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modifications that could overcome such problems are not feasible; any such reasons shall be reviewed by a county engineering consultant, as referenced in (e) and (f) below. (e) Submittal of a fee established by resolution of the board of county commissioners, separate from site plan and special exception review fees, to cover the county's costs of hiring an engineering consultant to review the written justification, where a county consultant review is required under subsection (d), above. (f) Within ten (10) working days of receiving a written justification that requires county consultant review, the county's engineering consultant shall submit to county staff written comments regarding the applicant's justification and reasons. Prior to scheduling the tower application for planning and zoning commission consideration, the county shall obtain from a hired engineering consultant review comments on the applicant's justification. The county's consultant shall present said comments to the planning and zoning commission, (and to the board of county commissioners for applications to be considered by the board), and said comments and presentation shall be considered in the county's decision on the tower application. 12. Applicants shall provide notice of the proposed tower to potential users. (a) At least forty-five (45) days prior to planning and zoning commission consideration of an application, the applicant shall send a notice by certified mail to all known potential tower uses, as specified by the planning division. Said notice shall provide tower technical specifications, location, height, and an invitation to respond within twenty (20) days to both the applicant and planning division if co -use of the tower is desired. Said notice shall also include the phone number, facsimile number, and address of the applicant's contact person and the planning division. Respondents shall provide the applicant and the planning division with the name and phone number of a contact person who has authority to negotiate co -location arrangements. "Technical tower specification" shall include the following: • Structural capacity characteristics of the tower • Output frequency and modulation characteristics of all proposed users • Manufacturer, type, model number, radiation diagram, and manufacturers specifications of all proposed antennas • Site elevation and antenna height range (maximum and minimum heights above ground level) • A lit of proposed accessory buildings and available equipment space on-site or within proposed buildings (b) Within fifteen (15) days of receiving a timely response from an interested potential co -user, the applicant shall inform the respondent and the planning division in writing as to whether or not the co -use is acceptable and under what conditions. If the co -use is not acceptable, then the applicant must provide the respondent and the planning division written justification as to why the co -use is not feasible. 13. Towers shall be designed to accommodate multiple users, as follows: • Lattice towers shall be engineered and constructed to accommodate a minimum of three (3) users. • Monopole towers may be engineered and constructed to accommodate a single user. • Camouflaged towers may be engineered and constructed to accommodate a single user. 14. A condition of approval for any tower application shall be that the tower shall be available, at market rate costs, for other parties and interests. This shall be acknowledged in a written agreement between the applicant and the county, on a form acceptable to the county, that will run with the land. Said notice shall be recorded in the Indian River County public records, at the applicant's expense. 15. If the use of a non -camouflaged tower is abandoned for more than twelve (12) consecutive months, then the tower shall be dismantled and removed from the site. (a) Prior to release of an approved tower site plan, the property owner shall acknowledge in writing, in a manner acceptable to the county attorney's office, his or her responsibilities as the property owner to perform or contract to perform and pay all costs associated with dismantling and properly removing and disposing of an abandoned tower. 16. Except where superseded by applicable state or federal regulations, non -camouflaged towers shall be painted or constructed in neutral color (e.g. non -contrasting gray or blue) to blend into the surrounding environment. 17. Except for the exemptions cited below, non -camouflaged towers over one hundred fifty (150) feet tall shall be separated as follows: 182 ATTACHMENT 3