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Ordinance 588 -Draft • December 4, 1996 Page 6 Subd. 3. Color: The tower and antenna shall be painted a neutral color such as light grey or sky blue except as dictated by the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) and be designed to minimize visibility and to blend into the surrounding environment. Subd. 4. Construction Type and Materials: The antenna tower and shall be of a monopole construction unless the City Council, at its discretion, approves otherwise. Guy wired towers shall not be permitted. Metal towers shall be constructed of, or treated with, corrosive resistant materials. Subd. 5. Roof-mounted Antennae: Roof-mounted antennae shall not be permitted on buildings with pitched-roofs, unless incorporated into upward thrusting architectural components, such as a church steeple, spire or bell-tower, smokestack, etc. On flat roofs, the height of the antenna and mounting hardware may not extend 20 feet above the tallest point of the structure to which the antenna is attached. Subd. 6. Prevention of Radiation: Antennae shall be subject 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 operations may be restricted by the City Council. The cost of verification of compliance shall be paid by the owner or operator of the tower. Subd. 7. Lights and Other Attachments: No antenna or tower 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. Nor shall any tower have constructed thereon, or attached thereto, in any way, any platform, catwalk crows' nenest (lo ._or_._=�1�Ce _ ■ � - ■ 1 • ' ;OA _ 0 2_ ■_ _ .•• 11.Z Subd. 8. Signs and Advertising: The use of any portion of a tower for signs or advertising, other than required warning signs, shall be prohibited. Subd. 9. Interference with Public Safety Telecommunications: No new or existing telecommunications service shall interfere with public safety telecommunications. Before the introduction of new of new service or changes in existing service, telecommunication providers shall notify the City at least ten (10) calendar days before such changes and allow the City to monitor interference levels during the testing process. • 6