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eight feet of the window excluding merchandise display, shall be no Iargerthan twenty-five percent <br />of the window in which they are located. No temporary or unauthorized signs including but not <br />limited to including but not limited to banners, balloons, streamers, and pennants, shall be placed <br />on the property, unless approved by the City under a Temporary Sign Permit or Special Event <br />Permit. The use of spotlights, feather signs, animated or inflatable signs, balloons, and lasers shall <br />be prohibited at all times. <br />119. All exterior mechanical equipment, including but not limited to rooftop equipment, air <br />conditioning/heating units, and any communications equipment shall be screened from view so as <br />not to be visible from adjacent properties or streets to the satisfaction of the Community <br />Development Director. A detail of the screening shall be included on the plans submitted for permit <br />review and approval by the City. <br />120. The Applicant/Developer shall subsurface all new transformers, switching boxes, and similar <br />appurtenances, or shall screen them by locating them in an enclosure with walls matching the <br />material and color of the nearest building. The enclosures shall include gates of heavy gauge <br />corrugated steel and shall be surrounded by trees, shrubs and climbing vines. The <br />Applicant/Developer shall arrange the location and treatment of the appurtenances with the gas, <br />electric and communication providers prior to the approval of building permit(s) for vertical <br />construction. A detail of the transformer screening shall be included on the improvement plans <br />submitted for review and approval by the City. <br />121. Backflow prevention devices shall be installed on all new and existing domestic, commercial, <br />irrigation, and fire water services and as required by the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). <br />The location of water service and backflow devices shall be subject to review and approval by <br />EBMUD and the City. Devices shall be screened from public view by landscaping or other approved <br />methods in the area in which the device is located. Landscaping shall blend with surrounding <br />landscaping and, if necessary, landscaping shall be added in other areas, as required for symmetry. <br />The final landscape package shall include landscape screening of any backflow prevention devices. <br />122. All mechanical equipment shall be designed and maintained to comply with City noise standards <br />and noise from any mechanical equipment, elevators or generators shall be minimized and insulated <br />from adjacent residential units. <br />123. Any future wireless telecommunications facilities proposed on the subject property shall be <br />considered through a separate permit, and subject to lease approval and conditions, as applicable. <br />Such facilities shall be fully screened and incorporated wholly within the building's architecture. All <br />service equipment and conduit shall be accommodated within the building's interior. No conduit, <br />panels or equipment shall be permitted to be mounted on the building's exterior walls. No conduit, <br />panels or mechanical equipment may be mounted in a visible location or manner on the sides of <br />the building. <br />124. The Applicant/Developer shall provide a fiber optic system throughout the neighborhood and to <br />each residence capable of transmitting internet service at speeds of at least 1 GB/s or the industry <br />standard at the time of construction, whichever is higher, to each residence simultaneously. The <br />system shall be owned and maintained by the property owners, building owners, the HOA, a <br />communications company, and/or a combination of these entities. This system shall extend to the <br />public right of way and shall include a conduit or pathway that connects to either a communication <br />Recommended Conditions of Approval June 21, 2022 <br />PLN22-0008, PLN21-0020 & PLN21-0021 Page 24 of 39 <br />