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The additional increase in height is needed to accommodate a second <br />user. <br /> <br />The surrounding topography, structures, vegetation, and other factors <br />make the height limit for a complying tower impractical. <br /> <br />9.15.10 Tower Lighting. Towers shall not be illuminated by artificial means and shall <br />not display strobe lights unless such lighting is specifically required by the Federal Aviation <br />Administration or other federal or state authority for a particular tower, or if required by the City <br />Council for safety reasons. When incorporated into the approved design of the tower, light <br />fixtures used to illuminate ball fields, parking lots, or similar areas may be attached to the tower. <br /> <br />9.15.11 Signs and Advertising. The use of any portion of a tower for signs other than <br />warning or equipment information signs is prohibited. <br /> <br />9.15.12 Accessory Utility Buildings. All utility buildings and structures accessory to a <br />tower shall be architecturally designed to blend in with the surrounding environment and shall <br />meet the minimum setback requirements of the underlying zoning district. Ground mounted <br />equipment shall be screened from view by suitable vegetation, except where a design of non- <br />vegetative screening better reflects and complements the architectural character of the <br />surrounding neighborhood, as determined by the City Council. <br /> <br />9.15.13 Abandoned or Unused Towers or Portions of Towers. Abandoned or unused <br />towers or portions of towers shall be removed as follows: <br /> <br />ao <br /> <br />bo <br /> <br />All abandoned or unused towers and associated facilities shall be removed <br />within twelve (12) months of the cessation of operations at the site unless a <br />time extension is approved by 'the City Council. A copy of the relevant <br />portions of a signed lease which requires the applicant to remove the tower <br />and associated facilities upon cessation of operations at the site shall be <br />submitted at the time of application. <br /> <br />Unused portions of towers above a manufactured connection shall be <br />removed within twelve (12) months of the time of antenna relocation. The <br />replacement of portions of a tower previously removed requires the issuance <br />of a new conditional use permit. <br /> <br />9.15.14 <br /> <br />Antennas on Roofs, Wails and Existing Towers <br /> <br />The placement of wireless telecommunication antennas on roofs, walls, and <br />existing towers may be approved by the City Engineer, provided the <br />antennas meet the requirements of this Code, after submittal of 1) a final site <br />and building plan as specified by Chapter 8 of this Code, and 2) a report <br />prepared by a qualified and licensed professional engineer indicating the <br />existing structure or tower's suitability to accept the antenna, and the <br /> <br />9-130 <br /> <br />,5-/ <br /> <br /> <br />