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PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: May 27, 2003
Action Agenda
Item No. ~_
SUBJECT Orange County Master Telecommunications Plan (MTP)
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) Yes
ATTACHMENT(S):
Process Used to Identify Potential Sites INFORMATION CONTACT:
November 25, 2002, Public Hearing Craig N. Benedict, ext 2592
Minutes Tom King, ext. 2607
Copy of Letter of Interest Mailed to TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Owners of Identified Properties Hillsborough 732-8181
Map of Initially Indicated Sites Chapel Hill 968-4501
Listing of Sites Still Under Consideration Durham 688-7331
Proposed Master Telecommunications Mebane 336-227-2031
Plan Ma
PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on the proposed Master Telecommunications Plan
(MTP).
BACKGROUND: Planning Staff have been working on the preparation of a map that identifies
properties that may be suitable for inclusion in the initial adoption of the Orange County Master
Telecommunications Plan (Wireless Tower Element )(MTP). An MTP pre-identifies properties
that are reasonable for tower locations and serve a public function or benefit. Recent
amendments to the Zoning Ordinance currently provides a "place holder" for the adoption of an
MTP should the BOCC desire to adopt such a plan now or in the future. If the County does not
approve an MTP, the adopted `telco' zoning ordinance can still function, but without the
efficiency in tower location that an MTP could provide through multiple use public function sites.
The Federal 1996 Telecommunications Act set forth a new regulatory framework for the
deployment of telecommunication facilities. In essence, the federal government wanted to limit
the authority of local government regulation that created a "barrier to entry" of new "telco"
facilities that would create the nationwide public interest "information highway". Since then, all
local governments have grappled with the limits of their authority in this field to protect their local
interests through zoning. As a result, local regulations have been pushed to a somewhat
uncharted limit of authority that has led to hundreds of legal interpretations and court rulings
that sought to resolve the balance intended in the 1996 Telco Act.
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Accordingly, Orange County has adopted changes to its Zoning Ordinance provisions relating to
telecommunication towers to stay up-to-date with the law, technology and consultant technical
expertise opportunities. As an overreaching plan to address many telecommunication issues
and programs, an MTP is often used to organize and create a game plan for implementation.
An MTP can have various elements related to the different application of telecommunication
facilities. From towers, to underground, to technological advancement of computer/internet
services, the MTP can offer a mechanism to promote a policy to plan for the future.
The MTP (wireless tower element) is the element that is being proposed with this agenda item.
The MTP (wireless tower element) was the subject of department meetings over the last year
and is intended to address the continued protection of the public health, safety and welfare.
Through communication facilities that create public safety communication opportunities on
public property and elsewhere whereby fair and reasonable compensation would be
forthcoming.
On August 12, 2002, Staff held a meeting with potential participants in the Master
Telecommunication Plan ("Plan") program to gauge interest in the Plan. Six persons attended
the meeting. Farmers participating in the Voluntary Agricultural District program were
particularly interested in additional revenue sources to help offset rising farming expenses and
to promote sustainability. According to those farmers present, the additional income from land
leases to telecommunication providers could be the difference in continuing to farm versus
having to sell off parts of the farm to pay for rising costs and operating expenses.
On November 14, 2002, Staff held a meeting with property owners that own property that may
be suitable for inclusion in the MTP. Only three persons of the sixteen that were notified
attended the meeting. Statements regarding additional revenue to farmers were reiterated from
the August 12, 2002, meeting.
On January 9, 2003, Staff held another meeting with potential participants in the MTP. Three of
the fifteen property owners that were mailed notices attended the meeting. The meeting was
held in order to brief potential participants on the newly adopted Ordinance provisions relating
to telecommunications towers, the informational item regarding the MTP that was presented to
the BOCC at the November 25, 2002, Joint Public Hearing, and the upcoming Annual
Telecommunications Projection Meeting (ATPM) scheduled for January 24, 2003. Other issues
of concern dealt with the formulation of a notification process that would ensure that future
property owners buying property adjacent to an approved site under the MTP would be made
aware of the pre-approved site. Suggestions were as follows:
1. Recordation in the Register of Deed's Office of a document with adjoining property owner's
property that would turn up in property title research when property changes ownership.
2. Mailed notification to area realtors.
3. Posting of a sign on the subject property notifying persons that the property has been
approved for location of a telecommunications tower under an MTP. This is similar to the
signs posted for properties included in the Voluntary Agricultural District program.
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On April 9, 2003, Staff held a meeting with various department heads including Information
Services, Finance, the Arts Commission, and Sheriff's Office. This meeting was held in order to
give department heads an update on the Planning Department's progress thus far with this
project.
On May 6, 2003, letters were mailed out in order to solicit a response regarding the desire, or
lack of desire, on the part of 23 property owners whose property had been identified in the MTP.
To date 6 positive responses have been received.
On May 8, 2003, Mr. Nick Waters, Director of Emergency Management, met with the local Fire
Chiefs and the MTP was discussed at that meeting. Mr. Waters indicated in an a-mail dated
May 9, 2003, addressed to Craig Benedict, Planning Director, that all are interested in getting
involved with the MTP study.
The proposed Master Telecommunication Plan ("Plan") contains the following:
New provision will create the opportunity for the BOCC to consider atwo-phase
approval process for towers less than 200 feet in height. The Plan works as follows:
a. Initial Plan participants request to be included in the Plan (private, public, quasi-
publicand public interest lands may be available to develop an efficient grid system)
which can reduce the overall number of towers.
b. Advocates and opponents of the Plan will be afforded the opportunity to speak on
behalf of or in opposition to the Plan
c. After Planning Board recommendation, the BOCC will have final approval authority
on the Plan.
d. If the Plan is adopted, telecommunication providers shall meet the same
performance evaluation standards for a building permit as they currently meet in the
Board approval process.
e. Additions to the Plan will only be considered annually (proposed at the February
Public Hearing). A fee to cover advertisement and administrative processing (legal
ad, mailing, etc.) is proposed.
f. Withdrawal from the Plan can be accomplished by submitting a notarized statement
from the owner(s) that requests that their property be withdrawn from the Plan.
Process
1) Public Hearing held on November 25, 2002. MTP presented as informational item.
Unanimous vote of BOCC to move forward with finalization of MTP to be brought back during
first quarter of 2003.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: No financial impact at this time with human resources being used from
existing departmental staffs. Eventually, the use of an MTP could provide financial and public
benefits. Department involvement would eventually include but not be limited to, Planning and
Inspections Department, EMS, Sheriff, Information Services, Purchasing, Public Works, ERCD,
and Parks and Recreation.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Administration recommends that the Board conduct the public
hearing and forward to the Planning Board for recommendation no later than August 1, 2003.
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PROCESS USED IN IDENTIFYING PROPERTIES TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE ORANGE COUNTY, NC MASTER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLAN
1. COMPILED BASE MAP OF COUNTY IDENTIFYING:
• TAX PARCELS
• ROAD NETWORK
• RESERVOIRS
• TOWNSHIP BOUNDARIES
2. PREPARED OVERLAYS IDENTIFYING LOCATIONS OF:
• DUKE POWER TRANSMISSION LINES & PROPERTIES
• PIEDMONT ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION (PEMC)
TRANSMISSION LINES & PROPERTIES
• DUKE FOREST PROPERTIES
• ENO RIVER STATE PARK POPERTIES
• SCHOOL PARCELS
• ORANGE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY PROPERTIES
• FIRE STATIONS
• COUNTY OWNED PARCELS
• SEMI-PUBLIC PROPERTIES (CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS)
EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS
• VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS
3. DISPLAYED BUFFERS INDICATING ESTIMATED COVERAGE RANGES FOR
THE TOWERS AND POSSIBLE ANTENNA CO-LOCATIONS ON THE
FOLLLOWING:
• 1 & 2 MILE RADIUS BUFFERS AROUND EXISTING
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS
• 1 MILE BUFFER (EITHER SIDE) OF EXISTING DUKE POWER &PEMC
TRANSMISSION LINES
4. IDENTIFICATION OF GAPS OR HOLES OUTSIDE OF ESTIMATED
COVERAGE AREAS
5. IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTIES LISTED IN #1 ABOVE THAT ARE
LOCATED IN THE AREAS OUTSIDE OR ON THE FRINGES OF AREAS OF
ESTIMATED COVERAGES AS DETERMINIED IN #3 ABOVE. PUBLIC
INTEREST PARCELS RETAINED EVEN IF LOCATED IN AREAS NOTED IN
#3 ABOVE.
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APPROVED 2/412003
MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AND
ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
NOVEMBER 25, 2002
7:30 P.M.
The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Planning Board met in joint
session for a public hearing on Monday, November 25, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. in the F.
Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners
Margaret W. Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordon and Stephen H. Halkiotis
COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill and S. Sean Borhanian
COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., and Clerk to the
Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below)
PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Nicole Gooding-Ray and Vice
Chair Hunter Schofield, Jay Bryan, Barry Katz, Craufurd Goodwin, Ted Triebel, Rachel
Preston, Howard McAdams, Jay Bryan, Maria Tadd, and Renee Price
PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:.
NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE
PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR
Chair Jacobs asked for any comments from any of the County Commissioners.
Commissioner Gordon said that the County Commissioners are going to have to
make comments on the Long Range Transportation Plan. She is assuming that no one
else has anything more to input, but if they do, they should let her know.
Chair Jacobs turned the meeting over to the Planning Board Chair.
B. PUBLIC CHARGE
The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge.
C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Planning Board Chair Nicole Gooding-Ray chaired these items.
(C.1. a-e and C. 2. b -Orange County Subdivision Regulation Text Amendments
and Orange County Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments)
Orange County Planning Director Craig Benedict went over the items in the agenda
abstract. He gave a history of each item. He said that these items will not be voted on
this evening because this is a public hearing for public input. The primary topic is the
issue of growth management techniques for subdivisions.
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rules be similaz, both in the rural buffer and in other sections of the County.
Commissioner Brown asked about the village option and Craig Benedict said
that it is an option of flexible development. It is a very dense development. It is more
appropriate for transition areas.
Commissioner Brown would like this addressed at some point to make sure
that it is only an option that is available in public water and sewer areas.
Barry Katz asked the Board of County Commissioners to review the village
options. He said that the only place where a village option would make sense would be
where there was access to municipal services or public water and sewer.
Geoff Gledhill read from section 8.8.29.1, subsection 'd' as follows: "If the
residential lots are proposed to be served by a community water and/or sewer system,
proof that the systems will be operating either directly or through a contract with the
water and/or sewer provider whose service area or interest area as defined in the Water
and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement include the subdivided
land ° This is attempting to open the door to these community systems if the utility
provider would be responsible for them.
Commissioner Gordon said that the provision on page nine deserves further
scrutiny. She does not believe that this says what Geoff Gledhill explained. It needs to
be said more clearly somehow.
Craig Benedict will work with Geoff Gledhill on this.
Commissioner Gordon agreed that the village option should have public
water and sewer.
Renee Price is concerned about cost and the impact this has on others. She
asked who would pick up the tab for running the line.
There was no public comment on this item.
e. Amend the Subdivision Regulations to make major subdivisions of land
creating 20 or more lots or involving 20 or more acres a Class A Special
Use Permit.
This is addressed in item 2-b.
These items (1 a-e and 2b) have similar subdivision and zoning issues and
the recommendation from staff is to refer them to the Planning Board and return to the
Board of County Commissioners no later than January 21 s- for review.
Item 2b is as follows:
Amend the Zoning Ordinance to make major subdivisions of land
creating 20 or more lots or involving 20 or more acres a Class A Special Use
Permit.
A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner
Brown to refer items 1 a-e and 2b to the Planning Board to be returned to the Board of
County Commissioners no later than January 21, 2003.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
2. Orange County Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments
a. Amend Article 6.18 to allow development of a "Master Telecommunications
Plan' which identifies sites within the County where an applicant may
construct a wireless telecommunications facility by seeking issuance
of a building permit in accordance with the specifications set forth in
the Plan.
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Craig Benedict said that this is something that the Board of County
Commissioners has heard to amend our telecommunications ordinance. Earlier this
year, there was asix-month moratorium on telecommunication towers. There was a
placeholder in the regulations that refers to a Master Telecommunications Plan, which
can identify sites in the County that can be used by the industry that would limit the
amount of total sites that could be used for future towers. During the moratoo ernes re
were meetings with other departments to find out if there were any Caunty p p
that could be involved in the plan. These plans are normal in North Carolina and in
other states. He spoke about why a Master Telecommunications Plan (MTP) is
reasonable. The County can develop a significant amount of non-tax revenue from
towers being located on local government property. This plan is a decisi{hen that Board
of County Commissioners and if the Board does not want to participate,
element can beco oved through the pulbl'c hearngtp o~eh sr, but this will not'be doneThe
plan must be app
tonight.
Commissioner Brown asked if all of the adjacent property owners o a
proposed tower would be notified. Craig Benedict said that in order to be on the MTP,
everyone within the 500 foot radius around the proposed site would be notified and
would have the ability to make public comment.
Craig Benedict then described the process the staff went through to develop
the Master Telecommunications Plan. Each pole should provide for at least four carrier
locations. Other areas included in the plan are voluntary agricultural districts. Most of
these areas have poor coverage, so they would be ideal for tower locations.
All of the potential locations for the public/quasi-public sites have been
narrowed down to 10-15 sites. Some of the sites include the Lee Miller Voluntary Ag
District, the Tate Voluntary Ag District, Cedar Grove Fire Station, Cedar Grove Ruritan
Club, some property owned by Robert Nutter, White Cross Volunteer Fire Station, and
some Duke University property.
Craig Benedict said that there have been six or seven meetings with
department heads and stakeholders and all have received this plan positively.
Renee Price asked about notification of neighbors and making the area
1,000 feet. Craig Benedict said that 500 feet is the present number. He said that if they
proceed with the MTP, then they will advertise in the paper about the potential sites and
give citizens a chance to speak about the sites.
Renee Price asked about the review process every year. Craig Benedict
said that there would be a review process if someone wants to add something to the
MTP.
Chair Gooding-Ray asked about identified school parcels with these si es.
Craig Benedict said that most of the schools were in the urban area coverage, and the
coverage there was reasonable.
Chair Gooding-Ray said that the staff needs to look at the health issues
concerning the towers, especially regarding children.
Commissioner Brown asked about the original plan to have one meeting and
then the change to four meetings a year. Craig Benedict said that they will still have one
-' annual meeting. But applicants can still come in twice a' year. For a Class A, there will
• be a meeting in December to find out what the applicants are going to do within the next
year and then it will be plugged in to two quarterly public hearings. The Board of
Adjustment wants the Class B applicants to come in on a regular basis. This board did
not want a lot of applications coming in all at once.
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Public Comment
Carl Walters said that he is not asking for a cell tower on his property line,
but he would like to offer some options. He would like for a conservation farm to be
considered first, if it is next to a fire station. The income generated for the farm by
having a tower could extend the life of the farm.
There was no one else signed up to speak.
Craig Benedict said that the staff is asking the Board whether they should
proceed with another public hearing in the first quarter of 2003 to bring letters of intent
to the 10-15 property owners. There would be notification of everyone within 500 feet of
the properly. They would like to proceed in the first quarter of 2003.
Commissioner Gordon asked for Craig Benedict to list the sites again. There
are two sites on the Walters' property that are voluntary ag sites. Lee Miller is another
voluntary ag site. Orange County has some possible sites - NC 86 (possible Public
Works site), Lake Orange. OWASA has some sites outside of the critical area. White
Cross Fire Station is a possibility as well as Oak Grove Baptist Church. The property
owners need to sign a document saying that they are definitely interested in being a part
of the MTP program.
Commissioner Gordon asked if preference would be given to a voluntary ag
site.
Commissioner Carey asked about property beside a County site and a
conflict of interest. Craig Benedict said that they could not push preferences for any
sites. He said that the process that the County will go through to offer the land for
telecommunication purposes will be the same process that a private entity can use.
Chair Jacobs asked about how to advertise that these opportunities are
available. He asked how we would let people in the agricultural community know that
this is a possibility. Craig Benedict said that if someone wants to enter the voluntary ag
system in the coming year, the MTP can be adjusted to add their property. This
incentive can be sent to the Ag Preservation Board and ERCD. He said that they also
sent notices out to all of the fire stations.
John Link said that as the staff is notifying joint owners, they will share the
information with the Planning Board and the Board of County Commissioners first prior
to sending it out.
Chair Jacobs asked about hiring a consultant to refine this plan. He asked if
that would be part of a subsequent process or this process. Craig Benedict said that
they need a consultant to respond to the applications that come forward. The fee
structure in the amendments will pay for the consultants. When the consultant is hired,
they can be used to refine the MTP.
A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner
Halkiotis to accept the Administration's recommendation to approve the pursuit of
finalization of the Master Telecommunications Plan and to direct staff to prepare the
Plan for formal adoption through the public hearing process and to bring back in the first
quarter of 2003.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
c. Amend Article 6.29.3 to create a Secondary Development Area south of I-85
in the I-85/Buckhorn Road Economic Development District (EDD).
Craig Benedict said that the entire EDD was considered a primary
development area (retail, industrial, manufacturing, etc.). The suggested change in the
secondary development area would allow for some banking and institutional uses and
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Potential participants in the Orange County, NC Master Telecommunications
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May 1, 2003
Solicitation of interest in participation in the Orange County, NC Master
Telecommunications Plan (MTP)
Orange County has recently amended the current zoning regulations regarding
telecommunication towers and related facilities. In the course of amending the regulations, the
County has attempted to identify public, private, and semi-/quasi-public properties that may be
suitable for the location of telecommunication equipment (towers or antennas). The purpose
being to identify sites that, given their strategic location in relation to existing
telecommunications facilities and related infrastructure, may be suitable for the location of future
telecommunications towers or related facilities. The resulting plan is called a "Master
Telecommunications Plan (MTP)".
The purpose of the MTP is to provide the best locations for overall public benefit and also limit
the number of towers built in the County by suggesting some prime locations for such towers.
Only if property owners are interested in being part of the MTP program do they have to
participate. Many potential sites Include Voluntary Agricultural Districts, fire stations,
community centers, and public lands where tower revenue could be returned to the entities that
provide benefits to the area citizens. Towers or tower antenna could be located on silos,
steeples, water tanks and be restricted by whatever the landowner prescribes, as long as it
does not exceed the general standards of the Zoning Ordinance.
The County understands and feels strongly that cooperation with potential and known
stakeholders within the County is an important factor to consider, while the MTP is being drafted
and proposed. You are receiving this letter because the property you own located at
Address:
Township:
Tax Map, Block, Lot #:
PIN:
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has been identified as a potential site for inclusion in the MTP. No telecommunication towers
are being proposed for these sites at this time, only that the noted sites may be supportive of an
efficient pattern of future tower placement.
With this letter, I am requesting you to provide a statement indicating your desire to participate
in the MTP. I have enclosed a form that you may use to express your interest in participating in
the MTP. My staff and I are available to explain in more detail, or visit your site if you wish, to
discuss this program.
Please return the signed statement (indicating whether or not you wish to participate in the
MTP) on or before May 13, 2003. Please mail to: Tom King, AICP, Planner II, Orange County
Planning & Inspections Department, P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278.
Also, please note that a map indicating the location of your property, if you wish to participate in
this part of the public hearing process, and the others included in the MTP, will be displayed on
a map that will appear in a newspaper of general circulation within Orange County. The map is
part of a notice of a public hearing to be held on May 27, 2003, where this issue will be
discussed but not voted upon. The public hearing will begin at 7:00 P.N1., and will be held in the
F. Gordon Battle Courtroom, 106 East Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC. There is a possibility
that neighboring property owners may be concerned about the inclusion of your property, and
others, in the MTP.
I look forward to your interest and participation. If you have any questions, please call me at
(919) 245-2592.
Sincerely,
Craig N. Benedict, AICP
Planning Director
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TO: Orange County Board of Commissioners, Planning Board, and Planning &
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hereby state my
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Telecommunications Plan. I (We) further understand that the signing of this statement
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within the final Master Telecommunications Plan (MTP) should I (We)
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