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October 19, 2005 Plan Commission Minutes Page 8 of 16 f. Security. All telecommunications antennas and support structures shall be protected from unauthorized access by appropriate security devices. Applicants shall provide a masonry wall and gate screening the equipment area, and a roof or barrier that prevents entry from above. If the Zoning Administrator determines that it is appropriate, anti- climbing devices shall be installed on the tower or disguised support structure. A description of proposed security measures shall be provided as part of any conditional use application to install, build or modify telecommunications antennas, towers or support structures. Unless mandated by federal or state regulations, the use of barbed wire, razor wire, electrified fence, or any other type of hazardous fence as a security precaution is not allowed. g. Lighting. Telecommunications antennas, towers and support structures shall not be lighted unless required by the FAA or other state or federal agency with authority to regulate, in which case a description of the required lighting scheme will be made a part of the conditional use application to install, build, or modify the telecommunications antennas, towers or support structures. h. Advertising. Unless a disguised telecommunications antenna support structure is in the form of an otherwise lawfully placed pylon sign, the placement of advertising or political signs on structures regulated by this section is prohibited. i. Occupancy and Storage. Human occupancy for office or other uses or the storage of other materials and equipment not in direct support of the connected telecommunications antennas is prohibited. j. Decommissioning and Repair Bond.The applicant shall provide a financial surety bond from a corporation licensed to do business as a surety corporation in the State of Missouri, payable to the City of University City and acceptable to the City Council. The bond shall cover the costs of repairing damage resulting from, but not limited to, vandalism, lightning, storm, earthquake, fire, and explosion. The bond shall also cover all costs of decommissioning of the facility; dismantlement; and/or removal of the entire telecommunications facility, and remediation of the landscape in the event the owner or operator fails to complete these activities in a timely manner. The Zoning Administrator shall determine, based on substantial evidence, that the bond is sufficient to cover such costs, and that the application shall include assurance that the surety corporation will not cancel or transfer obligations for the bond until the site has been restored. The surety bond must be submitted to and approved by the Zoning Administrator after the application for a conditional use permit has been approved, but before the permit is issued. k. Indemnification. The applicant shall submit a statement that it will: (1) Release the City of University City from, and against, any and all liability and responsibility for or arising out of the construction, operation, maintenance, decommissioning and removal of the telecommunications facility. Each facility owner or operator must further agree not to sue or K:\WPOFFICE\WPDATA\m-10-19-2005.plc.final.wpd