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C) Existing .or approved towers and buildings within the search radius cannot accommodate the planned. equipment at.a height necessaryto function reasonablyAs documented by a qualified.and licensed. professional engineer. D) Other unforeseen reasons that snake it infeasible to locate the planned. telecommunications equipment upon an existing or approved tower or building. 23.33 Any proposed: commercial wireless telecommunications service tower shall be designed structurally, electrically and.in all respects. to accommodate both the applicant's antennas and.c.omparable antennas for.at least two (2).additional users of the.tower is over one hundred (1D0' . feet in height or fox at leaser one additional user if the tower is over sixty (G.Q'} feet in height Towers must be designed to allow for .future rearrangement of antennas upon the. tower .and to accept antennas mounted at varying. heights: 23.3.4: Structural design; mounting; and. installation of any tower or antenna shall be in compliance with the manufacturer's specification and as may be necessary or. as determined by the City .Cound..All such designs and installations shall be verified and approved: by a qualified and licensed professional engineer employed by the. applicant 23.3.5 All towers and antennas and related structures shall he designed and. built in compliance with all City of Gem Lake building codes and electrical code .requirements, and .as applicable shall require permits. Existing towers. may continue in use but may not be structurally altered. 23.3.E The height and style: of the tower and antenna. shall be. the minimum necessary to function satisfactoYily, as verified by a communications engineer orotherappropriate professional However, no towers erected for broadcast or Teieconiamunications searvlce, shall exceed _ 180 feet and no trnver and acco�,npanyang antenna shall exceed; tu*athundied ?3,:3.7 All obso `"teA.and "used. towers d Rntennas all bej°�' emoved wi six (G} months of cessa 'ori ox operation .:... e+'.-•i�:'`31 iy i i ' .... aithe site, .unlesssri exerri _tii3n'isgranted by the Ci aunctl..The Cityr'sevestlieg1it to remove anyrunused tower �7 ,..:.,.:._._ ar: antenna at its alien baclrK arge .the proprxi 7;oW ieE :recover costs. °':<`'= 23.3.8 Damarl'eistin toyvers and ant as may,b`e rebuilt t6 `esame physical dimensions and :at tile' same location. Rz aars and e73uildin shall'be cam fete tux aeA(1}year .after r " avttig•<tl e buildingpermit from the .City. However, if the tower is destroyed due to any reason or cause whatsoever; so that.repairs would be forty (401/o) percent or more of a new tower, then the. tower may not be -repaired or restored except in full compliance with this Ordinance. 23.3:9 No advertisingmessage shall. be. affixed to any tower and. or antenna structure. 233.10 No tower or antenna .shall be illuminated by artificial means and .must not display strobe lights, unless such lighting:is rcquired•by the.. Federal.Aviation Administration, or other federal or state: authority for that. particular tower. When incorporated: into the approved design, the tower may support. light fixtures used toilluminate.parhJng lights, ball fields, or similar areas. 23,111 Towers and antennas must. be designed to blend into the surrounding environment through use .of color. and camouflaging architectural treatment, .except in instances whexe.color is dictated by.federat,or state authorities such as the Federal Aviation Administration. Antenna support structures shall be painted light blue, gray, or silver or.have a galvanized fuush to reduce visual. impact. 23:3.12 Towers located closer to a property line than the distance .equal to the tat 6 height of the tower shall.be designed and engineered to collapse progressively within the distance between the. tower and property line.. The applicant for any tower shall submit written documentation explaining tower construction and possible failure and provide assurance that. blowing or. Falling ice from tower antenna can be contained. on the subject property. At a minimum, the tower shall Comply with the minimum setback.requixement of the Zoning Districtin which.it.is located. 23.3.13.A. tower shall be. located on a parcel of land. so as to have the least impact on adjoining properties and any negative impact. of the :tower shall be. confined onto the property on which it: is located, to the greatest extent possible. Updated June.. 4017 Gein.Lake Consolidated.Land Use_Ordinance -- Page 1.18