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master plan, and to address the publicly owned potential stealth facility sites designated in the plan. The proposed ordinance (see attachment 4) adds some new provisions described as follows. 1. The format of the Chapter 911 use tables has been modified to more clearly refer to the wireless facilities regulations of LDR Section 971.44 (refer to ordinance pp. 1 - 10). 2. The relationship between the wireless facilities regulations and the wireless master plan is more thoroughly addressed. The proposed ordinance establishes the master plan designated potential sites as priorities in the facility/tower type siting hierarchy contained m the existing regulations (pp. 11-12). Also, the ordinance provides for a streamlined process (staff -level site plan approval) for Board -approved master plan designated sites (pg. 37). In addition, the ordinance exempts Board -approved stealth facilities not exceeding a height of 90 feet from expert review requirements. 3. Certain new terms are defined, including: "Least Visually Obtrusive", "State of the Art", and "Wireless Facilities Master Plan" (pp. 15 - 16). 4. The existing 971.44 provision allowing public safety wireless facilities as special exception uses in any zoning district has been expanded to include special exception review and approval for the height of such facilities. For example, the county's 800 MHz public safety system could, under the expanded provision, include a wireless facility over 150' tall if special exception use approval is granted (pg. 20). 5. Applicants of new facilities will be required to use "state of the art" and "least obtrusive technology" to ensure that new facilities have the least visual impact that up-to-date technology can accommodate (pp. 28, 31-34). 6. Existing guyed towers will be allowed to be replaced with new (re -built) guyed towers (pg. 30). This proposed provision is consistent with the current Chapter 971 allowance for rebuilding existing non -conforming non -wireless towers. Such a provision is an incentive to build upgraded towers that are structurally safe, that accommodate more users (through collocation), and that are built to support state - of -the art facilities. 7. Fake trees will continue to be an option for stealth facilities, but will be limited in height to 110% of the surrounding tree line in the area of the site (pg. 34). This provision will ensure that any fake tree used will have an appropriate height to blend -in with trees in the surrounding area. These provisions will appropriately link the wireless facilities regulations with the wireless master plan. The result is a complete set of wireless facilities regulations that cover issues raised during development and review of the wireless master plan. Impact On Housing Affordability The proposed ordinance willhave no effect on residential projects. Therefore, there will be no impact on housing affordability. NOVEMBER 12, 2002