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al Effect on property values. j51 Effect of the proposed use on the comprehensive plan. b. The applicant shall provide at the time of application, sufficient information to show that construction and installation of the antenna or tower will meet or exceed the standards and requirements of the UBC (Uniform Building Code). c. Conditional use permits will not be required for. j,. Repair or replacement or adjustment of the elements of an antenna array affixed to a tower or antenna if the repair or replacement does not reduce the safety factor. 21 Antennas mounted on water towers sides or roof of existing structures and on existing towers, power, light, or telephone poles. d. The fee to be paid for the conditional use permit shall be set by city council resolution. Section 36 -606. Communication Towers Proposed in Residential Districts. No person, firm or corporation shall build or install a tower in a residential zone without obtaining a conditional use permit. Such a tower shall be subiect to, but not limited to, the following conditions: 1. The applicant shall demonstrate by providing a coverage /interference analysis and capacity analysis, that location of the tower as proposed is necessary to meet the frequency reuse and spacing needs of the communication services system and to provide adequate coverage and capacity to areas that cannot be adequately served by locating the towers in a less restrictive district or on an existing structure, tower or antenna. 2. If no existing structure that meets the height requirements for the antennas is available for mounting the antennas, such antennas may be mounted on a tower not to exceed seventy - five (75) feet in height. The tower shall be located a distance of at least the height of the tower from the nearest residential structure unless a qualified structural engineer specifies in writing that any collapse of the pole will occur within a lesser distance under all foreseeable circumstances and if the city council approves a lesser setback. 3. The height of a tower may be increased to a maximum of one hundred (100) feet if the tower is designed for the co- location of another providers antenna. 4. Transmitting, receiving and switching equipment shall be in an existing structure whenever possible. if a new equipment building is necessary for transmitting, receiving and switching, the owner or operator shall locate it at least ten (10) feet from the side or rear lot line and shall landscape and screen it. The community design review board shall review such a building, and the landscaping and screening. Section 36 -607. Construction Requirements, Setback and Height Restrictions in Districts or Locations Other Than Residential. a. No part of any tower or antenna shall be constructed, located or maintained at any time, permanently or temporarily, in or upon any required setback area for the district in which the antenna or tower is to be located. 6 Page 67