§ 62-2446. Specific application requirements for mitigation and new level II towers.

(a)

A report and supporting technical data shall be submitted, demonstrating the following:

(1)

All antenna attachments and co-locations, including all potentially useable cross country utility distribution towers and other elevated structures within the proposed service area and alternative antenna configurations have been examined, and found unacceptable.

(2)

Reasoning as to why existing facilities such as cross country utility distribution and other elevated structures are not acceptable alternatives to a new freestanding tower.

(3)

Reasoning as to why the adequacy of alternative existing facilities or the mitigation of existing facilities are not acceptable in meeting the applicant's need or the needs of service providers, indicating that no existing communications facility could accommodate the applicant's proposed facility shall consist of any of the following:

a.

No existing towers located within the geographic area meet the applicant's engineering requirements, and why.

b.

Existing towers are not of sufficient height to meet the applicant's engineering requirements, and cannot be mitigated to increase in height.

c.

Existing towers do not have sufficient structural integrity to support the applicant's proposed wireless communications facilities and related equipment, and the existing facility cannot be sufficiently improved,

d.

Other limiting factors that render existing wireless communications facilities unsuitable.

(b)

Technical data included in the report shall include certification by a registered professional engineer licensed in the state or other qualified professional, which qualifications shall be included, regarding service gaps or service expansions that are addressed by the proposed tower, and accompanying maps and calculations demonstrating the need for the proposed tower.

(c)

Proof that a property and/or tower owner's agent has appropriate authorization to act upon the owner's behalf (if applicable).

(d)

Signed statement from a qualified person, together with their qualifications, shall be included that warrants radio frequency emissions from the antenna array(s) comply with FCC standards. The statement shall also certify that both individually and cumulatively, and with any other facilities located on or immediately adjacent to the proposed facility, the replacement antenna complies with FCC standards.

(e)

A stamped or sealed structural analysis of the proposed tower prepared by a registered professional engineer licensed by the State of Florida indicating the proposed and future loading capacity of the tower is compliant with EIA/TIA-222-G (as amended).

(f)

An affidavit by a radio frequency engineer demonstrating compliance with section 62-2421, design preference. If a lower ranking alternative is proposed the affidavit must address why higher ranked options are not technically feasible, practical, or justified given the location of the proposed communications facility.

(g)

Statement as to the potential visual and aesthetic impacts of the proposed tower and equipment on all adjacent residential zoning classifications.

(h)

Written statement by a registered professional engineer licensed by the state specifying the design structural failure modes of the proposed facility.

(i)

Statement certifying that no unusual sound emissions such as alarms, bells, buzzers, or the like are permitted. Emergency generators are permitted. Sound levels shall not exceed 70 decibels.

(j)

A map showing the designated search ring.

(k)

Materials detailing the locations of existing antenna and tower facilities to which the proposed antenna will be a handoff candidate; including latitude, longitude, and power levels of the proposed and existing antenna is required.

(l)

A radio frequency propagation plot indicating the coverage of existing antenna sites, coverage prediction, and design radius, together with a certification from the applicant's radio frequency (RF) engineer that the proposed facility's coverage or capacity potential cannot be achieved by any higher ranked alternative such as a concealed facility. attached facility, replacement facility, co-location, or new tower. These documents are needed to justify a facility and to determine if the proposed location is the best suitable land use in the designated geographic area of the proposed facility.

(m)

One original and two copies of a survey of the property completed by a registered professional engineer, licensed in the state showing all existing uses, structures, and improvements.

(n)

Six sets (24" × 36") of signed and sealed site plans shall include the following:

(1)

Name of project and date.

(2)

Deed book, and page and map book and page reference.

(3)

Scale, north arrow, and vicinity map.

(4)

Subject property information including zoning, watershed classification, percent coverage of lot to be impervious surface (if located in a designated watershed area).

(5)

Adjacent property information, including land owners, land uses, height of principal building, size of lots, zoning, and land use designation.

(6)

Tower elevations.

(7)

Landscape buffering plans.

(8)

Maximum height of the proposed tower and proposed and future mounting elevations of future antenna, including individual measurement of the base, the tower, and lightning rod.

(9)

One parking space is required for each tower development area. The space shall be provided within the leased area, or equipment compound, or the development area as defined on the site plan.

(10)

Location, classification, and size of all major public or private streets and rights-of-way.

(11)

Identify adjacent features within 500 feet of property boundary including driveways, public parking areas, pedestrian ways, trails, and any other pertinent features.

(12)

Two reduced copies (8½" × 11"), of the foregoing preliminary grading plans may be included on site plans or separately submitted in equal quantities.

(o)

Title report or American Land Title Association (A.L.T.A.) survey showing all easements on the subject property, together with a full legal description of the property.

(p)

List of adjacent property owners and keyed to the map. The list must be from the most current ownership information supplied by the county property appraiser's office, together with two sets of mailing labels for such property owners. Applicant will also provide a notarized letter stating the ownership list referenced herein is accurate to the best of the applicant's ability.

(q)

Simulated photographic evidence of the proposed tower and antenna appearance from any and all residential areas within 1,500 feet and vantage points approved by the county manager or designee, including the facility types the applicant has considered and the impact on adjacent properties including:

(1)

Overall height.

(2)

Configuration.

(3)

Physical location.

(4)

Mass and scale.

(5)

Materials and color.

(6)

Illumination.

(7)

Architectural design.

(r)

All other documentation, evidence, or materials necessary to demonstrate compliance with the applicable approval criteria set forth in this division.

(s)

Prior to issuance of a building permit, proof of FAA compliance with Subpart C of the Federal Aviation Regulations, Part 77, and "Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace," if applicable.

(Ord. No. 2014-30, § 36, 10-2-14)