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ORDINANCE NO.20075 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES; ADDING SECTION 9.900 TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOVI~S: Section 1. The following caption and Section 9,900 are hereby added to the Eugene Code,1971, to provide: Telecommunications Facilities 9.900 Telecommunication Facilities - Sitin Re uirements and Procedures. ~1 } Pur ose. The provisions of this section are intended to ensure that telecommunication facilities are located, installed, maintained and removed in a manner that: ~a} Minimizes the number of transmission towers throughout the community; fib} Encourages the collocation of telecommunication facilities; ~c} Encourages the use of existing buildings, light or utility poles or water towers as opposed to construction of new telecommunication towers; ~d} Recognizes the need of telecommunication providers to build out their systems over time; and fie} Ensures that all telecommunication facilities, including towers, antennas, and ancillary facilities are located and designed to minimize the visual impact on the immediate surroundings and throughout the community, and minimize public inconvenience and disruption. Nothing in this section shall apply to amateur radio antennas, or facilities used exclusively for the transmission of television and radio signals; however, these uses are not exempted from applicable provisions in other sections of the code, including the requirement to obtain a conditional use permit to construct transmission facilities. ~2} Definitions. As used in this section 9.900, the following words and phrases mean: Ancilla facilities. The buildings, cabinets, vaults, closures and equipment required for operation oftelecommunication systems including but not limited to repeaters, equipment housing, and ventilation and other mechanical equipment. Ordinance - t