The lot on which the telecommunications facility is to be placed is zoned R-1 and developed with the <br />non- residential use of a privately owned golf course. <br />(h) Li htin . No lighting shall be permitted on transmission towers except that <br />required by the Federal Aviation Administration. No high intensity white lights may <br />be located on transmission towers in an R-1, C-1, or PRO zone. <br />Per the applicant's written statement and site plans, no lighting attached to the tower is proposed. To <br />ensure continued compliance with this standard, the following condition of approval is warranted: <br />Prior to final PUD approval, Sheet A-1 shall be revised to include the following note. "if lighting <br />is required by the FAA no high intensity white lights may be located on the tower." <br />(i) Color. The transmission tower and attached antennas shall be unpainted <br />galvanized steel or painted neutral colors or such shades as are appropriate and <br />compatible with the surrounding environment,.as approved by the city. <br />The applicant's written statement notes that the transmission tower will be.unpainted galvanized <br />finish and can be painted to be more compatible. To ensure compliance with this criterion the <br />following condition of approval is warranted: <br />Prior to final PUD approval, Sheet A-1 shall be revised to include the following note. "The <br />transmission tower and attached antennas shall be unpainted galvanized steel or painted <br />neutral colors or shades with a matte finish as approved by the city." <br />(j) Viewshed. The transmission tower shall be. located down slope from the top of a <br />ridgeline so that when viewed from any point along the northern right-of-way line <br />of 18th Avenue, the tower does not interrupt the profile of the ridgeline or Spencer <br />Butte. In addition, a transmission tower shall not interrupt the profile of Spencer <br />Butte when viewed from any location in Amazon Park. Visual impacts to prominent <br />views of Skinner Butte, Judkins Point, and Gillespie Butte shall be minimized to the <br />greatest extent possible. Approval for location of a transmission tower in a <br />prominent view of these Buttes shall be given only if location of the transmission <br />tower on an alternative site is not possible as documented by application materials <br />submitted by the applicant, and the transmission tower is limited in height to the <br />minimum height necessary to provide the approximate coverage the tower is <br />intended to provide. <br />The tower is located in an area that is restricted in height to 75 feet, both by the zone (R-1) and being <br />within view of Gillespie Butte and Skinner Butte per the standard at (7)(b)(2) above. impacts to the <br />views of Skinner Butte and Gillespie Butte have been minimized with the proposed location as the <br />existing vegetation to the west of the tower already obscures the views behind the tower location. <br />As noted above, the applicant has documented that alternative sites have been evaluated and the <br />tower is the minimum height necessary to provide the intended coverage. . <br />Staff Report <br />(PDT 10-2 & CU 11-1) June 2011 26 <br />HO Agenda -Page 1 <br />