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• (b) Existing or approved towers and buildings within the search radius cannot accommodate the planned equipment at a height necessary to function reasonably as documented by a qualified radio frequency engineer. (c) Other unforeseen reasons that make it infeasible to locate the planned telecommunications equipment upon an existing or approved tower or building. (2) The applicant must demonstrate that a good faith effort to co-locate on existing towers and structures was made, but an agreement could not be reached. (3) Any proposed personal wireless service tower shall be designed, structurally, electrically, and in all respects, to accommodate both the applicant's antennas and comparable antennas for at least two (2) additional users if the tower is over ninety (90) feet in height or for at least one (1) additional user if the tower is over sixty (60) feet in height. Towers must be designed to allow for future rearrangement of antennas upon the tower and to accept antennas mounted at varying heights. k. Antennas Mounted on Roofs, Walls, and Existing Towers. The placement of • commercial antennas on roofs, walls, and existing towers may be approved by the City, with a conditional use permit, provided the antennas meet the requirements of this Code. In addition to the submittal requirements required elsewhere in this Code, and an application for a building permit for antennas to be mounted on an existing structure shall be accompanied by the following information: (1) A site plan showing the location of the proposed antennas on the structure and documenting that the request meets the requirements of this Code; (2) A building plan showing the construction of the antennas and the proposed method of attaching them to the existing structure, and documenting that the request meets the requirements of this Code; (3) Certification by a qualified and licensed professional engineer indicating the existing structure or tower's ability to support the antennas. 1. Existing Antennas and Towers. Antennas and towers in residential districts and in existence as of the effective date of this Ordinance which do not conform or comply with this Section are subject to the following provisions: (1) Towers may continue in use for the purpose used and existing as of the effective date of this Ordinance, but may not be replaced or structurally altered without complying in all respects with this Section. • 17