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be a minimum of 25 feet. fie} Bufferin . In all zoning districts, existing vegetation shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible. In the C-4, I-1, I-2 and I-3 zoning districts, na buffering is required beyond that required by section 9.542 of this code. In all other zoning districts, landscaping shall be placed completely around the transmission tower and ancillary facilities located at ground level except as required to access the facility. Such landscaping shall consist of evergreen vegetation with a minimum planted height of six feet placed densely so as to form a screen. Landscaping shall be compatible with other nearby landscaping and shall be kept healthy and well maintained. ~f} Noise reduction. In RA, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, C-1, and G0 and in all other zoning districts when the adjacent property is zoned for residential use or occupied by a dwelling, hospital, school, library, or nursing home, noise generating equipment shall be sound-bufifered by means of baffling, barriers, or other suitable means to reduce sound level measured at the property line to 45dBa when measured in a manner consistent with section 9.644. In all other locations, noise shall be regulated consistent with section 9.644. fig} Status of location. No permit maybe issued for the location of anew telecommunications facility within an RA, R-1 or G-1 zoning district unless the lot on which it is to be placed is vacant or developed with anon- residentialuse atthe time the permit application is submitted. This restriction does not apply within other zoning districts. ~h} Li htin . No lighting shall be permitted on transmission towers except that required by the Federal Aviation Administration. No high intensity white lights may be located on transmission towers in an RA, R-1 or C-1 zoning district. ~I} Co1or. The transmission towerand attached antennas shall be unpainted galvanized steel or painted neutral colors or such shades as are appropriate and compatible with the surrounding environment, as approved by the city. ~} Viewshed. The transmission tower shall be located down slope from the top of a ridgeline so that when viewed from any point along the northern right-of-way line of 1 Sth Avenue, the tower does not interrupt the profile of the ridgeline or Spencer's Butte. In addition, a transmission tower shall not interrupt the profile of Spencer's Butte when viewed from any location in Amazon Park. Visual impacts to prominent views of ~ Skinner's Butte, Judkins Point, and Gillespie Butte shall be minimized to the greatest extent possible. Approval for location of a transmission tower in a prominent view of these Buttes shall be given only if location of the transmission tower on an alternative site is not possible as documented by application materials submitted by the applicant, and the transmission tower is limited in height to the minimum height necessary to provide the approximate coverage the Qrd~nance - 9