A. Telecommunication towers shall be constructed out of metal or other nonflammable material, unless specifically conditioned by the city to be otherwise.

B. Telecommunication towers taller than thirty-five feet shall be monopoles or guyed/lattice towers except where satisfactory evidence is submitted to the planning director or planning commission, as appropriate, that a self-supporting tower is required to provide the height and/or capacity necessary for the proposed telecommunication use to minimize the need for screening from adjacent properties, or to reduce the potential for bird strikes.

C. Satellite dishes other than microwave dishes shall be of mesh construction, except where technical evidence is acceptable to the planning director or planning commission, as appropriate, is submitted showing that this is infeasible.

D. Telecommunication support facilities (i.e., vaults, equipment rooms, utilities, and equipment enclosures) shall be constructed out of non-reflective materials (visible exterior surfaces only) and shall be placed in underground vaults to all extent possible.

E. Telecommunication support facilities shall be no taller than one story (fifteen feet) in height and shall be treated to look like a building or facility typically found in the area.

F. Telecommunication support facilities in areas of high visibility shall, where possible, be sited below the ridgeline or designed (i.e., placed underground, depressed, or located behind earth berms) to minimize their profile.

G. All buildings, poles, towers, antenna supports, antennas, and other components of each telecommunications site shall be initially painted and thereafter repainted as necessary with a "flat" paint. The color selected shall be one that in the opinion of the planning director or planning commission, as appropriate, will minimize their visibility to the greatest extent feasible. To this end, improvements which will be primarily viewed against soils trees or grasslands shall be painted colors matching these landscapes while elements which rise above the horizon shall be painted a blue gray that matches the typical sky color at that location.

H. The project description and permit shall include a specific maximum allowable gross cross-sectional area, or silhouette, of the facility. The silhouette shall be measured from the "worst case" elevation perspective.

I. The city shall have the authority to require special design of the telecommunication facilities where findings of particular sensitivity are made (e.g., proximity to historic or aesthetically significant structures, views and/or community features).

J. Telecommunication facilities shall insure that sufficient anti-climbing measures have been incorporated into the facility, as needed, to reduce potential for trespass and injury.