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A macro facility mounted on and/or extending above a structure shall be subject to the following:

A. The antenna shall be architecturally compatible, to the maximum extent feasible, with the building and/or wall on which it is mounted, and shall be designed and located so as to minimize adverse aesthetic impact.

1. The antenna may be mounted on a wall of an existing building if it is mounted as flush to the wall as is technically possible and does not project further above the top of the wall on which it is mounted beyond that height necessary to fulfill the function of that site within the local network system.

2. The antenna may be mounted on a building roof if the City finds that it is not technically possible or aesthetically desirable to mount the antenna on a wall.

3. The antenna shall be constructed, painted, or fully screened to match, as closely as possible, the color and texture of the building and/or wall on which it is mounted.

4. No portion of the antenna or base station shall exceed the height limitations set forth in this section.

B. If an equipment shelter is present, the structure shall be architecturally and visually compatible with surrounding existing buildings, structures, vegetation, and uses in terms of color, size, and bulk. Such facilities will be considered architecturally and visually compatible if they blend with the surrounding buildings in architectural character and color and are camouflaged to disguise the facility.

C. The maximum height of a utility pole extension shall be determined by the City Engineer and Director. The pole extension shall be designed such that the height of the utility pole is the minimum additional height necessary to support the antennas and provide adequate safety clearance from wirelines and the diameter of the utility pole required to support the antenna is not increased more than twenty (20) percent of the existing utility pole.

D. An antenna attached to the roof or sides of a building at least thirty (30) feet in height, or on an existing water tank, or a similar structure, must extend no more than sixteen (16) feet above the structure to which it is attached. [Ord. 726 § 2 (Exh. B), 2019.]