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. . . ^_.:I~_____ ~oo VIUllllUl\,;C ..JOO January 27.1997 Page 8 and/or flowering perennials in order to enhance and complement the natural features and environmental value of the City's parks and recreation areas. The landscaping plan shall be reviewed by the City Forester and approved by the City Council as part of a conditional use permit (CUP) or by the Director of Community Development. if the wireless telecommunication tower or antenna is allowed as a permitted use. The City Council or Director of Community Development. as applicable. may waive the landscaping and/or screening requirements upon request of the applicant if the existing landscaping and screening is deemed sufficient. Subd. 5. Color: The wireless telecommunication tower and antenna shall be of a neutral color such as light grey or sky blue except as dictated by the Federal Aviation Administration (f AA) and be designed to minimize visibility and to blend into the surrounding environment. Subd. 6. Construction Type and Materials: The wireless telecommunication tower shall be of a monopole construction unless a variance is granted by the Board of Adiustment and Appeals. Guy-wired towers shall not be permitted. Metal towers shall be constructed of. or treated with. corrosive resistant materials. Subd.7. Roof-Mounted Wireless Telecommunication Antennae: Roof-mounted wireless telecommunication antennae shall not be permitted on buildings with pitched-roofs. unless they are stealth antennae incorporated into upward thrusting architectural elements. such as a church steeple. spire or bell-tower. smokestack. etc. On flat roofs. the height of the antenna and mounting hardware may not more than 10 feet above the highest point of the roof to which the antenna is attached. Subd.8. Structurally-Mounted Wireless Telecommunications Antennae: Telecommunication antennae mounted upon sides of buildings shall be attached flush against building side. not to protrude more than the depth of the antennae. Structurally mounted antennae not affixed to towers shall be made to blend into the design and contours of the structure, unless roof-mounted in accordance with Section 1124.05. Subd. 7 of this Code. Subd.9. Prevention of Radiation: Wireless telecommunication antennae shall be subiect to state and federal regulations regarding non-ionizing radiation and other health hazards related to such facilities. If the federal government adopts new. more restrictive standards. the antennae shall be made to comply or the antenna shall be removed by the owner or the City at the tower owner's expense. The owner or operator of the tower shall pay any associated costs of compliance verification. Subd. 10. Lights: No wireless telecommunication tower or antenna shall have affixed or attached to it in any way except during time of repair or installation. any lights. reflectors. flashers. day-time strobes or steady night time light or other illumination devices. except as required by the Federal Aviation Agency. the Federal Communications Commission or the