§ C. Application procedures for all towers and antennas.

The following must be provided when applying for a permit for a telecommunications facility:

(1)

Site plan, prepared and sealed by an appropriate licensing professional, to scale specifying the location of the telecommunications facilities, height of facilities, setbacks, transmission building and/or other accessory uses, access, parking, fences, landscape plan, and adjacent land uses.

(2)

A full description of the environment surrounding the proposed telecommunications facility, including any adjacent residential structures and districts, structures and sites of historic significance, or scenic view corridors as well as a phase I environmental study of the site completed by a qualified, independent engineer licensed in the State of Georgia.

(3)

A description of anticipated maintenance needs for the telecommunications facility, including frequency of service, personnel needs, equipment needs, and traffic, noise, or safety impacts of such maintenance.

(4)

Report from a qualified, independent engineer licensed in the State of Georgia, documenting the following:

(a)

Telecommunications facility height and design, including technical, engineering, economic, and other pertinent factors governing selection of the proposed design;

(b)

Total anticipated capacity of the telecommunications facility, including number and types of antennas which can be accommodated;

(c)

Evidence of structural integrity of the tower structure; and

(d)

Structural failure characteristics of the telecommunications facility and demonstration that site and setbacks are of adequate size to contain debris should a failure occur.

(5)

A definition of the area of service to be served by the antenna or tower and whether such antenna or tower is needed for coverage or capacity, including, but not limited to, radio frequency (RF) propagation studies at heights requested at the discretion of the community development department.

(6)

Information showing the proposed facility would provide the needed coverage or capacity, and that they cannot provide personal wireless communication service without the use of the proposed tower or antenna.

(7)

The identity of a community liaison officer appointed by the applicant to resolve issues of concern to neighbors and residents relating to the construction and operation of the facility. Include name, address, telephone number, facsimile number, and electronic mail address and page number, if applicable.

(8)

Identification of the geographic service area for the subject installation, including:

(a)

A map showing the site and the nearest or associated telecommunications facility sites within the applicant's network located within a five-mile radius of the site as well as other approved sites or telecommunications facilities located within a five-mile radius of the site outside the applicant's network;

(b)

A description and scaled map of the distance between existing or proposed telecommunications facility sites; and

(c)

A description of how this service area fits into and is necessary for the service network.

(9)

Provide information to justify why collocation on an existing tower or on multiple towers covering the area is not being proposed and demonstrate same with scaled maps and other data requested at the discretion of the community development department.

(10)

If the proposed site is zoned residential, applicants must justify why alternative nonresidential sites have not been proposed.

(11)

Each applicant shall include a five-year facilities plan and site inventory including the following:

(a)

A list of all existing, to be upgraded or replaced, and proposed telecommunications facility sites within Paulding County and a map showing these sites. The list must include (1) street address, land lot, section, district, and parcel number; (2) zoning district; (3) type of building and number of stories; (4) the number of antennas and base transceiver stations per site and the location and type of antenna installation (stand-alone, rooftop, building facade, etc.), and location of the base transceiver station installations(s); (5) the height from ground to the top of the antenna installation; and (6) the radio frequency range in megahertz, the wattage output of the equipment and the effective radiated power. Furthermore, after a tower structure has been approved, the applicant must submit a permit renewal application, which reports the status on the use of said tower, annually to the community development department for administrative approval.

(b)

If the applicant does not know specific future tower and antenna site locations but does know of areas where telecommunications facilities will be needed within the next five years to provide service, the applicant shall list the landlots contained within the anticipated geographic service area and identify each geographic service area with a number that will correspond to the future telecommunication facility site.

(12)

If requested by the community development department, photo simulations depicting the design and type of tower proposed.

(13)

All signed leases, option agreements or signed collocation agreements between the applicant and carriers with valid FCC licenses to provide wireless services to locate antennas on the site.

(14)

The applicant shall provide any other information requested by the community development department in order to fully evaluate the potential impact of the proposed facility.