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• fall within the Telecommunications Overlay District. New towers are not permitted in public rights-of-way. B. Color and Architecture. All WTFs shall be concealed or camouflaged and use materials, colors, textures, screening and landscaping to blend in with the surrounding natural setting and built environment. If a WTF is proposed on any part of a.building or structure, it must blend with the building or structure's design, architecture and color, including exterior finish. "Camouflage" shall not mean invisible, but rather appearing as part of another structure, such as a building, wall or roof, or designed to appear as another structure, such as a building, clock tower, chimney, flag pole, light pole or tree. C. Landscaping. WTFs that are not concealed or camouflaged shall be landscaped. The following requirements shall govern the landscaping surrounding towers for which a special use permit is required; provided, however, that the city council, after considering the recommendation of city staff, may waive such requirements if the goals of this chapter would be better served thereby. (1) Tower facilities shall be landscaped with a buffer of plant materials that effectively screens the view of the tower compound from property used for residences.' The standard buffer shall consist of a landscaped strip at least four (4) feet wide outside the perimeter of the compound. (2) In locations where the visual impact of the tower would be minimal, the • landscaping requirement may be reduced or waived. (3) Existing mature tree growth and natural land forms on the site shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible. In some cases, such as towers sited on large, wooded lots, natural growth around the property perimeter may be sufficient buffer. Existing mature trees and other vegetation at the site shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible. D. Signs. The use of any portion of a WTF for signs or advertising other than warning or equipment information signs is prohibited: E. Lighting: Wireless telecommunication antennas or towers shall not be illuminated by artificial means and shall not display strobe lights unless such lighting is specifically required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other federal or state authority. When incorporated into the approved design of the WTF, light fixtures used to illuminate ball fields,.parking lots or similar areas maybe attached to the tower. F. Monopole. New wireless telecommunication towers shall be of a monopole design, without guide wires, unless the City Council determines that an alternative design would better blend into the surrounding environment. G. Setbacks. WTFs shall comply with the principal structure setbacks of the underlying zoning district and the following additional standards: (1) The WTF is set back from all residential dwellings at least one foot for each foot in height. 2