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2. Roof -mounted communication facility. i. All roof -mounted wireless facilities and accessory equipment shall be fully screened from view with existing parapets or with the addition of architecturally compatible screening walls or other structures as viewed at ground level at all adjacent property boundaries, including property lines across adjacent rights of way. ii. Any screen walls shall be set back from the parapet or roof edge so that visibility from the street or adjacent residential properties is minimized to the greatest extent possible. iii. Roof -mounted communication facilities and accessory equipment shall not be permitted on a sloped roof, unless it can be demonstrated that it is not visible from the street or adjacent residential areas. iv. Roof -mounted communication facilities are subject to the following height regulations: a. Roof -mounted antenna and equipment are not subject to a maximum height when proposed on an existing structure, provided that the applicant can demonstrate that all roof - mounted antenna and accessory equipment can be located behind an existing parapet or existing screen wall that is at least as tall as the antenna and accessory equipment. Expansions to existing screen walls may be authorized by the City Manager, if the applicant can demonstrate that any expansion does not result in any additional height and is in compliance with the design standards above. b. Roof -mounted antenna and accessory equipment not meeting the standard above are subject to the maximum building height for the zoning district or applicable design standards, whichever is stricter. c. Roof -mounted panel antenna shall not extend more than six feet above the roof parapet. d. Roof -mounted whip antenna shall not extend more than ten feet above the building to which they are mounted. 3 Freestanding and altemative tower communication facilities. i. The applicant shall demonstrate that freestanding wireless facilities are necessitated by exceptional circumstances which prohibit the installation of a wall or roof mounted structure or alternative tower structure and that the visual impact of a freestanding wireless facility is negligible from surrounding properties and streets. ii. Freestanding wireless facilities shall not be permitted between the principal structure and the street. iii. The minimum setback from property Fines for freestanding and alternative tower structures shall be one of the following: a. The facility height, when the facility is within 250 feet of an existing residential structure; Ordinance No. 1763, Series 2018 Page 13 of 18