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C. Facilities Regulations. <br />1. The following general regulations apply to the placement and <br />appearance of Facilities: <br />(a) Facilities shall be placed underground, except when other <br />similar Facilities exist above-ground or when conditions are such that <br />underground construction is impossible, impractical or economically unfeasible, <br />as determined by the City, and when in the City’s judgment the above-ground <br />construction has minimal aesthetic impact on the area where the construction is <br />proposed. Facilities shall not be located so as to interfere, or be likely to <br />interfere, with any public facilities or use of public property. <br />(b) Facilities shall be located in such a manner as to reduce or <br />eliminate their visibility. Non-residential zoning districts are preferred to <br />residential zoning districts. Preferred locations in order of priority in both type <br />districts are (a) thoroughfare landscape easements, (b) rear yards, and (c) street <br />side yards on a corner lot behind the front yard setback. Placements within side <br />yards not bordered by a street or within front yards are discouraged. <br />(c) Facilities shall be a neutral color and shall not be bright, <br />reflective, or metallic. Black, gray and tan shall be considered neutral colors, as <br />shall any color that blends with the surrounding dominant color and helps to <br />camouflage the Facilities. Sight-proof screening, landscape or otherwise, may be <br />required for Facilities taller than three (3) feet in height or covering in excess of <br />four (4) square feet in size. Such screening shall be sufficient to reasonably <br />conceal the Facility. A landscape plan identifying the size and species of <br />landscaping materials shall be approved by the Director prior to installation of <br />any Facility requiring landscape screening. The Person responsible for the <br />Facilities shall be responsible for the installation, repair, or replacement of <br />screening materials. Alternative concealment may be approved by the Director to <br />the extent it meets or exceeds the purposes of these requirements. <br />(d) Facilities shall be constructed and maintained in a safe <br />manner and so as to not emit any unnecessary or intrusive noise and in <br />accordance with all applicable provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health <br />Act of 1970, the National Electrical Safety Code, and all other applicable federal, <br />state, or local laws and regulations. <br />(e) No Person shall place or cause to be placed any sort of <br />signs, advertisements, or other extraneous markings on the Facilities, except such <br />necessary minimal markings approved by the City as necessary to identify the <br />Facilities for service, repair, maintenance or emergency purposes or as may be <br />otherwise required to be affixed by applicable law or regulation. <br />Page 7 of 9 <br /> <br />