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RESOLUTION NUMBER: ~ ~~' ~~~
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS
RELATED TO THE LOCATION OF WIRELESS SUPPORT STRUCTURES ON
COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY
WHEREAS, Section 5.10.2 of the Unified Development Ordinance (hereafter `UDO')
establishes parameters for the adoption of a Master Telecommunication Plan for the purpose of
assisting wireless providers search for suitable locations to build wireless support structures; and
WHEREAS, Section 5.10.6 of the UDO establishes parameters for the administrative
approval of certain telecommunication wireless support structures, no taller than 150 feet in height, on
County owned property; and
WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County has determined that any
telecommunication wireless support structure located on County owned property, in accordance with
the provisions of Section 5.10.6 of the UDO, should be required to adhere to certain notification and
testing requirements as denoted within the UDO; and
WHEREAS, It is the intent of the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County to
require all telecommunication wireless support structures located on County property, regardless of
their height, to abide by the same submittal requirements for such projects on privately owned
property.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Orange
County that telecommunication wireless support structures located on County property shall abide by
the following submittal and process requirements:
a. PRE-APPLICATION MEETING: Interested parties shall be required to schedule a
pre-application meeting with County staff to review the proposal to locate a
telecommunication wireless support structure on County owned property.
At a minimum, the following County staff shall attend this meeting:
1. County Manager or his/her designee,
2. Planning Director,
3. Economic Development Director,
4. Director of Information Technologies (IT),
5. Director of Asset Management Services,
6. County Attorney
b. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: An environmental assessment shall be
completed for all projects subject to the following:
i. SITE INVESTIGATION: Once the applicant requests apre-development
meeting to discuss the development of the tower, Planning staff will conduct
an on-site inspection of the property to document existing conditions. Staff
will be evaluating the property with respect to:
1. Presence of streams/floodplain areas,
2. Determine if the location of the proposed tower is in an area of the
property where it will be more visible to adjacent property owners,
3. Presence of substantial trees or significant vegetation that ought to be
preserved,
4. Determine if the project will impact any existing development on the
property,
5. Determine the presence of any archeological, historic, and/or cultural
resources or sites on the property requiring documentation or
preservation, and
6. Other relevant factors.
ii. EVALUATION: Working with representatives of the Department of
Environment Parks and Recreation (DEPR), Planning staff will analyze
existing environmental conditions to determine if a formal environmental
impact statement is required.
iii. DECISION: Staff will inform the applicant (i.e. County/lessor and/or lessee)
if an environmental impact statement will be required as part of their
application submittal based on the factors outlined herein and as contained
within the UDO.
c. BALLOON TEST: A balloon test shall be completed subject to the following:
i. TEST: The balloon test be conducted a minimum of four (4) weeks prior to
the formal submittal of the site plan application to the Current Planning
Department for review and processing.
ii. NOTIFICATION: The applicant shall be required to:
1. Send certified mail notices to all property owners within 1,000 feet of
the property informing them of the exact date and time of the test.
These notices shall be post marked and sent, at a minimum, fifteen
(15) calendar days prior to the date of the actual test.
2. Advertise the date and time of the balloon test in a paper of local
circulation, as approved by the Department, two (2) weeks prior to the
date of the test. This notice shall appear once a week for two (2)
consecutive weeks with the first ad to be not less than ten (10) days
nor more than twenty-five (25) days prior to the date of the
aforementioned test.
As part of the application submittal, the applicant shall be required to submit proof of
their adherence to this policy via copies of the certified mail receipts and an affidavit
concerning the newspaper advertisement.
d. NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING: A Neighborhood Information
Meeting (NIM) shall be held to allow for local residents to review the project in
accordance with the following:
i. DATE OF MEETING: The NIM shall be scheduled to occur within thirty
(30) days of the receipt of a completed site plan application for the tower,
ii. NOTIFICATION: The applicant shall be required to:
1. Send certified mail notices to all property owners within 1,000 feet of
the property informing them of the exact date and time of the NIM.
2. These notices shall be post marked and sent, at a minimum, fourteen
(14) calendar days prior to the date of the meeting.
3. The property shall be posted with a sign informing local residents of
the date and time of the meeting a minimum often (10) calendar days
prior to the date of the meeting.
e. Orange County Planning staff shall inform the Board of County Commissioners of the
scheduling of apre-application meeting and staff initial review/determination on the
need for a formal environmental impact statement. Staff shall provide a detailed
listing of test dates (i.e. balloon test) and meeting dates (i.e. Neighborhood
Information Meeting) for their edification.
Upon otion of Commissioner //`~ ,seconded by Commissioner
,the foregoing ordinance was adopted this ~ day of
2011.
I, Donna aker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for Orange County, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said
Board at a meeting held on Q , 2011 as relates in any way to the
adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the minutes of the said
Board.
2011.
WITNE ti~ d~~ d the seal of said County, this ~ day
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