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August 27, 1997 Plan Commission Minutes Page 7 b.Equipment shelters or cabinets shall have an exterior finish compatible with the natural or built environment of the site, and may also be brick or other masonry material as required by the City Council under Conditional Use Permit. c.Antennas attached to a building or disguised antenna support structure shall be of a color identical to or closely compatible with the surface to which they are mounted. 5.Site Requirements: a.All towers shall be surrounded by a landscape strip of not less than 10 feet in width and planted with materials which will provide a visual barrier to a minimum height of 6 feet. Said landscape strip shall be exterior to any security fencing. In lieu of the required landscape strip, a minimum 6 foot high decorative fence or wall may be approved by the Zoning Administrator upon demonstration by the applicant that an equivalent degree of visual screening is achieved. b.Ground anchors of all guyed towers shall be located on the same parcel as the tower and meet the setbacks of the applicable zoning district, except that the ground anchors shall be set back at least 50 feet from adjacent residentially zoned property. c.Vehicle or outdoor storage on any tower site is prohibited. d.On-site parking for periodic maintenance and service shall be provided at all antenna or tower locations. 6.Shared Use: a.Prior to the issuance of any conditional use permit to alter or modify any tower existing on the effective date of this Ordinance, the owner shall provide to the City a written and notarized statement agreeing to make said tower available for use by others subject to reasonable technical limitations and reasonable financial terms. The willful and knowing failure of a tower owner to agree to shared use or to negotiate in good faith with potential users shall be cause for the withholding of future permits to the same owner to install, build or modify antennas or towers within the City. b.Prior to the issuance of any permit to install, build or modify any tower, the tower owner shall furnish the Zoning Administrator an inventory of all towers in or within one half mile of the city limits of University City and agree to the shared use of the proposed facilities subject to such technical limitations and financial terms as are reasonable. The inventory shall include the tower’s reference name or number, the street location, latitude and longitude, structure type, height, type and mounting height of existing antennas and an assessment of available ground space for the placement of additional equipment shelters. c.Any new tower at a height of 100 feet or higher shall be designed and constructed m-8-27.plc