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All personal wireless services facilities locating within the city shall comply with the following standards:

A. Street Pole Mounted Facilities:

1. Antennas:

a. Antennas or antenna arrays shall be no greater in size than six feet (6') measured vertically, including the mount, and sixteen inches (16") in diameter measured horizontally. Antennas shall be mounted on street poles. Only one (1) facility shall be permitted on any street pole. Antennas shall be either fully concealed within the street pole or camouflaged to appear to be an integrated part of the street pole. Antennas not flush mounted on the side of the street pole shall be centered on the top of the street pole to which they are mounted and camouflaged or disguised.

b. In the event that a utility located upon the street pole requires vertical separation between its utility facilities and the antennas so mounted, the antenna may be raised by a mount to accommodate the separation requirement to an elevation not exceeding an additional fifteen feet (15') or the required separation, whichever is less. Any such mount shall not be greater in diameter than the existing street pole and shall be designed to blend into the colors and textures of the existing street pole.

c. Existing street poles may be replaced with a new street pole of the same height, dimensions and appearance as the existing street pole. In the event that a utility located upon the street pole requires vertical separation between its utility facilities and the antennas so mounted, the antenna may be raised by a mount to accommodate the separation requirement to an elevation not exceeding an additional fifteen feet (15') or the required separation, whichever is less. Antenna(s) located upon the new street pole shall meet the standards for mounting an antenna to an existing street pole, as set forth above.

2. Equipment Enclosures Placed in Developed Streets: Equipment meeting the standards set forth below may be located in developed streets.

a. Dimensions:

1. Above ground equipment enclosures shall not be greater than six (6) cubic feet in volume. No single dimension shall exceed three feet (3').

2. Below ground equipment enclosures shall not be greater than six (6) cubic feet in volume.

3. An underground equipment enclosure may be connected to an above ground equipment enclosure with a combined total volume of no greater than twelve (12) cubic feet.

b. Appearance: The equipment enclosure shall be constructed so as to minimize its visual impact. Evergreen landscape plantings shall be installed and maintained which completely obscure visibility of the equipment enclosure from the developed street and adjacent properties.

3. Horizontal Separation: For facilities located within developed streets, there shall be a minimum horizontal separation of three hundred feet (300') between the facilities of a single licensed carrier and a minimum horizontal separation of one hundred feet (100') between the facilities of any other licensed carrier.

4. Above Ground Equipment - Not Located Within Public Rights-of-Way:

a. Appearance. See Section 19.78.070.F.

b. Screening and Noise Standards. See Section 19.78.070.G.

c. Landscaping. See Section 19.78.070.G.

d. Setbacks. See Section 19.78.070.H.

B. Attached Facilities:

1. Antennas: Antennas and support structures attached to an existing building or structure shall not exceed twenty feet (20') above the highest portion of the building or structure.

a. The following are not required to be concealed or camouflaged:

1. Any antenna attached to an existing monopole or tower, in compliance with 19.78.070.E.

2. Any antenna attached to a City of George water reservoir.

3. A whip antenna two inches (2") or less in diameter.

4. A dish antenna twenty-four inches (24") or less in diameter.

5. Any antenna which is not visible from a public right-of-way.

b. All other antennas must comply with the following standards:

1. Roof mounted antennas shall be placed to the center of the roof where possible, and shall either be completely concealed or be fully camouflaged into the building design. This may include the construction of false equipment penthouses on the roofs of buildings or some other concealment type structure, the design of which is approved by the Planning Agency. When a roof mount installation is performed, the antennas, mounting brackets and any concealment structures shall be exempt from the height limit of the underlying zone to the extent that the total height of such facilities does not increase the overall building height by more than twenty feet (20').

2. Wall-mounted antennas shall be mounted flush on the exterior walls of the building, not extend above the building parapet or other roof-mounted structure, and shall either be completely concealed or fully camouflaged into the building design. Whip antennas shall be painted a neutral color, or be fully concealed, at the discretion of the Planning Agency. In determining whether to require concealment of whip antennas, the Planning Agency shall consider whether the site line diagrams, site plans, and photo simulations submitted by the applicant demonstrate that the whip antennas will not be visible from the public rights-of-way adjacent to the subject property.

2. Equipment Enclosures: Equipment enclosures shall be fully concealed within the interior of the building itself or designed in accordance with the following standards:

a. Rooftops: Equipment enclosures located on the roof of a building shall be placed to the center of the roof where possible and shall either be completely concealed or fully camouflaged into the building with architecturally compatible design.

b. Ground Mounted:

1. Appearance. See Section 19.78.070.F.

2. Screening and Noise Standards. See Section 19.78.070.G.

3. Landscaping. See Section 19.78.070.G.

4. Setbacks. See Section 19.78.070.H.

C. New Monopole Towers:

1. Antennas: Antennas shall be no greater in height than six feet (6'). The antenna array and mount, if any, shall extend no further from the center line of the pole than fifteen feet (15') measured horizontally. Antennas shall be painted a natural, non-reflective color matching the monopole that blends into the natural and built surroundings where it is located.

2. Support Structure: Monopoles shall be located in such a manner that a portion of the tower is screened by existing buildings or trees. Also, the pole shall be painted a natural non-reflective color to blend into the surroundings. The height of the monopole shall be no greater than one hundred ten feet (110').

3. Equipment Enclosures:

a. Appearance. See 19.78.070.F.

b. Screening and Noise Standards. See 19.78.070.G.

c. Landscaping. See 19.78.070.G.

d. Setbacks: Monopole support structures and equipment enclosures shall be constructed with a setback of at least one hundred feet (100') from any residential structure or school, two hundred feet (200') from any residentially zoned property. Monopole support structures shall have a setback from property line of at least one hundred fifteen percent (115%) of the height of the structure.

D. Grant County Public Utility District Electric Transmission Towers Outside Developed Streets:

1. Antennas: Antennas shall be no greater in height than six feet (6'). The antenna array and mount, if any, shall extend no further from the center line of the tower than fifteen feet (15') measured horizontally. Antennas shall be painted a color matching the tower so as to blend into the existing tower.

2. Equipment Enclosures:

a. Appearance. See Section 19.78.070.F.

b. Screening and Noise Standards. See Section 19.78.070.G.

c. Landscaping. See 19.78.070.G.

d. Setbacks. See 19.78.070.H.

E. Co-Location on Existing Monopoles and Towers:

1. Antennas: Antennas shall be no greater in height than six feet (6'). On monopole towers, the antenna array and mount, if any, shall extend no further from the center line of an existing monopole than fifteen feet (15') measured horizontally. On lattice towers, the antennas shall extend no further than ten feet (10'), measured horizontally, from the portion of the lattice tower to which the antennas are mounted. Existing monopole and lattice towers, and any additional equipment co-located thereon shall be painted a natural, non-reflective color that blends into the natural and built surroundings where it is located.

2. Equipment Enclosures:

a. Appearance. See 19.78.070.F.

b. Screening and Noise Standards. See 19.78.070.G.

c. Landscaping. See 19.78.070.G.

3. Setbacks: New equipment enclosures associated with new facilities co-located upon existing monopoles or lattice towers shall be placed no closer to existing residential uses than any existing equipment enclosure on the subject property.

F. Appearance: Ground mounted equipment enclosures shall be of the smallest size necessary and painted a natural, non-reflective color so as to blend in with the surroundings. Any new building or structure constructed for housing equipment, other than self-contained equipment cabinets, shall be designed and constructed to be architecturally compatible with buildings in the immediate vicinity and to blend into the surroundings. The exterior of all such buildings or structures shall be finished with masonry or siding and shall have a peaked roof. Buildings or structures with non-masonry exterior finishing shall be painted a natural, non-reflective color. Pre-fabricated concrete and metal structures shall not be permitted unless treated with a facade meeting the requirements of this paragraph.

G. Landscaping, Screening and Noise Standards:

1. Facilities that produce noise: Unless the applicant demonstrates that the proposed facility will generate no increased sound levels, as measured at the property line of the subject property at any time of day or night, ground-mounted equipment cabinets and equipment enclosures shall be surrounded with a solid masonry or concrete wall on all four (4) sides, comprised of at least four inches (4") of solid masonry or concrete components. Said wall shall be located within five feet (5') of any noise source associated with the equipment enclosure and shall have a height that is at least three feet (3') above the highest point of the noise source. Gates or doors providing access to areas within said wall shall be constructed of a solid material and shall not be located on the wall immediately adjacent to the noise source. Any such noise source shall be oriented to minimize impacts on neighboring residential properties. The equipment enclosures shall be surrounded by a ten foot (10') wide Type III landscape buffer, located in front of the masonry or concrete wall of such structure, as specified in Chapter 19.57.

2. Facilities that do not produce noise: Ground mounted equipment enclosures which are not required to be surrounded by a masonry or concrete wall shall be surrounded with a six foot (6') tall sight-obscuring fence and a five-foot (5') wide Type III landscape buffer, as specified in Chapter 19.57.

3. Alterations: The landscaping requirements of this subsection may be varied by the Planning Commission on a case-by-case basis when the Planning Commission determines that landscaping is not necessary, that the equipment enclosure is not visible to the public, that landscaping is not practical, or that an alternative landscaping or concealment plan would result in a greater degree of concealment of an equipment enclosure.

H. Setbacks: All portions of a personal wireless services facility, including equipment enclosures, shall be constructed with a setback of at least one hundred feet (100') from any residential structure or school or residentially zoned property.