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May 17, 2004 Page 458 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 lighting of any kind in 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 lighted or marked, except as required by Law. artificially 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 is required, Applicant shall provide a detailed plan for sufficient lighting of as unobtrusive and inoffensive an effect as is permissible under State and Federal regulations. Section 11. 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 supporting structures, including guy wires, shall be made inaccessible to individuals and constructed or shielded in such a manner that they cannot be climbed or collided with; and 2) Transmitters 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 Antenna that has transmission capabilities and shall contain the name(s) of the owner(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 site and must identify the equipment owner of the shelter or cabinet. The sign shall not be lighted, unless applicable law, rule or regulation requires lighting. No other signage, including advertising, shall be permitted. Section 13. Lot Size and Setbacks. Ail proposed Towers and any other proposed Wireless Telecommunications Facility structures shall be set back from abutting 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 existing setback requirement of the underlying zoning district, whichever is greater. Any Accessory structure shall be located so as to comply with the applicable minimum setback requirements for the property on which it is situated. Section 14. Retention of Expert Assistance and Reimbursement by Applicant. A) The County may hire any consultant and/or expert necessary to assist the County in reviewing and evaluating the Application, including the construction and modification of the site, once permitted, and any requests for recertification. B) An Applicant shall deposit with the County funds sufficient to reimburse the County for all reasonable costs of consultant and expert evaluation and consultation to the County in connection with the review of any Application including the construction and modification of the site, once permitted. The initial deposit shall be $8,500.00. The placement of the $8,500 with 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 invoice the County for its services in reviewing the Application, including 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 immediately, upon notification by the County, replenish said escrow account so that it has a balance of at