The site development plan and preliminary design plan shall contain the following information and be part of the tower permit application:
(A) The site development plan shall be prepared by a state registered land surveyor and contain the following:
(1) The tower applicant’s name and property owner’s name and their addresses, scale, north arrow, vicinity map, tax parcel identification number and the tower’s latitude and longitude coordinates;
(2) The name, address, signature and seal of the surveyor preparing the site development plan;
(3) The surveyed boundary lines of the parcel(s) that will contain the proposed tower and its fall area;
(4) The name, addresses and tax parcel identification numbers of all owners of property abutting the subject property;
(5) All identifiable structures located on the parcel, all private and public roads, highways and underground and overhead utilities;
(6) All existing towers on the property or any towers whose fall area encroaches onto the property;
(7) The proposed tower’s location, the proposed fall area and the location of all support structures and guy line anchors;
(8) The ground elevation of the proposed tower’s base, all proposed support structures, property corners and a permanent site benchmark. All elevations shall be determined by using the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929; and
(9) All proposed access roads, easements or rights-of-way on or to the site, and any other improvements to the site.
(B) The preliminary tower design plan shall be prepared by a state registered professional engineer and contain the following:
(1) The tower permit applicant’s name and address, scale, north arrow, vicinity map and tax parcel identification number;
(2) The name, address, signature and seal of the engineer preparing the preliminary tower design plan;
(3) A plan showing the base of the tower and the foundations for all guy line anchors and support structures, all proposed buildings and any other proposed improvements including access roads and utility connections within and to the proposed site;
(4) A tower elevation showing the proposed lighting, all proposed antennas and other appendages;
(5) An elevation of each proposed set of guy line anchors; and
(6) The proposed tower design loads.
(C) A map and description showing the service area(s) for the proposed tower’s antenna(s) and/or other devices;
(D) The applicant shall provide written statements from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) showing that the proposed tower complies with all permit regulations administered by that agency or evidence that the proposed tower is exempt from those regulations;
(E) The applicant shall identify all other possible alternatives considered within the service area for the proposed tower’s antenna(s) and/or other devices and explain why the proposed tower is necessary and why existing towers and structures (such as, Duke Power or Carolina Power and Light transmission towers) cannot accommodate the proposed antenna(s) and/or other devices; and
(F) The applicant shall identify any variance(s) to the ordinance, the reason(s) for seeking the variance(s) and any measures that are proposed to mitigate possible adverse affects of the proposed variance(s).
(Ord. 15-2021, passed - -)