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1. Add an allowance for 70' - 140' tall amateur radio communications towers in residential zoning districts as an administrative permit use. 2. Add an exemption from special setbacks and an engineer certified design fall radius for amateur radio communications towers. In lieu of special setbacks, normal zoning district building setbacks, as well as standard building code requirements, would apply to amateur radio communications towers., NOTE: special setbacks or, alternatively, an engineer - certified design fall radius provision,' will still apply to commercial communications towers. 3. Add an administrative permit use special land use criterion requiring applicants for amateur radio communication towers to submit a notarized statement that the tower will be used for amateur radio communications and to submit documentation showing that he or she is properly licensed to conduct amateur radio communications. Director Boling further explained that the proposed ordinance would allow amateur radio communication towers in the category of 70 feet to 140 feet to be constructed with administrative permit approval in any residential area meeting the specifications and land use criteria that we have in Section 971. A building permit is required for any structure, including a tower, regardless of the type of site plan or use. Director Boling recounted that the Board directed staff to delete the specific land use criteria requirement for an engineer certified design fall radius statement and the extraordinary setback of the 110 percent fall radius setback. The Board also directed staff to delete a criterion requiring an applicant to provide evidence as to why he needed a tower higher than 70 feet. The proposal is to require a notarized letter stating that the tower will be used for amateur radio communications and documentation that a licensed operator would be using it. Director Boling stated that the administrative permit criteria that would apply to amateur radio towers are spelled out specifically on pages 6, 7, and 8 of the proposed ordinance. There is a 10 -foot setback from the property line for anchorage of the guy wires, the purpose of which is to move the anchors away from the perimeter property line. Director Boling advised that an alternative to having administrative permit criteria would be to put criteria in our accessory uses section which applies generally to different types of uses in single family .areas. 7 500K 91