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2® • Section 1680.04. Towers and Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Building and Design Standards. All Towers and WTFs must be constructed in accordance with the following standards: Subd. 1. Si ling WTFs located on or attached to existing structures are regulated by the provisions of the zoning district for each parcel. Towers may only be located on parcels within commercial and light industrial zoning districts(as defined by the City's zoning and land use regulations) and on City-owned property. Towers are not permitted in public rights-of-way. Subd. 2. Color and Architecture. All WTFs shall be concealed or camouflaged and shall utilize 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 such structure's design, architecture and color, including exterior finish. The term"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, suclf-as a building, clock tower, chimney, flag pole, light pole or tree. Subd. 3. Landscaping. The following requirements shall govern the landscaping surrounding Towers; provided, however,that the City Council, after considering the recommendation of City staff, may waive such requirements if the visual impact of a proposed Tower or WTF would be minimal or if the purposes of this Section would otherwise be better served thereby. (a) 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. (b) 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. Subd..4. Sims. The use of any portion of a Tower or WTF for signs or.advertising other than warning or equipment information signs is prohibited. Subd. 5. Lighting. WTFs 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 a WTF, light fixtures used to illuminate ball fields, parking lots or similar areas may be attached to the Tower. Subd. 6. Monopole.New 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. 3