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b. Related equipment for co-located wireless telecommunications facilities shall be located within an existing equipment enclosure or compound, whenever feasible, or located as close to the existing equipment enclo- sure or compound as possible and shall match the materials, color, and texture of the existing enclosure as much as possible. 4. Noise. Wireless telecommunications facilities operating in excess of the maximum sound levels permitted by the City’s Noise Ordinance shall be en- closed to achieve compliance with the Noise Ordinance. Back-up genera- tors or similar equipment that operates only during power outages or other emergencies are exempt from this requirement. Testing of such back-up generators or similar equipment may only occur during standard daytime hours. 5. Dimensions. Wireless telecommunications facilities shall be no greater in diameter or any other cross-sectional dimension than is reasonably neces- sary for the proper functioning and physical support of the facility and fu- ture co-location of additional wireless telecommunications facilities. 6. Security Fencing. Freestanding wireless telecommunications facilities and alternative tower structures shall be enclosured by security fencing not less than six (6) feet in height. Such facilities shall also be equipped with an ap- propriate anti-climbing device, provided however, that the Zoning Enforce- ment Official may waive such requirements, as appropriate. Chain-link fenc- ing material is only permitted in association with a wireless telecommunica- tions facility in an industrial zone where the fence is not visible from the public right-of-way or adjacent non-industrial zone. Preferred fencing mate- rials shall consist of wood, tubular steel or other architecturally-appropriate fencing material. 7. Landscaping. Facilities shall be landscaped with a buffer of plant materials that effectively screens the view of the facility from adjacent off-site proper- ties. Wireless telecommunications facilities adjacent to residential uses shall incorporate landscaping that will maximize screening of the site from those residences. The standard buffer shall consist of a landscaped strip at least five (5) feet wide outside the perimeter of the facility to provide a visual buffer of any ground-mounted ancillary equipment. These requirements may be waived by the Zoning Enforcement Official if the goals of this Section would be better served thereby. Consideration shall also be given to the fact that vegetation can impede radio-frequency signals. 8. Signage. All wireless telecommunications facilities shall post a sign in a readily visible location identifying the name and phone number of a party to Exhibit G: Proposed Amended Article16 Page 56 Note: underline and bolded text represents new text; strike-through text represents text to be eliminated