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Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance Chapter 8- Conditional Uses antenna. Evidence submitted to demonstrate that no existing tower, structure or alternative technology can accommodate the applicant's proposed tower or antenna may consist of any or all of the following: 1. No existing towers or structures are located within the geographic area which meets applicant's engineering requirements. 2. Existing towers or structures are not of sufficient height to meet applicant's engineering requirements. 3. Existing towers or structures do not have sufficient structural strength to support applicant's proposed antenna and related equipment. 4. The applicant's proposed antenna would cause electromagnetic interference with the antenna on the existing towers or structures, or the antenna on the existing towers or structures would cause interference with the applicant's proposed antenna. 5. The fees, costs, or contractual provisions required by the owner in order to share an existing tower or structure or to adapt an existing tower or structure for sharing are unreasonable. Costs required by the owner of existing tower or stricture that exceed new tower development are presumed to be unreasonable..a 6. The applicant demonstrates that there are other limiting factors that render existing towers and structures unsuitable. 7. The applicant demonstrates that alternative technologies, such as a cable microcell network using multiple low- powered transmitters /receivers attached to a wire line system, that does not require the use of towers or structures, are unsuitable. Costs of alternative technology that exceed new tower or antenna development cost shall not be presumed to render the technology unsuitable. a. SEPARATION- Towers shall be separated a distance, as measured from the base, equal to at least the minimum standards established in Table 2. The separation distances shall be measured by drawing or following a straight line between the base of the preexisting tower and the base location, pursuant to a site plan, of the proposed tower. b. SECURITY FENCING- Towers shall be enclosed by security fencing not less than six (6) feet in height and no more than eight (8) feet in height, constructed of block or masonry or wood material, and shall be equipped in such a manner as to deter climbing. c. LANDSCAPING- Tower facilities shall be landscaped with a buffer of plant materials that effectively screens the view of the tower compound from adjacent residential property. The standard buffer shall consist of a landscaped strip at least four (4) feet wide outside the perimeter of the compound. Plant materials forming the visual buffer may be existing on the subject property or installed as part of the proposed facility, but existing mature plant growth and natural land forms on the site shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible. The Administrator may waive these requirements in locations where the view of the tower base is obstructed by existing buildings or natural topography and cannot be viewed from adjacent property or a public street. Section 9 Buildings or Other Equipment Storage Structures used in association with towers or antennas shall comply with the following provisions: a. Equipment cabinets and /or other structures shall comply with all applicable building codes. Chapter 8 Page 29 of 33 Revised August, 2013 Attachment number 4 G -1 Page 379