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ORDINANCE NO. 2001- 037 WHEREAS, the consultants workshop could not be rescheduled until November 13, 2001; and WHEREAS, the consultant and County require additional time to implement the wireless master planning contemplated by their contract; and WHEREAS, this wireless master planning effort is a "... necessary and bona fide effort to act carefully in a field with rapidly evolving technology" and ... the circumstances call for study, deliberation and decision-making .... SSprint Spectrum. L.P. v. City of Medina, 924 F. Supp. 1036, 1040 (W.D. Wash. 1996); and WHEREAS, "by requiring action within a reasonable period of time, Congress did not intend to create arbitrary time tables that force local authorities to make hasty and ill-considered decisions". SNET Cellular. Inc. v. Angell, 99 F. Supp. 190, 198, (D.R.I. 2000). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: SECTION 1. PROHIBITION Except as otherwise provided herein, the moratorium imposed by Ordinance 2001-01 and extended by Ordinance 2001-017 is hereby extended an additional three months and no applications for tower permits shall be accepted and no Special Exception Permits or other permits shall be issued for commencement of towers for three months from the effective date of this ordinance or until the adoption of new and/or amended land development regulations applicable thereto, whichever shall first occur. SECTION 2. EXCEPTIONS The prohibition set forth in Section 1 hereof shall not apply to: Any complete application for a tower which was on file on the effective date of Ordinance 2001-01 and which is subsequently determined by the County Commission to meet all applicable requirements on the Land Development Code; 2. Any tower which is determined by the County Commission to be necessary to any governmental utilities or emergency communications system; 3. Any existing tower replacement or repair; 4. Amateur radio antennas and towers;