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(1) Major utility and communications facilities shall be designed, landscaped or <br /> otherwise screened to ensure compatibility with surrounding properties. Above ground <br /> utility and communications structures and antennas shall be designed, constructed, <br /> painted and screened so as to blend with surrounding uses and buildings. The review <br /> authority may impose additional restrictions on the location, setbacks, height, design, <br /> landscaping and screening of above ground utility and communications facilities if <br /> necessary to minimize visual impacts and promote greater compatibility with existing or <br /> planned uses on surrounding properties. <br /> (2) Antennas associated with above ground utility or communications facilities shall be <br /> located on existing or replacement towers or structures to the maximum extent <br /> technically feasible to discourage the proliferation of tower structures. Installation or co- <br /> location of antennas on existing or replacement towers or structures shall be preferred <br /> unless the proponent can demonstrate that a new structure is necessary to adequately <br /> serve the needs of the public. When proposed to be installed on an existing or <br /> replacement tower or structure located in a nonresidential zone located at least three <br /> hundred feet from residential zones, facilities which are subject to Review Process II <br /> shall be reviewed using Review Process I, subject to meeting all requirements of this <br /> section. When proposed to be located on an existing or replacement utility or <br /> communications structure or other nonresidential structure in a residential zone, Review <br /> Process II shall be required. <br /> (3) Tower structures for above ground utility and/or communications facilities shall not <br /> be located in or within three hundred feet of residentially zoned areas, in or within two <br /> hundred feet of gateway corridors as designated by the Everett comprehensive plan, or in <br /> or within two hundred feet of areas under the jurisdiction of the shoreline master <br /> program, unless the applicant provides an analysis of alternative sites and existing <br /> facilities which are technically feasible where the structure could be located or co-located <br /> which demonstrates that the proposed facility cannot adequately serve the needs of the <br /> public for the proposed utility or communications service in an alternative location. <br /> When location in or within two hundred feet of a gateway corridor, or in or within two <br /> hundred feet of areas under the jurisdiction of the shoreline master program, is necessary <br /> to serve the public need for utility or communications services, use of existing or <br /> replacement utility and communications facilities is encouraged. When existing facilities <br /> are used or replaced, addition to or replacement of existing structures may exceed the <br /> height of the existing facility by not more than twenty feet. <br /> (4) When tower structures for above ground utility and/or communications facilities are <br /> proposed to be located within three hundred feet of residentially zoned areas, in or within <br /> two hundred feet of gateway corridors as designated by the Everett comprehensive plan, <br /> or in or within two hundred feet of areas under the jurisdiction of the shoreline master <br /> program, zones which otherwise required Review Process II shall use Review Process III. <br /> (5) All utility and communication facilities shall be installed underground or within <br /> structures to the greatest extent practical in order to maximize safety and minimize visual <br /> and noise impacts upon surrounding properties. When it is not practical to install <br /> underground or within structures, all utility and communications facilities shall be <br /> architecturally designed and screened so as to minimize visual impacts on and promote <br /> compatibility with surrounding properties. <br /> 21 <br />