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<br />ATTACHMENT "A" <br /> <br />....-- <br />y 01550 <br /> <br />SECTION 5. SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS <br /> <br />Add the following to the pennitted conditional use section of the AG1, AG-2, HC, RC, LC, LI, GI, <br />AG-SC, AG-SE, and AG-SI zoning districts. <br /> <br />. Towers. Telecommunication Facilities. and Antennas <br /> <br />Add the following to the pennitted conditional use section of the TA-1, TA-2, R-1, R-2, and SRC <br />zoning districts. <br /> <br />. Towers less than 100 ft. in heiaht. Telecommunication Facilities. and Antennas. <br /> <br />SECTION 12. TOWERS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES and ANTENNAS <br /> <br />1. PUrDose. The Communications Act of 1934 as amended bv the Telecommunications Act of 1996 <br />(the Act) arants the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) exclusive iurisdiction over certain <br />aspects of telecommunications services. This Article is intended to reaulate towers. telecommunications <br />facilities and antennas within the zonina iurisdiction of the County in conformance with the Act without <br />prohibitina or tendina to prohibit any person from providina wireless telecommunications services: to <br />protect residential areas and land uses from potential adverse impact of installation of towers and <br />antennas throuah careful desian. sitina. and camouflaaina: to promote and encouraae shared use and <br />colocation of towers and other antenna support structures rather than the construction of additional <br />sinale use towers: to avoid potential damaae to property caused bv towers. telecommunications facilities <br />and antennas bv ensurina such structures are soundlv and carefullv desianed. constructed. modified. <br />maintained. repaired and removed when no lonaer used or are determined to be structurallv unsound: <br />and to ensure that towers and antennas are compatible with surroundina land uses. <br /> <br />2. Definitions. As used in this Article. the followina terms shall have the followina meaninas: <br />a) Antenna means a device, desianed and intended for transmittina or receivina television. radio. or <br />microwave sianals, direct satemte service (jncludina direct-to-home satellite service), and/or <br />video proarammina services via multipoint distribution services. <br />b) Antenna Support Structure means any buildina or structure other than a tower that can be used <br />for location of telecommunications facilities. <br />c) Applicant means any person that applies for a Tower Development Permit. <br />d) Application means a process bv which the owner of a tract of land within the zonina iurisdiction <br />of the County submits a reauest to develop. construct, modify. or operate a tower upon such tract <br />of land. The term application includes all written documentation. verbal statements. and <br />representations. in whatever form or forum. made bv an applicant to the County concernina such <br />reauest. <br />e) Conformina Commercial Earth Station means a satellite dish that is two meters or less in <br />diameter and is located in an area where commercial or industrial uses are aenerallv permitted <br />under this Zonina Resolution. <br />f) Enaineer means any enaineer aualified and licensed bv any state or territory of the United States <br />of America. <br />c) Owner means any Derson with fee interest or a leasehold interest of five years or loncer to any <br />tract of land within the zonina iurisdiction of the County who desires to develop, construct. <br />modify. or oDerate a tower upon such tract of land. <br /> <br />Resolution Amending County Zoning Resolution <br />1>~ap. 1 <br />