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b. All rooftop HVAC equipment, elevator overrides, and <br />other similar devises shall be screened utilizing 1 of <br />the following methods: <br />i. Clad in exterior materials that are non- <br />reflective or illuminated, OR <br />ii. Designed as an architectural feature of the <br />proposed structure, OR <br />iii. Screened through some vegetative buffer or <br />fencing. <br />c. Solar panels shall be allowed to be installed along <br />roof tops, including raised panels to allow for tracking <br />of the sun’s rays, in accordance with the following: <br />i. The panels shall oriented or designed to <br />prevent glare, and <br />ii. Roof mounted panels shall be screened from <br />view at through an architectural feature. <br />iii. Metal roofs shall be non-reflective and <br />designed to blend in with the architecture of <br />the building. <br />d. Ground mounted solar shall be screened from view by <br />fencing or vegetative buffer. <br />e. Slopped standing seam metal roofs shall be permitted <br />as long as they are designed to blend in with the <br />architecture of the building and the district, <br />f. Flat roofs comprised of TCP, EPDM, rubber single-ply <br />membrane and other similar products shall be <br />permitted as long as the applicant demonstrates that <br />the roof shall be hidden or shielded from the public’s <br />street view through the use of parapets, railings, or <br />balusters. <br />3. Service Areas & Mechanical Equipment shall be screened <br />from the adjoining Public Roads with walls designed to <br />complement the building architecture of the adjacent <br />buildings and/or landscaping. Architectural features such <br />as, but not limited to, banding, medallions, changes in color <br />or design features or materials will be provided to avoid a <br />sterile, unarticulated blank treatment of such walls; <br />4. Screening of Structures. Meter banks, transformers and <br />similar utility structures will be screened where visible from <br />public view at grade level; <br />176