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0 9; <br />structures and antennas shall be designed, constructed, painted and screened so as to blend with <br />surrounding uses and buildings. <br />Finding: The ground mounted equipment will be screened by an existing wood fence. The pole mounted <br />equipment will be painted to blend in with the color of the pole. <br />Antennas associated with above ground utility or communications facilities shall be located on <br />existing or replacement towers or structures to the maximum extent technically feasible to <br />discourage the proliferation of tower structures. <br />Finding: The proposal is for the antennas to be co -located on a utility pole. <br />Tower structures shall not be located in or within three hundred feet of residentially zoned areas <br />unless the applicant provides an analysis of alternative sites and existing facilities which are <br />technically feasible where the structure could be located or co -located which demonstrates that the <br />proposed facility cannot adequately serve the needs of the public for the proposed utility or <br />communications service in an alternative location. When existing facilities are used or replaced, <br />addition to or replacement of existing structures may exceed the height of the existing facility by <br />not more than twenty feet. <br />Finding: The replacement utility pole will be 20 feet taller than the existing pole. <br />• Above ground utility and communications facilities shall be designed so as to be the lowest height <br />possible to adequately serve the needs of the public for the proposed utility or communications <br />service. <br />Finding: The increased height of 20 feet is within the allowed limits while providing the line of sight <br />necessary for transmission to achieve the needed coverage. <br />• Towers associated with above ground utility and communication facilities and all ancillary <br />structures shall comply with the setback standards of the zone in which the property is located. <br />Finding: The ground mounted equipment meets the ten foot street side setback. <br />DECISION <br />The proposal is approved as submitted subject to compliance with all city, state and federal regulations and the <br />following condition. <br />1. Includes ' with the building permit application a landscape plan. The strip of land between the fence and <br />sidewalk along the Fulton Avenue frontage shall be landscaped with live vegetation. <br />Date: <br />Allan Giffen, Dir 'ct r <br />Planning Department <br />This is an administrative decision that may be appealed to the City's Land Use Hearing Examiner. An appeal <br />must be tiled with the City within 14 days of the date of this notice. If you have questions regarding this <br />proposal or if you wish to file an appeal, please contact John Jimerson, City of Everett Planning Department, at <br />(425) 257-$737. _ <br />