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3. “Architecturally-Integrated” shall mean that the wireless telecommunica- tions facility is designed to closely blend into the surrounding environment and to be minimally visible to the casual observer. Antennas and related equipment are either not readily visible beyond the property on which it is located, or if visible, appear to be part of the existing building or environ- ment rather than a wireless facility. The wireless facility may be incorpo- rated into a building’s architectural features, such as a steeple, parapet wall, clock tower, flagpole, cupola, chimney, vent pipe or light standard or be screened by an equipment screen or other equally suitable method. It may include alternative tower structures, such as freestanding flagpoles, treepoles, windmills, signs and similar support structures that conceal the presence of a wireless facility within that structure. Related equipment shall be designed to match the architecture of adjacent buildings and/or be screened from public view by walls, fences, parapets, landscaping, and similar treatments. 4. “Co-location” shall mean the location of two or more wireless telecommu- nications facilities on a single, existing, previously-approved tower, build- ing or other support structure for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiv- ing radio frequency signals for communications purposes. 5.3. “FAA” shall mean the Federal Aviation Administration. 6.4. “FCC” shall mean the Federal Communications Commission. 7.5. “Governing authority” shall mean the City Council of the City of San Leandro. 8. “Ground-mounted facility” shall mean a wireless telecommunications facili- ty consisting of one or more poles or posts mounted on the ground that are used to support antennas. Any ground-mounted facility that is over fifteen (15) feet in height shall be considered a monopole. 9.7. “Height” shall mean, when referring to a tower or other structure, the distance measured from ground level to the highest point on the tower or other structure, even if said highest point is an antenna. 10. “Minor modification” shall mean a change to an existing wireless telecom- munications facility, whether emergency or routine, provided there is little or no change in the visual appearance and does not constitute a substan- tial modification, as defined herein (See Subsection B.13). Minor modifica- tions are those modifications to conforming wireless telecommunications facilities that meet the performance standards set forth in these regula- tions. Exhibit G: Proposed Amended Article16 Page 49 Note: underline and bolded text represents new text; strike-through text represents text to be eliminated