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S g. Signs and Advertising. No signage, advertising, or identification of any kind intended to be visible from the ground or other structures is permitted, except applicable warning and equipment information signage required by the manufacturer or by Federal, State, or local authorities. h. Accessory Utility Buildings. All utility buildings and structures accessory to a tower shall be architecturally designed to blend in with the surrounding environment and shall meet the minimum setback requirements for accessory structures of the underlying zoning district. Ground mounted equipment shall be screened from view by suitable vegetation, except where a design ofnon-vegetative screening better reflects and complements the architectural character of the surrounding neighborhood. i. Design Standards. Proposed or modified towers and antennas shall meet the following requirements: (1) Towers and antennas (including antenna cables) shall be designed to blend into the surrounding environment to the maximum extent possible as determined by the City through the use of building materials, colors, texture, screening, landscaping, and other camouflaging architectural treatment, except in instances where the color is dictated by federal or • state authorities such as the Federal Aviation Administration; (2) Personal wireless service towers shall be of a monopole design unless the City Council determines that an alternative design would better blend in to the surrounding environment. j. Co-Location Requirement. All personal wireless service towers erected, constructed, or located within the City shall comply with the following requirements: (1) A proposal for a new personal wireless service tower shall not be approved unless the City Council finds that the telecommunications equipment planned for the proposed tower cannot be accommodated on an existing or approved tower or building, that is greater than 60 feet in height, within aone-quarter (1 /4) mile search radius for towers less than one hundred ten (110) feet in height or a one-half (1/2) mile search radius for towers equal to or greater than one hundred ten (110) feet in height of the proposed tower due to one or more of the following reasons: (a) The planned equipment would exceed the structural capacity of the existing or approved tower or building as documented by a qualified and licensed professional engineer, and the existing or approved tower cannot be reinforced, modified, or replaced to accommodate planned or equivalent equipment at a reasonable cost. • 16