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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes <br />October 16, 2003 <br /> <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />recommend that they should have no standing under what <br />regulations the Board have. He said tower companies have no <br />need; the carriers are the ones that have the need. <br /> <br />Mr. Arnold said propagation maps typically manipulate the scale. <br />They do every little intricate details to make them look for what <br />benefits them. He said of their aspect they go through, they set <br />scale and criteria'so they can see some consistence. Mr. Arnold <br />said he does not think it is intended to mislead, but there certainly <br />is intent to help the Board understand what they are trying to do <br />for their benefit. <br /> <br />Mr. Monroe said to the Board they need to know the answers here <br />as well as the questions to ask. He said that is what they do. <br /> <br />Mr. Starnes asked Mr. Monroe what is his opinion on stealth for <br />aesthetic purposes. <br /> <br />Mr. Monroe said he will try and give him a simple answer. He said <br />it depends on how you define stealth and what stealth technology <br />is he referring to. Mr. Monroe said sometimes it works great. He <br />said the vast majority of these facilities should be sited so that they <br />are for all intents and purposes invisible to the layperson. They <br />should not recognize a wireless facility for what it is. Mr. Monroe <br />said in their experience around the country about 70% of the <br />wireless towers that exist do not need to exist. He said an equal <br />percentage about 70% of the 30% that remain are at least two to <br />three times as tall as they need to be. Very seldom do they need <br />the height that they often time come to the Board with. Mr. <br />Monroe said the Board needs to know that under the Federal law <br />you are not obligated to grant them a permit to fill a gap in service <br />from a single facility. He said the Board may deem it.more <br />appropriate as a matter of community policy to require them to co- <br />locate two facilities instead of one tower to fill a gap. Mr. Monroe <br />said it is not saying that the Board need to or have to, but they <br />have that right if they want to. <br /> <br /> <br />