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May 17, 2004 Page 458 the height needed to provxde service primarily and essentially within the County, to the extent practicable, unless good cause is sho~ B) No Tower constructed after the effective date of th~s Ordinance, including allowing for all attachments, shall exceed that height which shall permit operation without required artificial lighting of any kind an accordance with municipal, County, State, and/or any Federal statute, law, local law, County ordinance, code, rule or regulation Section 10. visibility of Wireless Telecommunications Facilities. A) Wireless Telecommunications Facilities shall not be artificially lighted or marked, except as required by Law. B) Towers shall be galvanized and/or painted with a rust-preventive paint of an appropriate color to harmonize with the surroundings and shall be maintained in accordance with the requirements of this Ordinance. C) If lighting Ks required, Applicant shall provide a detailed plan for sufficient l~ghtlng of as unobtrusive and inoffensive an effect as is permissible under State and Federal regulations. Section ll. Security of Wireless Telecommunications Facilities All Wireless Telecommunications Facilities and Antennas shall be located, fenced or otherwise secured in a manner that prevents unauthorized access Specifically. 1) All Antennas, Towers and other supportlng structures, including guy wares, shall be made inaccessible to ~nd~viduals and constructed or shielded in such a manner that they cannot be cl~ed or collided with; and 2) Transmltters and Telecommunications control points shall be installed such a manner that they are readily accessible only to persons authorized to operate or service them. Section 12. Signage. Wireless Telecommunications Facilities shall contain a sign no larger than four (4) square feet in order to provide adequate notification to persons in the immediate area of the presence of an ~d~tenna that has transmission capabilities and shall contain the name(s) 9f the o~a%er(s) and operator(s) of the Antenna(s) as well as emergency phone number(s). The sign shall be on the equipment shelter or cabinet of the Applicant and be visible from the access point of the sate and must ldentlfy the equipment owner of the shelter or cabinet. The sign shall not be lighted, unless applicable law, rule or regulation requires lighting. No other s~gnage, including advertising, shall be permitted Section 13 Lot Size and Setbacks. All proposed Towers and any other proposed Wireless Telecommunications Facility structures shall be set back from abuttlng parcels, recorded rights- of-way and road and street lines by the greater of the following distances: A distance equal to the height of the proposed Tower or Wireless Telecommunications Facility structure plus ten percent (10%) of the height of the Tower or structure, or the ex,sting setback requirement of the underlying zoning district, whichever is greater. Any Accessory structure shall be located so as to comply wlth the applicable m~nlmum setback requirements for the property on which it is situated. Section 14. Retention of Expert Assistance and Rei~ursement by Applicant A) The County may hire any consultant and/or ex-pert necessary to assist the County in reviewing and evaluating the Application, including the constructlon and modification of the site, once permitted, and any requests for recertlf~cation. B) An Applicant shall deposit with the County funds sufficient to rei~urse the County for all reasonable costs of consultant and expert evaluation and consultation to the County ~n connection with the review of any Application ~ncluding the construction and modification of the sate, once permitted The ~nltlal deposit shall be $8,500.00. The placement of the $8,500 w~th the County shall precede the pre- application meeting The County will maintain a separate escrow account for all such funds The County's consultants/experts shall ~nvoice the County for its services ~n reviewing the Application, ~ncluding the construction and modification of the site, once permitted. If at any time during the process this escrow account has a balance less than $2,500 00, the Applicant shall immedlately, upon notification by the County, replenish said escrow account so that it has ,a balance of at