(g)(h). • Inspecting lights and equipment: The obstruction lighting must be observed at-least every 24 hours in order to detect any outages or malfunctions. Lighting equipment, indicators, and associated devices must be inspected at least once every three months. • Reporting outages and malfunctions: When any top steady - buming light or a flashing light (in any position) bums out or malfunctions, the outage must be reported to the nearest FAA Flight Service Station, unless corrected within 30 minutes. The FAA must again be notified when the light is restored. The owner must also maintain a log of these outages and malfunctions. • Maintaining assigned painting: The antenna must be repainted as often as necessary to maintain good visibility. • Complying with environmental rules: If you certified that grant of this registration would not have a significant environmental impact, you must nevertheless maintain all pertinent records and be ready to provide documentation supporting this certification and compliance with the rules, in the event that such information is requested by the Commission pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 1.1307(d). • Updating information: The owner must notify the FCC of proposed modifications to this structure; of any change in ownership; or, within 30 days of dismantlement of the structure. Copies of the Code of Federal Regulations (which contain the FCC's antenna structure registration rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 17) are available from the Government Printing Office (GPO). To purchase CFR volumes, call (202) 512 -1800. For GPO Customer Service, call (202) 512 -1803. For additional FCC information, consult the Antenna Homepage on the Internet at htto: / /wireleis.fcc_gov /antenna/ or call the FCC's National Call Center at 1- 888 - CALLFCC (1- 888 - 225 - 5322). We have estimated the third party burden requirement associated with this collection to be 1 hour. This requirement has been identified under OMB control number of 3060 -0139. fet0S1E* 0qK) http:// wireless2. fcc .gov/UlsApp /AsrSearch/printAuth FCCASRForm.jsp ?regKey= 263940... 611612006 ASR Registration 1240619 ASR Registration Search Registration 1240619 ( Reference Coov srF Mao Registration Registration Retail Reg Number 1240619 File Number A0348009 FAA Study 2003 -ASO- 3922 -OE FAA Issue. Date 10/06/2003 Status Granted Constructed EMI No NEPA No Page 1 of 2 Antenna StrUctUre Structure Type TOWER -Freestanding or Guyed Structure used for Communications Purposes Location (in NAD83 Coordinates) Lat/Long 36 -02 -42.5 N 079 -04 -42.0 W 2500 Hwy 86 S. City, State Hillsborough , NC Center of AM Array Elevation of Site Above Mean Sea Level 213.1 Overall Height Above Mean Sea Level Heights (meters) Overall Height Above Ground (AGL) 106.7 Overall Height Above Ground w/o Appurtenances 319.8 106.7 Painting and Lighting Specifications FAA Chapters 4, 8, 12 Paint and Light in Accordance with FAA Circular Number 70/7460 -1K Owner & Contact In- formation FRN 0001958883 Owner Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation Attention To: Robin W. Blanton 2500 Hwy. 86 S. P.O. Box 1179 Hillsborough , NC 27178 -1179 Contact. Gelsone , Edward 1 975 West Bitters Road San Antonio , TX 78216 Last Action Status Status Granted Purpose New Mode Interactive Related App €icaticsr=s 10/09/2003 A0348009 -New (NE) Licensee ID L00006174 . P: (919)964 -4943 E: robin.blanton @pemc.org P: (210)496 -3200 E: edward.gelsone @alexutil.com Received 10/09/2003 Entered 10/09/2003 94 htto:// wireless2. fcc. gov/ UlsApp/ AsrSearch /asrRegistration.jsp ?regKey= 2639405 &printable 6/16/2006 ASR Registration 1240619 clar nments Comments None 95 Automated Letters 10/12/2004 Construction Reminder, Reference 363362 10/10/2003 Authorization, Reference 305283 http:// wireless2. fcc. gov/ U1sApp/ AsrSearch /asrRegistration.jsp ?regKey= 2639405 &printable 6/16/2006 NADCON 1 cg Output from NADCON for station Hillsborough tower North American Datum Conversion NAD 27 to NAD 83 NADCON Program Version 2.11 Transformation #: 1 Latitude NAD 27 datum values: 36 02 42.00000 NAD B3 datum values: 36 02 42.50765 HAD 83 - NAD 27 shift. values:. 0.50765 15.647 Magnitude of total shift: Region: Conus Longitude 79 04 43.00000 79 04 42.04290 - 0.95710(secs.) - 23.957 (meters) 28.614(meters) . 96 h4:// www. ngs.noaa-gov /cgi- bin/nadcon.prl 6/12/2003 97 Land Mobile Service License Data: ULS Database Search FRN: 0001958883 Callsign: WPZQ957 t.ausign: wrGtly� i Radio Service: YG FRN: 0001958883 Status: Active Licensee: Piedmont Electric Coop Address: 2500 N. C. 86 SOUTH City, ST, Zip: HILLSBOROUGH, NC 27278 P O Box: Attn: Robin Blanton Phone: 2104963200. Issue Date: 3/17/2005 1:25:21 PM Mobile: Y FAC ID: Expire Date: 2/24/2014 8:59:12 AM Auth: N Parent Station Ind: Printed: 3/18/2005 7:16:46 AM Applicant: C Parent Class Code: Last Change: 3/17/2005 1:25:21 PM Non - Parent Type: Elig: 90.35A1 Broadcast City, ST: , Site: 1 Tower ID: 1240619 Status: Transmitter Street: 2500 Hwy 86 S. City, ST: Hillsborough, NC County: JACKSON Ground Elevation: 213.1 Height Structure: 106.7 Area Op Tx Ant: Site: 1 Antenna: 1 Hgt Aat: 142.9 Hgt to Tip: 106.7 Site: 1 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 1 Type of Structure: TOWER Deg Min Sec Dir Latitude: 36 2 42.5 N Longitude: 79 4 42 W Radius Op: Area Op Lat Lon: Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 1 Frequency: 00000153.53000000 ERP: 296.2 Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 100 Upper Band: Type First Use: Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate 1 11K2F1D 2 11K2F2D 3 11K2F3E Site: 1 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 2 Type. Power Output: Mobile Units: 1 Frequency: 00000153.47000000 ERP: 296.2 Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 100 Upper Band: Type First Use: . Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate I lIK2F1D 2 11 K2F2D 3 11K2F3E Site: 1 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 3 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: I Frequency: 00000153.60500000 ERP: 296.2 Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 100 Upper Band: Type First Use: Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate I 11K2FID 2 11K2F2D 3 11K2F3E Irac: Coser: Class: FB2 Date First Use: 2/24/2004 Digital Mod Type Coser: Class: FB2 Date First Use: 2124/2004 Digital Mod Type Coser: Class: FB2 Date First User 2/24/2004 Digital Mod Type Page 1 6116106 W Land Mobile Service License Data: ULS Database Search FRN: 0001958883 Callsign: WPZQ957 Site: 2 Tower ID: 1246681 Status: Type of Structure: TOWER Transmitter Street: 1.2 miles SE of Jericho, NC at intersection of Hwy. 620 and I Deg Min Sec Dir City, ST: Jericho, NC Latitude: 36 16 52.8 N County: JACKSON Longitude: 79 20 49 W Ground Elevation: 224 Height Structure: 82.3 Radius Op: Area Op Tx Ant: Area Op Lat Lon: Site: 2 Antenna: 1 Hgt Aat: 107.4 Hgt to Tip: 85.3 Irac: Site: 2 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 1 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 1 Frequency: 00000153.72500000 ERP: 1922 Coser: Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 100 Class: FB2 Upper Band: Type First Use: Date First Use: 2!24/2004 Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate Digital Mod Type 1 I1K2FID 2 11K2F2D 3 11K2F3E Site: 2 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 2 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 1 Frequency: 00000153.65000000 ERP: 192.2 Coser: Frequency Carrier: Power Output: I00 Class: FB2 Upper Band: Type First Use: Date First Use: 2124/2004 Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate Digital Mod Type 1 11K2FID 2 11K2F2D 3 11K2F3E Site: 2 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 3 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 1 Frequency: 00000153.50000000 ERP: 192.2 Coser: Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 100 Class: FB2 Upper Band: Type First Use: Date First Use: 2/24/2004 Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate Digital Mod Type 1 11K2F1D 2 I 1 K2F2D 3 11 K2F3E Site: 3 Tower ID: 1246571 Status: Type of Structure: TOWER Transmitter Street: 1500 feet SW of the intersection of hwathorne DR & Bright Deg Min Sec Dir City, ST: Brooksdale, NC Latitude: 36 22 15.4 N County: PERSON Longitude: 78 57 44 W Ground Elevation: 214 Height Structure: 82.3 Radius Op:. Area Op Tx Ant: Area Op Lat Lon: Site: 3 Antenna: 1 Hgt Aat: 119.4 Hgt to Tip: 85.3 Irac: . Page 2 6/16/06 al Land Mobile Service License Data: ULS Database Search FRN: 0001958883 Callsign: WPZQ957 Site: 3 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 1 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 1 Frequency: 00000153.47000000 ERP: 324.6 Coser: Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 100 Class: FB2 Upper Band: Type First Use: Date First Use: 2124/2004 Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate Digital Mod Type I 11K2F1D 2 11K2F2D 3 l IK2F3E Site: 3 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 2 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 1 Frequency: 00000153.03500000 ERP: 324.6 Coser: Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 100 Class: FB2 Upper Band: Type First Use: Date First Use: 2/24/2004 Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate Digital Mod Type 1 l IK2F 1D 2 11K2F2D 3 11K2F3E Site: 3 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 3 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 1 Frequency: 00000153.42500000 ERP: 324.6 Coser: Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 100 Class: FB2 Upper Band: Type First Use: Date First Use: 2/24/2004 Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate Digital Mod Type I I IK2FID 2 11K2F2D 3 11K2F3E Site: 4 Tower ID: Status: Type of Structure: Transmitter Street: 2500 Hwy 86 S. Deg Min Sec Dir City, ST: Hillsborough, NC Latitude: 36 2 42.5 N County: JACKSON Longitude: 79 4 42 W Ground Elevation: 0 Height Structure: 0 Radius Op: 40 Area Op Tx Ant: Area Op Lat Lon: A Site: 4 Antenna: 1 Hgt Aat: Hgt to Tip: Irac: Site: 4 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 1 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 150 Frequency: 00000160.03500000 ERP: 40 Coser: Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 40 Class: MO Upper Band: Type First Use: Date First Use: 212412004 Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate Digital Mod Type 1 I1K2F1D 2 11K2F2D 3 11K2F3E Page 3 6116/06 100 Land Mobile Service License Data: ULS Database Search FRN: 0001958883 Callsign: WPZQ957 Site: 4 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 2 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 150 Irac: Frequency: 00000159.81000000 ERP: 40 Coser: Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 40 Class: MO Upper Band: Type First' Use: Date First Use: 2124/2004 .Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate Digital Mod Type 1 11K2F1D Date First Use: 2/24/2004 2 l l K2F2D Digital Mod Type 3 11K2F3E Site: 4 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 3 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 150 Frequency: 00000160.08000000 ERP: 40 Coser: Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 40 Class: MO Upper Band: Type First Use: Date First Use: 2/24/2004 Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate Digital Mod Type 1 . 11K2F1D Date First Use: 2/24/2004 2 11K2F2D Digital Mod Type 3 11K2F3E Site: 5 Tower ID: Status: Type of Structure: Transmitter Street: 1.2 miles SE of Jericho, NC at intersection of Hwy. 620 and Deg Min Sec Dir City, ST- Jericho, NC Latitude: 36 16 52.8 N County: JACKSON Longitude: 79 20 49 W Ground Elevation: 0 Height Structure: 0 Radius Op: 40 Area Op Tx Ant: Area Op Lat Lon: A Site: 5 Antenna: 1 Hgt Aat: Hgt to Tip: Irac: Site: 5 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 1 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 150 Frequency: 00000158.26500000 ERP: 40 Coser: Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 40 Class: MO Upper Band: Type First Use: Date First Use: 2/24/2004 Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate Digital Mod Type 1 11K2F1D 2 l lK2F2D 3 11K2F3E Site: 5 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 2 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 150 Frequency: 00000158.22000000 ERP: 40 Coser: Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 40. Class: MO Upper Band: Type First Use: Date First Use: 2/24/2004 Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate Digital Mod Type 1 11K2FID 2 11K2F2D 3 11K2F3E Page 4 6/16/06 101 Land Mobile Service License Data: ULS Database Search FRN: 0001958883 Callsign: WPZQ957 Site: 5 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 3 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 150 Frequency: 00000160.02000000 ERP: 40 Coser: Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 40 Class: MO Upper Band: Type First Use: Date First Use: 2/24/2004 Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate Digital Mod Type 1 11K2F1D 2 llK2F2D 3 l lK2F3E Site: 6 Tower ID: Status: 'I)rpe of Structure: Transmitter Street: 1500 feet SW of the intersection of hwathorne DR & Bright Deg Min Sec Dir City, ST: Brooksdale, NC Latitude: 36 22 15.4 N County: PERSON Longitude: 78 57 44 W Ground Elevation: 0 Height Structure: 0 Radius Op: 40 Area Op Tx Ant: Area Op Lat Lon: A Site: 6 Antenna: 1 Hgt Aat: Agt to Tip: Site: 6 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 1 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 150 Frequency: 00000158.19000000 ERP: 40 Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 40 Upper Band: Type First Use: Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate 1 11K2F1D 2 11K2F2D 3 11K2F3E Site: 6 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 2 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 150 Frequency: 00000159.84000000 ERP: 40 Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 40 Upper Band: Type First Use: Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate 1 11K2F1D 2 11K2F2D 3 11K2F3E Site: 6 Antenna: 1 Frequency: 3 Type Power Output: Mobile Units: 150 Frequency: 00000158.14500000 ERP: 40 Frequency Carrier: Power Output: 40 Upper Band: Type First Use: Emission Sequence Emission Code Digital Mod Rate 1 11K2F1D 2 11K2F2D 3 11K2F3E Irac: Coser: Class: MO Date First Use: 2/24/2004 Digital Mod Type Coser: Class: MO Date First Use: 2/24/2004 Digital Mod Type Coser: Class: MO Date First Use: 2/24/2004 Digital Mod Type Page 5 6116106 s 71 4:J 1 t 7 � _ ` U,Zu r ld 4 �� r� 1 tI I i���� /t N_, 5Y4 y .1�. i 1r,rp � + a ,I Y fI.7 I � � �f� }k ���y4a,��iv,�i {jay Al TOM � r t ' Homeland Security Critical Infrastructure Status i F Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation 104 Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. � P�oic�siond F.ngineerin� Senicea- Ekaric Poser i Communimtioirc Homeland Security Critical Infrastructure Status Piedmont Electric Membership Corp HOMELAND SECURITY CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE STATUS - ORANGE COUNTY Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation (PEMC) is planning to implement a VHF trunked radio system to provide coverage for the PEMC service area The trunked radio system is to replace an existing VHF conventional radio system. PEMC requires a radio system that will optimize existing frequency spectrum and provide increased voice channel capacity and data functionality. This will require the installation of three (3) new towers. The radio system will consist of a VHF trunked repeater equipment, VHF top antenna, transmission line for the VHF radio system, and microwave dishes to interconnect the three tower sites. It should be noted that the installation of the microwave system is critical to the functionality of the trunked radio system. One of the towers is a proposed 350 -foot self - supporting tower to be installed in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The other two towers are located in Person and Caswell Counties and have already had their permits approved by the appropriate County Planning Boards. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has defined the electric utility system as part of the critical infrastructure facility. This infrastructure has been defined as any facility or combination of facilities, which if severely damaged, would have a significant impact on the ability to serve large quantities of customers for an extended period of time. These damages would have a detrimental impact to the reliability or operability of the energy grid, or would cause significant risk to public health and safety. In order to properly operate and maintain an electric utility grid, electric utilities require the use of a functional radio communications system/network. The radio communications system must function. on a daily basis as well as during emergency conditions such as storms, hurricanes, floods, and other disasters. The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) has established guidelines for electric utilities to protect critical infrastructure. A copy of this document, Security Guidelines for the Electric Sector and a copy of the Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets report to Congress on October 1, 2004, is attached for information. Prepared by: Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. 6/28/2006 Page 1 of 1 105 106 Physical Security NERC Guideline Guideline Title: Physical Security Version: 1.0 Revision Date: Effective Date: June 14, 2002 Purpose: Each company should consider implementing physical security measures to safeguard personnel and prevent unauthorized access to critical equipment, systems, material, and information at critical facilities. Applicability: This guideline applies to facilities and functions that are considered critical to the support.of the electricity infrastructure and the overall operation of the individual company. Each company is free to define and identify those facilities and functions it believes to be critical, keeping in mind that the ability to mitigate the loss of a facility through redundancies may make that facility less critical than others. A critical facility may be defined as any facility or combination of facilities, if severely damaged or destroyed, would have a significant impact on the ability to serve large quantities of customers for an extended period of time, would have a detrimental impact to the reliability or operability of the energy grid, or would cause significant risk to public health and safety. Guideline Statement: This guideline recommends "best practices" for the electricity sector in the area of physical security for facilities or functions identified as critical. It may be used in conjunction with the Vulnerability and Risk Assessment guideline, which assists companies in identifying critical facilities. Table of Contents: Version 1.0 Security Guideline: Physical Security June 14, 2002 Page 1 of 4 North American Electric Reliability Council 107 Security Guidelines for the Electricity Sector; Physical Security Guideline Detail: Physical security typically comprises five distinct elements, or systems: • deterrence • detection • assessment • communications • response Together, these elements provide a consistent "systems approach" to protecting critical assets. Each company should prioritize its critical facilities and assets; characterize risks based on factors such. as prior history of incidents, threat warnings from law enforcement agencies, system redundancies, overall operating requirements, etc. Each company also should consider an inspection and survey program to review existing security systems and to make recommendations for appropriate changes. (See guideline for conducting vulnerability assessments.) In determining the types of physical security systems required for critical facilities, companies should consider the following: • fencing and gates to restrict access to the facility for both safety and security purposes; • limiting access to authorized persons through measures such as unique keying systems, "smart locks," access card systems, or the use of security personnel; access control measures to identify and.process all personnel, visitors, vendors, and contractors, (i.e. photo ids, visitors passes, contractor ids) to be displayed while on company property; • alarm systems to monitor entry into control rooms or other critical facilities; • perimeter alarm systems to monitor unauthorized intrusion into the facility; recorded CCTV systems which can provide local or remote surveillance capability of a given facility; Version 1.0 Security Guideline: Physical Security June 14, 2002 Page 2 of 4 North American Electric Reliability Council 108 Security Guidelines for the Electricity Sector. Physical Security • roving security patrols or fixed station security staffing; alarms, CCTV, and other security systems reporting to the facility or to a central security station which can then be evaluated and company personnel or law enforcement authorities dispatched to investigate a potential problem; • vehicle barriers; • projectile barriers; • security survey program; • adequate lighting; • signage; and • a comprehensive security awareness program. Physical security systems should be augmented based on changes in threat levels, scenarios, and categories. In designing a physical security system, the objective of the aggressor should be considered. The four major objectives in describing an aggressor's behavior are: • Destroying or damaging critical facilities, property, or equipment, • Stealing or damaging critical equipment, materials, or information, • Posing a threat to the safety of personnel or customers, and • Creating adverse publicity. Exceptions: Certified Products/Tools: Version 1.0 Security Guideline: Physical Security June 14, 2002 Page 3 of 4 North American Electric Reliability Council 109 .-r the Electricity S-cto- Physical Security Related Documents: — Security Guidelines for the Electricity Sector: Guideline Overview — Security Guidelines for the Electricity Sector: • Vulnerability and Threat Assessment • Threat Response • Emergency Plans • Continuity of Business Processes • Communications • Cyber Security • Employment Background Screening • Protecting Potentially Sensitive Information — An Approach to Action for the Electricity Sector, Version 1, NERC, June 2001, http: // www.nerc.com — Threat Alen` Levels and Physical Response Guidelines, N ERC, November, 2001, http: / /www.nerc.com — Threat Alert Levels and Cyber Response Guidelines, NERC, March 2002, htti): //www.nerc.com I Revision History: Date Version Number Reason /Comments Version 1.0 Security Guideline: Physical Security June 14, 2002 Page 4 of 4 North American Electric Reliability Council Alternate Tower Considerations RMENINNESM Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation 110 Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. rmr,u .d Eeg'm..*, 5,,ices -Ek-d& P w ! C•m- --Wmft Alternate Tower Considerations Piedmont Electric Membership Corp ALTERNATE TOWER CONSIDERATIONS — ORANGE COUNTY Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation (PEMC) is planning to implement a VHF trunked radio system to provide coverage for the PEMC service area. The trunked radio system is to replace an existing VHF conventional radio system. PEMC requires a radio system that will optimize existing frequency spectrum and provide increased voice channel capacity and data functionality. This will require the installation of three (3) new towers. The radio system will consist of a VHF trunked repeater equipment, VHF top antenna, transmission line for the VHF radio system, and microwave dishes to interconnect the three tower sites. It should be noted that the installation of the microwave system is critical to the functionality of the trunked radio system. One of the towers is a proposed 350 -foot self - supporting tower to be installed in Hillsborough, North Carolina.. The other two towers are located in Person and Caswell Counties and have already had their permits approved by the appropriate County Planning Boards. As part of the Orange County ordinance process, a search was completed to determine if other tower sites within a 2 -mile radius of the PEMC Hillsbrough site would meet the requirements for the PEMC radio system. A comparison of the tower data for these sites as well as the data for the proposed 350-foot PEMC tower is listed below. Tower Ground Tower Height Available Tower type Elevation (feet) (feet) Antenna Height (feet) Proposed 698 350 350 Self- support PEMC Tower American 635 235 200 or less Guyed Tower Crown Piney 629 157 120 or less Monopole Grove Crown 671 178 110 or less Monopole Hillsbrough Global Signal 640 160 150 or less Monopole Laws Site Prepared by: Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. 6/28/2006 Page 1 of 3 111 Alternate Tower Considerations Piedmont Electric Membership Corp A radio propagation study was completed for all of the listed tower sites. It should be noted that because of terrain features, the coverage is not an exact circle and the coverage radius is an average of the propagation study. The results of the study are listed below. A copy of the studies is included in this document. Tower Coverage Radius (Miles) Proposed PEMC Tower 20 American Tower 14 Crown Piney Grove 12 Crown Hillsbrough 13 Global Signal Laws Site 13 The best coverage for PEMC is the proposed 350 -foot tower. Further study of the propagation studies show that the proposed PEMC tower covers Orange County and surrounding areas that comprise the service territory of PEMC. Each of the existing tower sites in the study has coverage deficiencies that would have a severe impact on the radio coverage require by PEMC. This is due to structure height, antenna height, ground elevation and terrain features. Typically, leased tower sites are not maintained at the same level as PEMC maintenance procedures require. This includes but not limited to proper grounding, lightning protection and emergency power systems. Having the proposed tower at the PEMC facility, PEMC will properly maintain the tower and the associated emergency power system, especially during emergency conditions. This includes but not limited to changing the oil, fueling the generator and making preventative maintenance inspections during emergency operating conditions. Security Issues The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has defined the electric utility system as part of the critical infrastructure facility. This infrastructure has been defined as any facility or combination of facilities, which if severely damaged, would have a significant impact on the ability to serve large quantities of customers for an extended period of time. These damages would have a detrimental impact to the reliability or operability of the energy grid, or would cause significant risk to public health and safety. In order to properly operate and maintain an electric utility grid, electric utilities require the use of a functional radio communications system/network. The radio communications system must function on a daily basis as well as during emergency conditions such as storms, hurricanes, floods, and other disasters. The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) has established guidelines for electric utilities to protect critical infrastructure. A copy of this document, Security Guidelines for the Electric Sector: Physical Security is included in Tab 6 of this Application Package. Prepared by: Alexander Utility Engineering, Inc. 6/28/2006 Page 2 of 3 112 Alternate Tower Considerations 113 Piedmont Electric Membership Corp Having the tower installed at the PEMC facility will allow PEMC to control access to the site and best protect their critical assets. Summary Based on the propagation studies, Homeland Security and NERC Guidelines, it is highly recommended that approval be granted for the construction of the proposed 350 -foot self - supporting tower at the PEMC facility. 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Pmrnf —I Engine d gSenim Ekwk Ibav& Cmnmonicatiom 119 PROPOSED COMMUNICATIONS TOWER FACILITY Piedmont Electric' Membership Corporation �� "I:xietT cea E�tirrZy p � Cooperative 350. R 'SELF SUPPORT C0MMUNICA TION,S FX CILITY As proposed at the Piedmont EAIC 2500 Higlnvay 86 South Hillsborough, N.C. Orange Counr y, N.C. �4s Per Plans Submitted GRAHAM B. HERRING, GRI PREPARED BY: GRAHAM HERRING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE 8052 GREY OAKDRIV& RALEIGH, IVORTHC9ROLINA 27615 i�S► E, BALLOON PHOTO PRESENTATION Proposed 350.0' Self - Support Communications Facility To be located on the East side of Hcghway86 South At the Piedmont EMC campus south of Hillsboro, NC Specifications: The balloon is a Blimp Type as pictured and is 10.0' feet long I S' feet in diameter, "cigar shaped" and holds 90 cu Feet of helium The balloon as pictured is tethered at Three Hundred Fifty 350.0' feet in height /altitude above ground at the centerline of the proposed tower facility location. 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Piedmont Electric Membership Corp. will make application to the Orange County Planning and Inspections Department for ari amendment to the Planned Development Special Use Permit to include the new tower: You are being notified as one of the nearby property owners that must be notified according to the Orange County planning regulations. According to the regulations, Piedmont Electric Membership Corp. must provide a balloon test to determine what visual impacts might be created by this new tower. Therefore, this letter is notifying you that on Saturday, April 22, 2006, from Sam to 12pm, a balloon will be floated at the elevation of the new tower. In case of inclement weather, a back - update of Monday, April 24, 2006 from Sam to 12pm will be set for the test. A balloon test notification sign will be posted at the front of the subject property with directional arrows posted at intersections and nearby roads. Piedmont is required to fly a brightly colored balloon at the height of the proposed tower as well as notifying all landowners within 1,000' (ft) of their property no less than fourteen (14) days in advance of the test date. As a property owner you will have the opportunity. to observe this test. The new tower is being constructed by Piedmont Electric Membership Corp. to improve the two -way radio coverage in our service area. The radio system will be part of the Homeland Security services required by the fleet of "First Responders" who are called upon in emergencies or disasters. Your cooperation and assistance on this critical matter will be appreciated. Sincerely yours, Robin Blanton, P.E. 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Membership Corporation H W Y 86 NORTH O F SITE `� LOOKING SOUTH RANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 140 A RESOLUTION DIRECTING PLANNING STAFF TO PREPARE A RESPONSE TO REQUEST BY PIEDMONT ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION WHEREAS, Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation located at 2500 NC Highway 86 South, Hillsborough, North Carolina, has made-application for construction of a new 350 foot telecommunications tower to replace an existing 220 foot tower; and WHEREAS, construction of said tower requires a rezoning and issuance of Class A Special Use Permit by the Orange County Board of Commissioners; and WHEREAS, issuance of Class A Special Use Permits must be preceded by a quasi-judicial public hearing conducted by the Orange County Board of Commissioners and Orange County Planning Board: and WHEREAS, Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation has requested a special public hearing and expedited review process, citing such issues as homeland security, Federal Aviation Administration permit expiration, potential co- location of emergency services communications equipment, and a desire to complete construction prior to the onset of winter weather; and WHEREAS, public hearings on special use and zoning petitions are generally held on a quarterly schedule due to the logistics of adjoining property owner notification, newspaper legal advertisements, agenda preparation, Planning Board attendance, and allowing ample time for public comment; and WHEREAS, the next scheduled quarterly public hearing date is November 20, 2006; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners desires to give full consideration to the Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation request; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners directs the Orange County Planning Staff to prepare a proposed process and timeline for an expedited public hearing to occur at a regular Board meeting prior to November 20, 2006; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Staff in its proposal, also address the pros and cons of the request, flight patterns of migratory birds, the number and distribution of similar towers in the County, and 'such other issues as may be added by the Orange County Board of Commissioners in its consideration of this resolution. Upon motion of Commissioner , seconded by Commissioner the foregoing resolutio was adopted this the 12th day of September, 200 I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said Board at a meeting held on September 12, 2006, as relates in any way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the minutes of-said Board. WITNESS my hand and 141 PIEDMONT ELECTRIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER REZONING AND CLASS "A" SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPROVAL PROCESS TIME LINE Application Filed August 11 Application found to be complete August 23 BOCC decision on the Piedmont Electric request September 12 For an Expedited Review BOCC Abstract to request a Public Hearing date September 12 And to approve public notice (Staff prepares the legal advertisement.) Rezoning and SUP to DRC August 31 and Sept. 14 Property Posted September 15 Property owner's Mail Out September 15 Legal Ad to Newspaper September 15 BOCC Abstract due September 19 Legal Ad Publish Dates September 20 and 27 BOCC Packet distribution September 29 Planning Board Abstract due October 23 Planning Board Packet distribution October 25 Planning Board Recommendation November 1 BOCC Abstract due October, 31 BOCC Decision November 14 H:".mtv-piedmnni a ectrx'•tistu line Krim, For Over a 1 Yi Decades Specializing in Placing Municipalities In Control Local Government's Bridge to the 21 st Century. Web Site: www.telecomsol.com E -Mail: Imonroel @nvcao.rr.com 202 KELLY GREEN CT, RmEsviux NORTH CAROLINA 27501 ;Dew.l91915bP -39415 es 1914/ 6P8 -5448 Specializing in Regulating Towers & Wireless Facilities Sent as Attachment to E -Mail September 20, 2006 Re: Application of Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation to construct a 350' self- supporting lattice replacement tower at 2500 Highway 86 South in Hillsborough, North Carolina Mr. Glen Bowles Orange County Planning Department 306 Revere Rd PO Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Dear Mr. Bowles: Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation (PEMC) has submitted an application to construct a three hundred & fifty foot (350') self- supporting lattice replacement tower located at 2500 Highway 86 South in Hillsborough, North Carolina. NEED: The technical need for the requested three hundred & fifty foot (350') self - supporting (i.e. non- guyed) tower to replace the existing two hundred & twenty foot (220') tower located on PEMC's'property has been proven, given the intended use of the facility in conjunction with its location, including the need for the 350' height. This has been proven through the provision of RF Propagation Studies and related narratives, as well as an RF coverage analysis of the effects of using four (4) exiting towers in lieu of erecting d replacement tower. The need relates to the ability to create a secure communications network under the guidelines of the North American Electric Reliability Council in compliance with Homeland Security Guidelines which were issued in response to the events of 9/11, to enable seem less, reliable and secure radio communications 143 using a trunked two -way VHF communications system. The system would include microwave- technology 1) to interconnect the three (3) facilities; as well as to 2) provide the backbone of a system to control major functions of the electrical distribution system through the use of telemetric technology, and 3) enable the rapid restoration of service in the event of a disaster. Specifically, the Applicant is seeking to finish the last of a 3- component (i.e. tower) project to enable a trunked two -way VHF communications system, the other two components of which have already been approved by neighboring Person and Caswell Counties, this proposed facility being the single remaining component needed for the system to be complete and function as needed and to bring Piedmont Electric Cooperative into compliance with the Homeland Security Guidelines.. SITING vis -& -vis ALTERNATIVES TO ERECTING A (Replacement) TOWER The Applicant investigated four (4) possible alternatives to erecting the proposed replacement tower (i.e. existing towers). However, these have been found and shown not to meet the needs of a secure and reliable communications system as needed, for the reasons previously stated, including 1) not providing the best coverage to assure the efficient and reliable provision of electrical service, as well as assuring the most expeditious restoration of service in the event of an emergency; and 2) not providing the best security, especially when dealing with something as critical as the electrical distribution network, The facility would be erected nearby to the existing 220' tower, it is intended to replace and is sited so as to be in the middle of a large tract of woods to help mitigate the visual impact of the base and the related on- tower - mounted facilities. RECOMMENDATION For the foregoing reasons, it is recommended that the County approve the request for a Special Use permit for this facility in the most expeditious time frame reasonably possible with the following conditions: RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS 1) Removal Bond. The provision of a $75,000 Performance and Removal Bond prior to the issuance of the Building Permit. . 2) Height: The lattice tower shall be limited to 350' above pre - disturbance or pre - construction ground level, i.e. no berm shall be permitted. 144 3) Lighting : Since it will be more than 199' in height, the tower will require lighting. To minimize the effects of- the otherwise unnecessary and preventable "ground scatter" - effect of lighting, Piedmont Electric Cooperative shall use technology that either shields the light from being able to be seen from the ground or that will prevent it from being seen at 12 degrees vertical height for a distance of 1 mile. 4) Once Piedmont has met all. the conditions of the permit and any other requirements of the County and a building permit has been issued, they must notify the County's consultant if an inspection is required which is not performed by the County. 5) At the completion of construction the Applicant must notify the County's consultant and provide proof that all inspections have been satisfactorily completed and the project is ready for a ' f inal on -site inspection. Upon passing the final inspection by the County's consultant a recommendation regarding the issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall be made. 6) After the County's receipt of CMS's final invoice, all moneys owed the County must have been paid before the facility shall be allowed to be used to transmit or receive. 7) Piedmont shall not be permitted to actually use the facility to transmit or receive data until the Certificate of Occupancy or its functional equivalent has been issued or risk forfeiting its Permit. This constitutes our recommendation to the County as regards the issuance of a Special Use Permit, including conditions, to Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation for this proposed site. If you have questions, please contact Jackie Hicks at (919) 622 -5448 or me at (919) 562 -3945. Sincerely, R-S. (✓wt*) Monwe (Electronic Signature) L.S. Monroe cc: Ms. Jackie Hicks, Director; Mid - Atlantic Region 145 Notes from the Thursday, January 26, 2006 Annual Telecommunications Meeting Meeting started at 2:00 p.m. in the Planning and Agricultural Center Food Lab. Those in attendance include: Glenn Bowles, Eddie Kirk, and Robert Davis — Orange County Planning and Inspections Department Rusty Monroe and Jackie Hicks — The Center for Municipal Solutions Todd Jones — Orange County Information Technology Stephon J. Bowen and Saju Kallolickal — Cingular Wireless Robin Blanton and Wes Smith — Piedmont EMC Bryce Pickens, Tony Queen, and Daryl Teed — Crown Castle David Newton — Faulk & Foster - Clear Wire After a short introduction, Robin Blanton discussed Piedmont's desire to construct a 350' replacement tower on their property on NC 86 South. They want to improve radio coverage as fall south as Chatham County. The. tower is part of a service area improvement, which includes new towers in Caswell and Person Counties. They want to be able to triangulate with the new towers for better telemetry and communication services and data sharing between their various offices and field personnel. They have been approach by the State Highway Patrol to co- locate on the new tower. In.addition, their-old tower in the Hurdle Mills areas, just south of the Person County line, will be available for co- locating public and private wireless antennas. Cingular Wireless is presently looking at two sites. One, in the Buckhorn Road area for co- location ( #368 -457), and the other for a new, 199' tower site ( #368 -400B in the Whitfield Road area. There are other areas in Orange County where Cingular has poor coverage. Financial and budgetary constraints limit their ability to construct in those areas during 2006. Clear Wire would like to co- locate on a county -owned tower on Eno Mountain. They will provide Orange County with a proposed lease document. The site is within the Town of Hillsborough's Extra Territorial Zoning Jurisdiction. They will apply to the Town for an Electrical permit and to Orange County for a lease arrangement. Crown Castle is looking 'at up to eight sites in Orange County to build monopole towers from 175' to 199' high. They have no secured land leases at this time. They suppied us with a map and other documents locating their general search radii. Todd Jones discussed Orange County's interest in point -to -point microwave communication opportunities, which could be leveraged as part of the permitting process. There will be many considerations, particularly line of sight capabilities with other receiving county microwave stations. We current pay around $18,000 a year for a single run of leased fiber, and we looking at over $100K per year in interconneting our major compuses with lease fiber. Any microwave opportunities would reduce or eliminate recurring charges, which would help stretch the County's budgets considerably. The proposed Piedmont Electric Tower is particularly intriguing. 8. Grady A. Brown Elementary School - Hidden Voices - Barbara Higgins:- Hillsborough Elementary School PTA - Glenwood Elementary School - Cornelia Kip Lee - NC Arts in Action - NC Writers' Network - Orange County Artists Guild - Orange County Historical Museum - PlayMakers Repertory Company - Adam Sobsey - Jill Snyder - Susan Wells= a. _4614 of Janice Wereszczak ck- not available tonight not available tonight Cathleen Turner not available tonight Cornelia Kip Lee Lisa Kang & Shirley Berger Virginia Freedman Mary Harley Kruter Linda Schmitt Stacy Payne not available tonight Jill Snyder Susan Wells The Board held a public hearing to hear public testimony regarding the PEMC request to amend its Planned Development - Office/Institution (PD-01) zoning district and its Class A Special Use Permit to permit the principal use of a 350-foot replacement tower at its administrative and operations center located at 2500 NC Highway 86 South, Hillsborough. Planning Director Craig Benedict introduced this item. This is a 34-acre site that is home to Piedmont Electric and the request is to replace the present tower with a 320-foot tower with a 30-foot extension antenna. The process is a two-part process. The first is a planned development rezoning modification, which is a legislative process. The second part is a special use permit, which is a quasi-judicial process. This will include swearing in people that will be providing testimony. These meetings are not usually held at regular County Commissioners' meetings, but since this will serve some public safety purposes, the process will be expedited. The higher amount of the tower would permit for co-location opportunities by other providers. He made reference to page 65 of the abstract and bird migration patterns. The staff certifies that the material has been advertised appropriately in accordance with Article 20, Section 6.3, and notices to property owners that are adjacent and within a radius of the site have been sent out. Over 200 notices have been sent out and there have been approximately five inquiries. There is also technical data supporting this application. The process is for the Chair of the Planning Board to jointly chair this part of the meeting. The remainder of this item was transcribed verbatim. Jay Bryan: Thank you, Mr. Benedict, I appreciate that. I'm Jay Bryan, I'm Chair of the Planning Board, and we have members of the Planning Board sifting here to my left, to your right. I welcome all of you tonight for this public hearing. Who is here on behalf of the applicant? State your name please for the record. Robin Blanton: Good evening, I'm Robin Blanton with Piedmont EMC, and as you are aware, we have submitted an application to construct a 350-foot tower, and that would be the top of the antenna height on the tower. Geof Gledhill: Excuse me. I think that the testimony that this witness is likely to be next as to the legislative and the special use permit. I think you have to swear in and let him start over again ' ' At this time, the Clerk swore in aft speakers to this item. Robin Blanton: Again, I'm Robin Blanton with Piedmont EMC, and we have submitted an application to construct a 350-foot tower at our property on 2500 Highway 86 South. The reason we want to construct a taller tower is to improve our radio communication in our service territory. We have certain areas with our present radio system that we don't have good coverage, and this tower is part of the three towers within our service territory. There is one here in Hillsborough, we also have a tower that we are wanting to construct in Caswell County along Highway 62, and then another tower in Person County on Highway 158. This will greatly improve our radio communications in our entire service territory. What it will also allow us to do is to have three towers, and we have to have a trump system, so we have to have all three towers tied together. When we are in one area of the system, I can talk to someone in another area of the system just like we're side by side. What it does also is allow us to do data transfer between our three offices that we have in our service territory. At this point, if you have any questions, I'm willing to answer them, or if you want me to talk more about the technology, I'll go into that. Jay Bryan: Are there any questions from the Commissioners? None. Are there any questions from the Planning Board? Robin Blanton: The tower is 320 feet and then there will be a 30-foot high antenna on top of the tower so that it brings up to a 350-foot height. Judith Wegner: Could you speak to the issue of the migratory birds,, and if this is appropriate, and also about any adverse affects on people living nearby. Robin Blanton: We have looked at migratory birds patterns in this area, and from what we have found and also from the County staff, we haven't found any migratory bird patterns that would be affected by this. With our current tower, we have not seen any amount of birds under that existing tower. It is another 200 feet high. Judith Wegner: From what I understand from the materials, that by having a white rather than a red light, that makes a difference in terms of the birds. Robin Blanton: The prevailing philosophy right now is with the white lights on top of the towers, birds are less mesmerized by the flashing white light than they are the red light. We are trying to do that. One thing that would help with this tower is it is a self-supporting tower, so there will be no guide wires coming down from it, which are much more difficult to see. This should also help with the migratory bird patterns. Judith Wegner: Are there any adverse affects on the people living within the radius. Your materials talk about trying to shield visibility and things of that sort, but are there any other ways in which the emissions or the electronic transactions will make a difference. Robin Blanton: We will continue.... what we are doing is we are using basically the same frequencies that we have for our current radio system, which is the 150 megahertz range. There have been no studies suggesting that there are adverse health affects in those frequencies. Judith Wegner: And people who live further away, since it's a larger height, will this affect them? Lis Robin Blanton: One of the things that we are able to do by having three towers up is to minimize the adverse health affect, because it is a weaker signal. But because we have three towers, we get better coverage instead of running off one tower. Jay Bryan: Any other questions by the Planning Board? Thank you sir. Commissioner Carey: I was looking at the balloon tether report, and I was looking for some substance in it, but I saw one of these pictures. Tell me did you hear anything from anybody about the balloon tether test and what is the objective of the balloon tether test. Robin Blanton: The reason for the balloon test is to allow people to see how tall the tower is supposed to be. We sent out letters to the public, I want to say it's within a 500-foot radius of our property, announcing the date of the test, so that people would be aware of when the test was done. Piedmont did not get any adverse comments on the balloon test. We had, I want to say either two or three calls just asking what we were doing, but no one that I'm aware of called up and was opposed to the tower. Commissioner Halkiotis: For future reference, the pictures were basically useless in my opinion. And that's coming from a grumpy, old County Commissioner. We had some clear pictures when we had this same balloon test done at the Inn at Bingham years ago. I would suggest in the future we spend a little more money and get some color photographs. I happened to be driving the morning of the test, and the differene I saw was the fact that if you're coming down 86 South heading towards the Piedmont office building, you're actually going to see a tower, where now you don't. For a minute there, I thought that it was a used car dealership that had opened up and I didn't know about it, because they're the ones that usually fly these balloons. But I didn't see it as being onerous. The issue was that the pictures, if you have to put an arrow on a black and white picture showing a black speck as being a balloon amidst a bunch of other specks, that's not a good pictorial representation of the issue. I just wanted to say once again about Piedmont, unlike some other utility companies I have had to serve with some in the past, Piedmont repairs their lights when the weather is still rather nasty and foul, as evidenced out in my neck of the woods awhile back, a storm hadn't abated, and your people were already out there getting the service back on. So I appreciate that. I would find it difficult to vote against you guys because you're almost like an apple a day. I have no difficulty voting against Progress Energy. You, I respect, they, I don't. Michelle Kempinski: I heard Craig Benedict mention that there was the potential for co-location for other service providers. Is that a possibility for this tower, or this completely a private tower? Robin Blanton: No ma'am, the tower was constructed to allow co-location, because that's one of the things that Piedmont was hoping to do and if a cell phone company wants to locate on the tower, that's a source of revenue for Piedmont. So, it will be allowed and encouraged. Michelle Kempinski: So the only known co-location is this location now? Robin Blanton: The Highway Patrol is actively pursuing co-locations on local towers throughout the State for their 800 megahertz radio system to improve radio communication of emergency personnel. Jay Bryan: Thank you, sir. Is there anyone else on behalf of Piedmont Electric that wants to speak? None. Is there a further presentation from the staff.? Craig Benedict: If there's anybody that has signed up in agreement or against it, they can speak at this time. Jay Bryan: Is there anyone from the public who wishes to address this item, the tower for Piedmont Electric? Commissioner Gordon: I just want to reinforce the comment about the balloon test. It isn't really just the report that I am concerned with, which for me is hard to fathom, but the time of day of the test. I'm not saying that Piedmont Electric didn't comply, but our rules should be amended so that there's more publicity, in order for people to know that this is going to happen so that they can be aware of it and look at it. My recollection is that this was the middle of the day; as Commissioner Halkiotis said, he thought it was something else, a car dealership. How is the public supposed to know any different? We need to look at our rules and regulations for those and figure out a better way so people are alert to what's going on. I predict that when this tower is built that people will say, "Wow, that's really tall, and why didn't I know about this," and all that. I'm not saying that Piedmont didn't comply, I am just saying that we need to revisit our regulations to make sure that people are aware of what's happening. I remember when we were talking about the Board of Adjustment having to deal with these issues, we were talking at one time about providing a consultant or somebody else who could look into these issues before going to the public. And I seem to think that that would be true of the Commissioners too. We need to assist the public a little bit more in trying to understand what's happening, and somebody knowledgeable that they can go to that will inform them of these technical aspects. Commissioner Carey: I thought we would increase the pace K we could hire a consultant to represent and ask questions. Craig Benedict: We have a representative of the County here tonight, the Center for Municipal Solutions, Mr. Rusty Monroe, is part of that process that the Board suggested a few years ago. The fees from the Piedmont tower were partially given to pay for the consultant and one of the criteria we have is that this is one of the only engineering solutions to locating the tower. We have used the expertise of the Center for Municipal Solutions and their memo is in the file here, on page 142-144 that says that it meets the standards of our land development code. So we do have that type of expertise. We are further in the Telecommunications Master Plan effort and we may use the same consultant with other monies that have been budgeted this year to create our telecommunication network for other public safety purposes. I will pursue that with the Interim County Manager. Commissioner Carey: Will the consultant be available to our Planning Board as they deliberate on this. Craig Benedict: Yes. Commissioner Gordon: Is the consultant going to be available to the Board? He should be sworn in and we should be able to ask questions. Chair Jacobs: I agree with Commissioner Gordon. I think that the consultant should have been introduced at the very beginning, and we do not have any problem with Piedmont Electric, but if we're doing the process, I think we need to know that our expert is here and that he's available for questions. He or she may have comments about the application and can be here as a resource and be identified as a resource to the Planning Board and to the Board of Commissioners, not to discover it in the discussion. And also, I agree with Commissioner Gordon that the fact that there are no citizens here may mean that nobody has any problems, or it may mean that our notification policies are inadequate. And my guess is that it is probably a combination of both, and that one small period of a balloon that was notified to people within 500 feet, especially for a tower of this height, may not be adequate notice to the public. Renee Price Saunders: I had a question with regards to the applicant proposing a tower for public safety. Does the Planning Board or does the County Commissioners have the responsibility of deciding what is a public need, or is that the responsibility of the applicant. Is that something that should be assumed? Geof Gledhill: It is the burden of the applicant to prove that it is a public necessity if that's their intention, and if they do not prove that, and that finding can't be made, then it's the burden of the applicant to prove the maintenance of property values in the absence of a public necessity, Renee Price: Is it the County Commissioners who determine whether or not they have met the definition of a public need? Because it's going to be referred to the Planning Board. Geof Gledhill: The County Commissioners in a Class A Special Use Permits will make all of the findings. The Planning Board will make recommendations as to the findings. ff-wvj La. Renee Price Saunders: I was just wondering, because it seems like it is a public meeting, but this is the wrong process. Craig Benedict: I can explain the process. The open verbal forum is tonight. Written testimony can still occur between tonight's meeting and be submitted to the Planning Board as further testimony to address the issues that the County Attorney brought up concerning issues of testimony regarding public necessity, or if not, maintenance of property values. So all of that information is still open to be submitted in writing, though, prior to the Planning Board hearing it, or any other testimony that may come forward. The Administration recommendation here is for the Commissioners to refer this back to the Planning Board to be returned back to the Board of County Commissioners no sooner than December 4th, which means the timeline we had put in this package was to have it on the agenda for the December 4, 2006 meeting. Commissioner Gordon: I would like to have our consultant come up and be sworn in and I would like to ask him a couple of questions. Lawrence Monroe (Rusty) was sworn in. Commissioner Gordon: I just wanted to retake up some of the questions that Planning Board member Wagner asked about the effects on migratory birds and also the effects on the community population in the vicinity of such a tower. Rusty Monroe: One of the recommendations that our company made as a recommended condition was for the lighting that will be on this tower to be shielded. People are aware of the fact that the lighting only has to be seen from above or by airplanes, and there are a couple of different ways of doing it. We've recommended that all lighting on this tower be shielded, in large part because of that issue to reduce the attractiveness as well as, very candidly, to reduce the nuisance factor of what is called ground scatter effect of the lighting. The report that was submitted on the effects of aviary wildlife is negative or negligible. We have no concerns, and the report had raised no concerns. We've been able to find no experts in the field who know evidence of any concern. It would be much more of a concern if there were guide wires attached. That's primarily where the biggest danger to aviary wildlife comes from are the guide wires on guide towers. Commissioner Gordon: What about the effect on the population, the question of the emissions and the effects on the human population with this proposal? Rusty Monroe: We have to be very careful when it comes to radio frequency emissions. The FCC has effectively preempted that entire area and said that no one may enforce those other than the FCC, nor may anyone establish any different standards than the FCC has. We could argue all day long whether those are adequate or not, but they are the law at this point. However, local government has been charged with the authority, if you will, to verify compliance with those regulations prior to the establishment at any time during the operation of it. One of the recommended conditions in this is that it be regularly tested for emissions. That having been said, I will tell you that the FCC also has a policy that any facility such as this, or a cellular facility, or a paging facility, or any of the other services that use radio frequency, if it is located on a tower and it is more than 10 meters above the ground, it is deemed what is called categorically excluded. We may or may not agree with that, but they're saying, by definition that it is safe and presents no danger to the public. The numbers are such that the RF emissions for something such as this facility at the height that Piedmont Electric is proposing to attach, and in all probability the 800 MHz safety facilities would be attached, are so negligible that you would have several times more exposure to RF emissions standing within 10 or 15 feet of your microwave oven or sitting in front of your television. Craufurd Goodwin: Is it clear that the tower can withstand a category three or four hurricanes we're likely to see in the next few years? If it went down, how does it fall? Rusty Monroe: That's one of the things that we looked at very carefully- the structural integrity of the tower. That starts with the soils, what's called a geo4ech survey and analysis, and you work up from there. A lot of times the tower industry will like to tell you, "We've ff;7j LAI designed what's called a breakpoint," which means they over designed the bottom two-thirds, for example, and then standard designed the top third so that there is a weak point at which it will break and supposedly fall within itself. That's just not the way towers fail, quite simply, especially if there's a fault, if you will, in the calculations based upon the soils or the foundation, or the foundation doesn't match the types of soil. There are about 400 towers a year that fail in this country on average. Most people are not aware of it. This tower we feel very confident was over designed. The bottom line is it was over designed. There is a breakpoint built in, but in reality, I don't see that as being an issue here. It would be a different design, for example, if it were to be built down on the Gulf Coast. And they have a PE signed off on it, our PE has verified their PE's calculations. Jay Bryan: When is the Planning Board expected to review this? Craig Benedict: November 15'meeting. Jay Bryan: If the Planning Board would like his and your appearance, would you be willing to come? Rusty Monroe: We're at your disposal. Geof Gledhill: Let me make the point that if there are questions that come up during the Planning Board's meeting, that those questions and the answers be brought back to the Board of County Commissioners' public hearing process so that they are in the record. They won't be in the record if the Planning Board has a conversation with the expert. Jay Bryan: Would that be presented in the minutes? Geof Gledhill: I presume so, it may be necessary to have this man come back and confirm. Rusty Monroe: I would like to introduce one person, Jackie Hicks is with me, Jackie is our Director of the Mid-Atlantic region, she basically runs everything from Maryland down to Florida. So she may be the one that you're speaking with as opposed to me the next time. Someone asked if Ms. Hicks should be sworn in. Geof Gledhill: She could be sworn in at your next meeting and present that her statements were true at the Planning Board meeting. Jay Bryan: With regard to referring this to the Planning Board, could you instruct us? Geof Gledhill: What I would recommend is that, when the matter is referred to the Planning Board, that the County Commissioners hold open this public hearing until the recommendation comes back to the Planning Board, and the only way to do that is to keep this public hearing alive, and that means that rather than the recommendation being that it be brought back no sooner than or later than, that in fact that it be brought back at a specific Board of County Commissioners' meeting. So the County Commissioners will keep this public hearing open for receipt of the Planning Board's recommendation along with any other evidence that may be pertinent or desirable on the part of the developer, including, for example, introduction of color photographs of the balloon test, if the applicant has those and wants to present those, so that they're meaningful. Chair Jacobs: Is the date December 4th? A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon that the Zoning Atlas petition and the Special Use Permit, Class A application be referred to the Planning Board for recommendations on both the Zoning Atlas amendment and the Special Use Permit, to be returned to the BOCC no sooner than December 4, 2006. Also, the public hearing will be kept open as suggested by the County Attorney. VOTE: UNANIMOUS b. Carrboro High School Financing The Board conducted a public hearing on matters related to alternative financing for the Carrboro High School, as approved by the Board of Commissioners on September 12, 2006.