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prohtbiting co-location shall not be a vahd basis for any claim of Commercial Impracncability or hardship. D) Notwtthstanding the above, the County may approve any site located within an area ~n the above hst of priorities, provided that the County finds that the proposed site is in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the County and its inhabitants and will not have a deleterious effect on the nature and character of the community and neighborhood. E) The Apphcant shall submit a written report demonstrating the Applicant's review of the above locations ~n order of priority, demonstrating the technological reason for the site selection. If appropriate, based on selecting a site of lower priority, a detatled written explanation as to why sites of a higher priority were not selected shall be included with the Application. F) Notwithstanding that a potential site may be situated in an area of highest priority or highest available priority, the County may disapprove an Application for any of the following reasons. 1) Conflict with safety and safety-related codes and requirements; 2) Conflmt wtth the h~storic nature or character of a neighborhood or historical district; 3) The use or construction of W~reless Telecommunications Facilmes which is contrary to an already stated purpose of a spemfic zoning or land use designation; 4) The placement and location of Wireless Telecommunications Facilities which would create an unacceptable risk, or the reasonable probabihty of such, to residents, the public, employees and agents of the County, or employees of the service provider or other service providers; 5) Conflicts with the provisions of this Ordinance. Section 8. Shared use of Wireless Telecommunications Facilities and other structures. A) The County, as opposed to the construction of a new Tower, shall prefer locating on existing Towers or others structures w~thout increasing the height. The Applicant shall subma a comprehensive report inventorying existxng Towers and other suitable structures within four (4) miles of the location of any proposed new Tower, unless the Applicant can show that some other distance is more reasonable and demonstrate conclusively why an exiting Tower or other suitable structure can not be used. B) An Applicant intending to locate on an existing Tower or other suitable structure shall be required to document the intent of the ex~sting owner to permit its use by the Applicant. c) Such shared use shall consist only of the mimmum Antenna array technologically reqmred to provide service primarily and essentially within the County, to the extent practmable, unless good cause is shown. Section 9. Height of Telecommunications Tower(s). A) The Applicant shall submit documentation justifying the total height of any Tower, Facdity and/or Antenna and the basis therefore. Such documentation will be analyzed in the context of the justification of the height needed to provide service primarily and essentially within the County, to the extent practicable, unless good cause is shown. B) No Tower constructed after the effective date of this Ordinance, including allowing for all attachments, shall exceed that height which shall permit operation without required artificial Last Rewsion: 10/27/03 CMS Confidential & Proprietary 10