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as determined by the City, and when in the City’s judgment the above-ground construction has minimal aesthetic impact on the area where the construction is proposed. Facilities shall not be located so as to interfere, or be likely to interfere, with any public facilities or use of public property. (b) Facilities shall be located in such a manner as to reduce or eliminate their visibility. Non-residential zoning districts are preferred to residential zoning districts. Preferred locations in order of priority in both type districts are (a) thoroughfare landscape easements, (b) rear yards, and (c) street side yards on a corner lot behind the front yard setback. Placements within side yards not bordered by a street or within front yards are discouraged. (c) Facilities shall be a neutral color and shall not be bright, reflective, or metallic. Black, gray and tan shall be considered neutral colors, as shall any color that blends with the surrounding dominant color and helps to camouflage the Facilities. Sight-proof screening, landscape or otherwise, may be required for Facilities taller than three (3) feet in height or covering in excess of four (4) square feet in size. Such screening shall be sufficient to reasonably conceal the Facility. A landscape plan identifying the size and species of landscaping materials shall be approved by the Director prior to installation of any Facility requiring landscape screening. The Person responsible for the Facilities shall be responsible for the installation, repair, or replacement of screening materials. Alternative concealment may be approved by the Director to the extent it meets or exceeds the purposes of these requirements. (d) Facilities shall be constructed and maintained in a safe manner and so as to not emit any unnecessary or intrusive noise and in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the National Electrical Safety Code, and all other applicable federal, state, or local laws and regulations. (e) No Person shall place or cause to be placed any sort of signs, advertisements, or other extraneous markings on the Facilities, except such necessary minimal markings approved by the City as necessary to identify the Facilities for service, repair, maintenance or emergency purposes or as may be otherwise required to be affixed by applicable law or regulation. (f) If the application of this subsection excludes locations for Facilities to the extent that the exclusion conflicts with the reasonable requirements of the applicant, the Director shall cooperate in good faith with the applicant to attempt to find suitable alternatives, but the City shall not be required to incur any financial cost or to acquire new locations for the applicant. 2. Any Person installing, repairing, maintaining, removing, or operating Facilities, and the Person on whose behalf the work is being done, Page 6 of 8