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ti <br />M <br />§ 6.12.1610 <br />ORONO CODE <br />the city while protecting the public <br />against any adverse impacts on the <br />city's aesthetic resources and the <br />public welfare. <br />b. Personal wireless service antennas. <br />Personal wireless service antennas <br />erected on a municipal water tower <br />may be allowed as a secondary use <br />by administrative permit, provided <br />they comply with the city policy <br />regarding the use of city -owned <br />property for wireless telecommunica- <br />tion antennas and provided they <br />meet the following conditions: <br />1. The antenna shall be in compli- <br />ance with the state building <br />code and all other applicable <br />federal and state regulations <br />and permits. <br />2. Structural design, mounting <br />and installation of the antenna <br />shall be in compliance with <br />manufacturer's specifications <br />and shall be verified and <br />approved by a registered profes- <br />sional engineer. <br />3. No advertising message shall <br />be affixed to the antenna. <br />4. Antennas shall not be <br />artificially illuminated unless <br />required by law or by the <br />Federal Aviation Administra- <br />tion (FAA) to protect the <br />public's health and safety. <br />5. When applicable, proposals to <br />erect new antennas shall be <br />accompanied by any required <br />federal, state, or local agency <br />licenses. <br />6. Transmitting, receiving, and <br />switching equipment shall be <br />housed within the existing <br />structure. If a new equipment <br />building is necessary for <br />transmitting, receiving and <br />switching equipment, it shall <br />be situated in the rear yard of <br />the principal use and shall be <br />screened from view by <br />landscaping. <br />7. All obsolete and unused anten- <br />nas shall be removed within <br />12 months of cessation of opera- <br />tion at the site, unless an <br />exemption is granted by the <br />city administrator or designee. <br />The removal shall be the <br />responsibility of the com- <br />munication provider. <br />8. Antennas shall utilize <br />camouflaging techniques or <br />shall be side -mounted to an <br />antenna support structure in <br />order that such facilities are <br />compatible with the character <br />and environment of the area in <br />which they are located. <br />9. The applicant shall <br />demonstrate by providing a <br />coverage/interference analysis <br />and capacity analysis prepared <br />by a registered professional <br />engineer that the location of <br />the antenna as proposed is <br />necessary to meet the frequency <br />spacing needs of the personal <br />wireless service system and to <br />provide adequate portable <br />personal wireless service cover- <br />age and capacity to the area. <br />(5) Publicly owned parks and playgrounds. <br />(Code 1984, §§ 10.20(2), 10.25(3), 10.26(2); Code <br />2003, § 78-366; Ord. No. 183(2nd series), § 4, <br />2-22-1999; Ord. No. 226(2nd series), § 1, 5-27- <br />2003; Ord. No. 44(3rd series), § 6, 2-25-2008; <br />Ord. No. 82(3rd series), § 17, 12-13-2010; Ord. <br />No. 90(3rd series), § 7, 12-12-2011; Ord. No. <br />210(3rd series), § 9, 6-25-2018; Ord. No. 233(3rd <br />series), § 6, 10-14-2019; Ord. No. 279(3rd series), <br />§ 17, 11-14-2022) <br />State law reference —State mandated permitted uses, <br />Minn. Stats. § 462.357, subd. 7. <br />CD6:70 <br />