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e. Antennas -Aesthetics. All antennas and towers upon which antennas are placed shall be designed and situated so as to be as visually unobtrusive as possible, screened when appropriate, utilizing a city approved color and containing no signs, locos or lighting. except as may be reauired by anv state or federal regulation. Free standing antennas and towers (built upon the ground as opposed to placement on the roof of an existing building) are found to be an aesthetic blight and are prohibited. f. License reauired. The applicant shall present documentation of the possession of anv required license by local, state or federal agencies. g. Nonconforming Uses. Existing transmitting and receiving facilities at the time of the adoption of this section may remain in service. However, at such time as anv material chance is made in the facilities, full compliance with this section shall be reauired. No transmitting or receiving antennas or towers may be added to existing nonconforming facilities. h. Building Permit. A building permit shall be reauired for the construction of new antennas and towers upon which antennas will be placed and shall include wind loading and strength and footing • calculations prepared by a Minnesota registered engineer, whenever deemed necessary by the city engineer. i. Private satellite dish antennas. Private satellite dish antennas are not subject to this subdivision. i. Hand-held telephone, two-wav radio or similar devices. Hand-held telephone, two wav radio or similar devices not reauirinq an exterior reception or receiving antennae are permitted if operated so as not to be visible from outside a principal building nor producing anv electrical or other affect upon adjacent or nearby properties. Section 2. Chapter 9-1.02 subd. 2 is hereby amended to add the following definitions: Antenna. Equipment used for transmitting or receiving telecommunication, television or radio signals, which is located on the exterior of, or attached to any building or structure, but not including "satellite dish antennas". Antenna -Commercial. Any pole, spire or structure, or any combination, to which an antenna is, or could be attached, or which is designed for an antenna to be attached, and all supporting lines, cables, wires and braces erected for the commercial use of information. • Tower site. A location(s) on which is or may be located one or more telecommunication radio or television antennas available for connection and use by any person, firm or corporation.