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ADMINISTRATION ORDINANCE 26 <br />C) A Type C Landscape Buffer shall be provided between the tower and <br />accessory structures and adjoining property. Existing vegetation may be <br />removed only to the extent necessary to accommodate the tower, <br />equipment buildings, and support structures such as guy wires. <br />Plantings around the compound perimeter shall be composed <br />entirely of fast growing evergreen vegetation. New plantings and <br />existing vegetation used for screening shall be at least six (6) feet in <br />height or greater at planting. Proposed plantings (name, type, <br />height) shall be shown on the Landscape Plan for the facility. <br />d) The site plan shall indicate a location for at least one two equipment <br />buildings in addition to that proposed for use by the applicant. Lighting <br />for equipment buildings shall be situated so that <br />the sources of light and subsequent light spill <br />are wholly contained on the site. Photometrics of the lighting for the <br />proposed facility shall be submitted as part of the site plan. Shields <br />shall be placed on all lighting fixtures to Prevent light diffusion <br />extending upwards from the light source. <br />e) <br />PeFimeteF of the nite An 8 -foot fence or wall shall be required around <br />the base of any tower. This fence or wall shall encompass all <br />accessory equipment within the compound. Fences shall be <br />required around guy wire tie downs as well. The fence or wall may <br />be placed around the perimeter of the facility to include guy wire tie <br />downs and associated equipment pFepe should the <br />applicant/owner wish to do so. <br />f) The telecommunications equipment planned for the proposed tower <br />cannot be accommodated on an existing tower due to one or more of the <br />following reasons: <br />The planned equipment would exceed the structural capacity of <br />existing and approved towers, considering existing and planned <br />use of those towers and the towers cannot be reinforced to <br />accommodate planned or equivalent equipment at a reasonable <br />cost. <br />2. The planned equipment would cause radio frequency <br />interference with other existing or planned equipment for these <br />towers, and the interference cannot be prevented at a <br />reasonable cost. <br />3. Existing or approved towers do not have space on which the <br />equipment can be placed so it can function effectively and <br />reasonably in parity with similar existing or approved equipment. <br />4. No tower or other suitable facility exists in an area where the <br />equipment to be placed on the tower will function in its intended <br />manner. <br />g) The communications tower is structurally designed to support at least <br />erge two additional users as provided for in Section 6.18.4 d) 5a, and <br />the Special Use Permit includes a statement that the owner of the tower <br />is willing to permit other user(s) to attach communication equipment <br />faeil+ties which do not interfere with the primary purpose of the tower, <br />