1. Height. Wireless telecommunications facilities are subject to the height limitation stipulated in this title and shall be as short as technologically feasible. Notwithstanding the application of such height limitations, the Planning Commission (but not the Zoning Administrator) may allow stealth design facilities to exceed the zone district height limit upon a specific finding that the proposed height is the only technologically feasible option for providing service to an area.

2. Stealth Technology and Design. Wireless telecommunications facilities shall utilize all practical means to conceal or minimize the visual impact thereof, including:

3. Co-Location. Wireless telecommunication facilities shall be co-located to the extent practicable. They should also be constructed and sited to accommodate the future co-location of other facilities. Conditional use permit applications for wireless telecommunications facilities that are not to be co-located shall contain a written statement that a good faith effort was made to attempt co-location at another site. Such statement shall also declare the justification for deciding not to co-locate.

Likewise, conditional use permit applications for wireless telecommunication facilities that are not to be constructed and sited to accommodate the future co-location of other facilities shall contain a written statement declaring the justification for failing to do so.

Co-location is discouraged, but not prohibited, for sites located on a residential lot in a single-family or two-family residential zone.

4. Parking Displacement. Wireless telecommunications facilities shall not reduce available parking space below that which is required by applicable zoning laws.

5. Setbacks. All components of all wireless telecommunications facilities shall meet the setback requirements of the zoning district in which it is proposed to be located.

6. Colors and Materials. Colors and materials shall be chosen to minimize visibility. All externally visible elements of a facility, including the antenna and supporting equipment, shall be of a neutral color that is identical to, or closely compatible with, the color of the supporting structure and/or its surroundings, so as to make the antenna and related equipment as visually unobtrusive as possible. Proposed colors shall be identified by manufacturer and color name or number.

7. Visual Integration of Antennas. Facade-mounted antennas shall be architecturally integrated into the style and character of the structure, and painted and textured to match or complement the existing structure. Roof-mounted antennas shall be constructed at the minimum height possible to serve the provider’s service area, shall be designed to minimize visibility from the surrounding areas, and painted and textured to match or complement the existing structure or building.

8. Freestanding Facilities. Freestanding facilities, including ground-mounted antennas and monopoles, are discouraged and may be used only when no other alternative is feasible. When allowed, freestanding facilities shall be designed to the minimum functional height and width. Lattice towers are prohibited.

9. Landscaping. When portions of the facility are exposed to public view, they shall be landscaped with visual buffering, such as plant materials, walls and/or mounds that screen the view of the facility from public rights-of-way, public parklands and nearby residential properties. Existing mature growth trees and natural landforms on the site shall be preserved to the maximum extent feasible. Native plantings are to be used to the maximum extent possible.

10. Equipment Enclosures. All equipment shall be placed completely underground when feasible or located inside an existing building. If such placement is not feasible, the equipment shall be completely enclosed within a solid-walled enclosure or building. Enclosures may not exceed 10 feet in height measured from the base of the foundation unless a greater height is necessary to maximize architectural integration and shall be screened by landscaping. Any visible cabinets, cables, air conditioning units, fencing, etc., shall be painted and textured to match the surrounding area so as to minimize visibility.

11. Preventive Design. All facilities shall be designed to be resistant to and minimize opportunities for unauthorized access, climbing, vandalism, graffiti, and other conditions that would result in hazardous conditions or visual blight.

12. Access to Facilities. All wireless telecommunication facilities shall be accessed from nonresidential streets or rights-of-way to the maximum extent practical. Any constructed access shall be sited to avoid residential areas, streets or rights-of-way to the maximum extent practical.

13. Construction Methods. All wireless telecommunication facilities shall be built in accordance with uniform building code standards and, to the extent feasible, be protected against damage by fire, flooding, and earthquake. Reasonable measures shall be taken to keep wireless facilities in operation in the event of a natural disaster.

14. Signs. Other than required safety warning signs, no signs shall be placed on facilities or equipment.

15. Modifying or Upgrading Facilities. When modifying or upgrading wireless facilities, existing antennas and equipment shall, to the extent feasible, be replaced with antennas and equipment of equal or greater technical capacity and reduced size so as to reduce visual and noise impacts.

1. Security Lighting. Security lighting shall be kept to a minimum. Any security lighting that may spill into residential zoning districts is discouraged and shall only be activated by a motion detector.

2. Grounds Maintenance. All facilities and related equipment shall be maintained in good working order and free from trash, debris, graffiti and any form of vandalism. Any damaged equipment shall be repaired or replaced within 30 calendar days of sustaining such damage. Graffiti shall be removed within 48 hours of being notified by the City or others of its existence. Facilities containing landscaping elements shall be maintained in good condition at all times. Damaged, dead or decaying plant materials shall be removed and replaced within 30 calendar days of sustaining such damage.

3. Facility Maintenance. Routine maintenance of equipment located in residential zones or within 100 feet of a residential district, not requiring the facility to be taken “off line,” shall be conducted only during the weekday hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., holidays excepted. In other areas, and when a facility must be taken “off line,” routine maintenance may be conducted at any time. Emergency repairs and maintenance shall be conducted only in the cases of power outages and equipment failure or malfunction.

4. Noise Attenuation. Each wireless telecommunications facility shall be operated in a manner that will minimize noise impacts to surrounding residents and persons using nearby parks, trails, and similar recreation areas. To achieve this objective, all air conditioning units and any other equipment emitting noise that is audible from beyond the property line on which a facility is located shall be enclosed or equipped with noise attenuation devices that reduce the noise to the lowest feasible level. Backup generators shall only be operated during periods of power outages or for testing. (Ord. 2895 § 1, 2003).