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RelatingPOSED AMENDMENTS <br /> toStandards <br /> Reason for the Amendment: The Planning Director is encouraging co-location in an effort to <br /> improve coverage and capacity in high-demand areas while reducing the need for additional <br /> towers, and expediting the approval process. A new plan approval will be required if the co- <br /> location results in a "substantial" change as defined by the Federal Communications Commission \ <br /> (FCC) Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act. <br /> According to the FCC, a modification is deemed "substantial" if it involves a height increase of <br /> more than 10% or one additional antenna array (up to 20 feet) for towers outside public rights- <br /> of-way, or more than 10% or 10 feet for towers within public rights-of-way and base stations; a <br /> width increase of more than 20 feet or the width of the tower structure for towers outside public <br /> rights-of-way, or more than 6 feet for towers within public rights-of-way and base stations; <br /> installation of more than four new equipment cabinets, or one new cabinet if no pre-existing <br /> cabinets or ground cabinets increasing by more than 10% in size for towers within public rights- <br /> of-way and base stations; any excavation or deployment outside current property boundaries; <br /> modifications that defeat existing concealment elements; and non-compliance with prior <br /> conditions of approval unless due to specified changes. <br />