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a. All towers shall be surrounded by a landscape strip of not less than ten feet in width and planted with materials which will provide a visual barrier to a minimum height of six feet. Said landscape strip shall be exterior to any security fencing. In lieu of the required landscape strip, a minimum six 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 fifty (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 telecommunications antenna or tower locations. e. Signage. The outer perimeter of the equipment building site shall be posted with Non-Ionizing Electro-magnetic Radiation (NIER) hazard warning signage as required by the FCC that also identifies the facility operator and an emergency contact. Such signs shall be posted on the outside of the entry gate. The emergency contact shall be someone available on a 24-hour a day basis who is authorized by the operator to act on behalf of the operator regarding an emergency situation. 5. 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 Section, 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 revocation of all current telecommunication permits. 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 ofthe 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 telecommunications antennas and an assessment of available ground space for the placement of additional equipment shelters. c. Any new tower at a height of one hundred (100) feet or higher shall be designed and constructed to accommodate at least one additional user. The willful and knowing failure of the owner of a tower built for shared use to negotiate in good 11