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tower is intended to provide. ~k} Dis la . No signs, striping, graphics or ather attention getting devices are permitted on the transmission tower or ancillary facilities except for warning and safety signage with a surface area of no more than three square feet. Such signage shall be affixed to a fence or ancillary facility and the number of signs is limited to no more than two. 9 Standards for A ,,, .,, ~ } _ ,,, ,ncillary Facilities. All ancillary facilities shall comply with the standards of subsections ~8}fie} and ~8}~f} of this section. In addition, all ancillary facilities within an RA, R-1, PL, C-1 and ~~ zoning district must be located underground tv the maximum extent technology allows, unless a variance is obtained pursuant to the provisions of subsection X10} of this section. This restriction does not apply within other zoning districts. X10} Variance. ~a} Any variance to the requirements of section 9.900 shall be granted only pursuantto the following provisions. The criteria for granting a variance shall be limited to section 9.900, and shall not include the criteria in 9.740. fib} The city maygrant a variancefrom the provisions ofsubsection ~8}~a} of this section providing the applicant demonstrates that: 1, It is technologically impossible to locate the proposed tower on available sites more than 2,000 feet from apre-existing transmission tower and still provide the approximate coverage the tower is intended to provide; 2. The pre-existing transmission tower that is within 2,000 feet of the proposed tower cannot be modified to accommodate another provider; and 3. There are no available buildings, light or utility poles, or water towers on which antennas maybe located and still provide the approximate coverage the tower is intended to provide. ~c} The city may grant a variance to the setback and undergrounding requirements of subsections ~8}~d} or ~9} upon finding that stealth design, proposed landscaping, configuration of the site, or the presence of mature trees obviates the need for compliance. ~d} The city may grant a variance to the 75 foot height limitation in the R-1 and RA zoning districts to a maximum of 100 feet providing the applicant demonstrates that a transmission tower taller than 75 feet will directly eliminate the need for one or more additional transmission towers in an RA or R-1 zoning district. fie} if the proposed transmission tower or ancillary facility requires site review or a conditional use permit, the request for variance shall be considered as part of the site review or conditional use permit process, lfthe proposed transmission tower or ancillary facility is an outright permitted use, the request far a variance shat! be processed pursuant to section 9.732 et. Ordinance - IO