ii. FCC License . The proposed facility is licensed by the FCC to provide fixed or mobile wireless communications services, or if no FCC licenses have been obtained, it must be demonstrated that there is a binding commitment from one (1) or more FCC licensees to utilize the proposed wireless communication facility. iii. Property of Co-Locations . The proposed facility is co-located or accommodated on an existing communication tower or structure within a three (3) mile radius, or if it is not co-located, the applicant made a good-faith effort to co-locate the proposed facility on an existing communication tower within the three (3) mile radius but it is impractical to do so. “Good - faith” effort is demonstrated by reasonable offers to purchase rights to co-locate the facility from all owners of existing communication towers within the three (3) mile radius, and a rejection in writing of the offers or a showing of impracticability, and in addition the following documentation: 1. Structural Capacity . A written determination made by a qualified and licensed North Carolina professional engineer that the equipment needed for operation of a proposed facility exceeds the structural capacity of existing towers, and that existing towers cannot be modified to accommodate the proposed facility at a reasonable cost. 2. Operational Effectiveness & Reasonable Cost . A written determination made by a qualified and licensed North Carolina professional engineer that the equipment needed for operation of the proposed facility would cause interference materially effecting the operation of the existing towers which cannot be mitigated at a reasonable cost. 3. Not Capable of Accommodating Proposed Facility Because of Height . A written determination made by qualified and licensed North Carolina professional engineer that the existing towers are not capable of accommodating the proposed facility because of the height requirements of the proposed facility. 4. Not Capable of Accommodating Proposed Facility Because of Geographic Service Area . A written determination made by qualified and licensed North Carolina professional engineer in the existing towers are not capable of accommodating the proposed facility because of geographic service area requirements, or other factors that made it impossible to locate the proposed
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