§ 5A-153. Telecommunications Transmission Facility Coordinating Committee.

(a)

The Telecommunications Transmission Facility Coordinating Committee shall consist of:

(1)

The Director of the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement or the Director's designee;

(2)

The Director of the Department of Public Works and Transportation or the Director's designee;

(3)

The Planning Director or the Director's designee;

(4)

The Superintendent of Schools or the Superintendent's designee;

(5)

The Director of the Office of Information Technology or the Director's designee; and

(6)

The County Council Administrator or the Administrator's designee.

(b)

The County Executive and County Council shall designate a Telecommunications Transmission Facility Coordinator as an ex-officio, non voting member of the TTFCC.

(c)

The TTFCC Chair and Vice-Chair shall be elected from among and by the TTFCC membership.

(d)

The Director shall make available to the Telecommunications Transmission Facility Coordinating Committee such services and facilities as are necessary for the proper performance of its duties.

(e)

The Telecommunications Transmission Facility Coordinating Committee shall:

(1)

Serve as a central source of information and provide technical advice on the siting of telecommunications transmission facilities for the County, the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the Board of Education and other public landowners, private landowners, licensed telecommunication carriers, and the general public;

(2)

Promote the appropriate and efficient location and co-location of telecommunications transmission facilities to minimize adverse impacts on other land uses in the County;

(3)

Evaluate the esthetic effects of locating multiple telecommunications transmission facilities in a single location or on a single structure;

(4)

Recommend alternative sites and techniques where appropriate to mitigate the visual impact of the proposed and alternative site and provide a copy of the recommendation to the Council member in whose district the telecommunications transmission facility is to be located;

(5)

Recommend provisions governing removal of the proposed telecommunications transmission facility at the end of its useful life, including the posting of a bond or other financial guarantee;

(6)

Facilitate public participation in the telecommunications transmission facility siting process; and

(7)

Report annually to the County Executive as requested on siting policy issues.

(f)

The Telecommunications Transmission Facility Coordinator shall:

(1)

Prepare a master plan of existing and planned Telecommunications Transmission Facilities in the County;

(2)

Maintain a database of all applications reviewed by the TTFCC and those facilities proposed to be located in the County;

(3)

Advise the County on telecommunications matters as requested;

(4)

Review the siting of each proposed Telecommunications Transmission Facility;

(5)

Evaluate the technical rationale of the proposed locations; and

(6)

Evaluate alternative sites and techniques where appropriate to mitigate the visual impact of the proposed and alternative sites and report the findings to the TTFCC.

(CB-98-1998; CB-22-2001; CB-2-2006; CB-34-2007; CB-67-2008; CB-71-2012; CB-27-2014)