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• Subd. 2. Minimum setback requirements: a) Towers in the C-2, C-3 and I districts shall meet the setback requirements for an accessory structure for the underlying district. • b) Towers in the R district shall meet the setback requirements for a principal structure for the underlying district. c) In addition to the setback requirements in Section 426.07, Subd. 2 (a) and (b), towers in all zoning districts shall have a setback from residential uses a distance equal to 1.5 times the height of the tower. c) The City Council, at its discretion, may reduce the required setback to allow the integration of a tower into an existing or proposed structure such as a church steeple, light standard power line support device, or similar structure. • Subd. 3. Height. The maximum height of a tower, including all antennas and other attachments, shall not exceed 150 feet. Subd. 4. Signage. No signage is permitted on a tower except applicable warning and equipment information signage required by the manufacture or by federal, state or local authorities. Subd. 5. Lighting. Towers and related antennas shall not be artificially lighted unless it is required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other federal or state authority. When incorporated into the approved design of the towers, light fixtures used to illuminate ball fields, parking lots, or similar areas may be attached to • the tower. Subd. 6. Design Requirements. Proposed or modified towers shall meet the following design requirements: a) Towers shall be painted a neutral color and designed to minimize visibility and blend into the surrounding environment except in cases where color is dictated by the Federal Aviation Administration or other federal or state authority. b) Towers shall be of a monopole design unless the City Council. at its discretion,approves an alternative design. Subd. 7. Co-location. All towers shall comply with the following requirements: a) If a tower exceeds 75 feet in height, the tower shall be designed to structurally accommodate the owner's antennas and at least one additional user unless the additional height required for an additional user is prohibited by the Federal Aviation Administration. The conditional use permit application should include a Ietter of intent committing the tower owner and his or her successors to allow for the shared use of the tower: b) Shared use of existing towers or structures shall be preferred to the construction of a new tower. A proposal for a new telecommunications 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 within a one mile search radius. The applicant must demonstrate that the proposed antennas cannot be accommodated on an existing tower or structure due to one or more of the following reasons: • (i) the unwillingness of the owner of the existing structure or tower to co-locate an additional antenna: (ii) the planned antenna would exceed the structural capacity of existing and approved towers and facilities: