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Ordinance 793 Page 3 Subd. 4. Landscaping and Screening: The wireless telecommunication tower and/or accessory equipment building shall be landscaped and screened with a mixture of six- foot (6') tall evergreens and one and one-half inch (1½") caliper ornamental deciduous trees at a ratio of four (4) evergreens per every one (1) deciduous tree, spaced no less than eight (8) feet apart on center so as to achieve at least a fifty percent (50%) opaque screen. Trees may be clustered to create a more natural appearance to the screening. In addition to these landscape requirements, wireless telecommunication towers and/or accessory equipment buildings located on City-owned land or in the PF and CRP zoning districts shall include a mix of shrubbery 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 and City Forester, if the wireless telecommunication tower or antennae is allowed as a permitted use. The City Council or Director of Community Development and City Forester, as applicable, may waive the landscaping and/or screening requirements upon request of the applicant if the existing landscaping and screening is deemed sufficient. (Ord. 588, 2-10-97) 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 City. This restriction against lights shall not apply to towers which have been combined with light standards for illumination of ball fields, parking lots, playgrounds, or other similar public uses, as provided in Section 1124.03, subdivision 2 for the PF and City owned land and CRP districts. (Ord. 588, 2-10-97) SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage and publication, in accordance with Section 3.09 of the City Charter. Introduction and First Reading by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this 25th day of June, 2007. Second Reading and Adoption by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this 9th day of July, 2007. ________________________________ Rob Marty, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator (seal)