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Ordinance , Exhibit D: Amended Article 16 Note: underlined and bolded text represents new text; strike through represents text to be eliminated d. Alternative tower structures, such as flag poles shall be tapered to maintain the appearance of an actual flag pole. A flag shall be flown from the wireless facility and properly lighted and maintained at all times, in accordance with the U.S. Flag Code. e. Freestanding towers and ground-mounted facility sites shall incorporate an- cillary buildings and equipment, such as equipment shelters that, to the ex- tent possible, use materials, colors, textures, screening, and landscaping that will blend the facilities to the natural setting and built environment. f. Freestanding towers and ground-mounted facilities shall not be artificially lighted, unless required by the FAA or other applicable authority or unless they contain a U.S. Flag. If lighting is required, the Zoning Enforcement Offi- cial may review the available lighting alternatives and approve the design that would cause the least disturbance to the surrounding views. Any exteri- or lighting shall be manually operated or on an automatic timer and used on- ly during night, during periods of maintenance or during an emergency situa- tion, unless otherwise required by applicable Federal law. Lighting shall be shielded or directed to minimize glare as viewed from off-site locations. g. Freestanding towers and alternative tower structures shall incorporate coax- ial cable and electrical and telco conduits inside the pole structure and un- derground, whenever feasible. 2. Building-Mounted Facilities. a. Building-mounted wireless telecommunications facilities shall be architectur- ally-integrated into the building design and otherwise made as unobtrusive as possible, whenever feasible. Antennas shall be located entirely within an existing or newly created architectural feature so as to be completely screened from view. Where feasible, antennas can be placed directly above, below or incorporated with the vertical design elements of a building and painted to match the background color of the building to help in camouflag- ing the facility. (See Subsection B.3 “Architecturally-Integrated.”) b. Building-mounted designs shall ensure that the antenna(s) and ancillary equipment, such as cable trays and coaxial cables and electrical and telco conduits are located within existing building walls, whenever feasible, or in- side cable trays painted a color that is identical to, or closely compatible with, the background color of the supporting building or structure so as to make them as visually unobtrusive as possible. All ancillary equipment shall be sited and designed to appear as an integral part of the building or struc- ture. (See Subsection B.3 “Architecturally-Integrated.”)