§ 5A-155. Telecommunications transmission facility inventory.

(a)

Prior to August 1 of each year, each agency of the County and each agency which receives County funding shall submit to the Telecommunications Transmission Facility Coordinator its telecommunications transmission facility location plan. The plan shall identify the location of each existing telecommunication transmission facility and the proposed location of each facility to be constructed by or for such agency in the succeeding two years. The plan shall be updated whenever the actual or proposed location of a facility changes.

(b)

Prior to August 1 of each year, each owner of a telecommunications transmission facility in the County shall submit to the Telecommunications Transmission Facility Coordinator its telecommunication transmission facility location plan. The plan shall identify the location of each existing telecommunication transmission facility and the proposed location of each facility proposed to be constructed in the succeeding two years.

(c)

Before a recommendation may be granted to site a telecommunications transmission facility in the County, the Telecommunications Transmission Facility Coordinator shall draft a master plan of actual and proposed telecommunications transmission facilities in the County. The TTFCC Chair shall submit the master plan to the County Executive for advisory approval. The County Executive will transmit the master plan to the County Council for advisory approval only no later than October 1 of each year. The County Council shall have sixty (60) calendar days to review and comment. The months of August and December shall not be considered when calculating the sixty (60) day period. The County Council may provide any recommendation(s) to the proposed plan within the sixty (60) day period by submitting a letter to the TTFCC Chair. The master plan shall identify areas of the County where additional sites for telecommunications transmission facilities are anticipated to be needed to provide service for public and private uses. Notice of all changes to the plan shall be made as provided in this Subsection.

(d)

The TTFCC Chair shall submit the TTFCC Annual Report to the County Executive for approval. The County Executive will transmit the Annual Report to the County Council no later than May 1 of each year. The report shall inform the County Executive and the County Council of the activities of the TTFCC and recommend strategies for further improving the deployment of wireless services to the citizens.

(CB-98-1998; CB-2-2006; CB-67-2008)