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Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance Chapter 8- Conditional Uses sites approved for towers or antennas, that are within the jurisdiction of Cabarrus County, the City of Kannapolis, the City of Concord, the Town of Harrisburg, the Town of Mt. Pleasant, the City of Locust or the Town of Midland. Such information shall include specific information about the location, height, and design of each tower. Each applicant shall also provide a one -year build out plan for all other proposed wireless communications facilities within the County. The Zoning Administrator, and /or his or her designee, may share such information with other applicants applying for administrative approvals or conditional use permits under this Ordinance or with other organizations seeking to locate towers or antennas within the jurisdiction of this Ordinance provided, however that the Zoning Administrator, and /or his or her designee, is not, by sharing such information, in any way representing or warranting that such sites are available or suitable. Notwithstanding, '`' applicant is not required to provide proprietary, confidential or other business infor on to justify the need for the new wireless support structure, including do ps and telecommunication traffic studies. Section 5 Aesthetics r b. The design of the buildings and related structures shall, to the extent possible, use materials, colors, textures, screening, and landscaping that will blend them into the natural setting and surrounding buildings located adjacent to the tower or antenna site. c. If an antenna is installed on a structure other than a tower, the antenna and supporting electrical nd mechanical equipment must be of a neutral color that is identical to, or closely compatible with, the color of the supporting structure. This is in order to make the antenna, and related equipment, as visually unobtrusive as possible. d. LIGHTS- No tower or antenna shall have affixed or attached to it in any way except during time of repair or installation, any lights, reflectors, flashers, day -time strobes or steady night time light or other illumination devices, except as required by the FAA, FCC or the County. This restriction against lights shall not apply to towers which have been combined with light standards for illumination of ball field, parking lots, playgrounds, or other similar public uses. If lighting is required, the lighting sources and design shall be designed to create the minimum practicable penetration of areas outside the boundaries of the Lot or Parcel. e. STATE OR FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS- All towers and antennas must meet or exceed current standards and regulations of the FAA, the FCC, and any other state or federal government agency with the authority to regulate towers and antennas. If such standards and regulations are changed, then the owners of the towers and antennas governed by this chapter shall bring such towers and antennas into compliance with the revised standards and regulations within six (6) months of the effective date of such standards and regulations, unless a different compliance schedule is mandated by the controlling state or federal agency. Failure to bring towers and antennas into compliance with such revised standards and regulations shall constitute grounds for the removal of the tower or antenna at the owner's expense. f. BUILDING CODES, SAFETY STANDARDS- To ensure the structural integrity of towers and antennas, the owners of such facilities shall ensure that they are maintained in compliance applicable with standards contained in the State Building Code. Chapter 8 Page 26 of 33 Revised August, 2013 Attachment number 4 G -1 Page 376