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that lighting not result in glare on adjacent property (most notably in residential sites. Some cities allow "basic security lighting only". Some cities also specify red lights at night and white strobe lighting during the day. Other cities restrict lighting, requiring it to be shielded during the day or because of a scenic overlay district. Other restrictions include restricting height of lighting to 15-20 feet and no flashing lights. Other options include not allowing illumination by artificial means and no strobe light display unless specifically required by the FAA or other federal or state authority for that particular tower site. When the design of the tower incorporates light fixtures used top illuminate ball fields, parking lots, etc. fixtures may be attached to the tower in an approved tower design. Or no artificial lighting is allowed unless required by law or by a governmental agency to protect public health and safety. Or artificial tower lighting is limited to mandatory safety lighting required by other regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over communications towers. Or security lighting may be allowed around the base of the tower if it does not adversely affect adjacent property owners. Towers shall not be artificially lighted unless required by the Federal Aviation administration ( Minnetonka, MN) IX: Structural, Design, Height, Screening, Access, and 0 Building Requirements: Options include requiring the antenna and towers to blend with the surrounding environment, including locating antennas on the roof of an existing building or mounted on building walls or on the sides of water towers. With new towers, especially in residential districts, requirements can mandate they be camouflaged as church steeples or bell towers or to replace existing light standards. Regulating the type and color of towers can also minimize visual impact. (Although monopoles are less intrusive, metal frame towers are better suited to co -location.) The Bloomington ordinance provides that commercial wireless telecommunication service towers must be a monopole design unless an alternative design would blend better with the surrounding environment. Heights are generally regulated by base zoning district. Typically ordinances allow 50-100%s increase over height allowed in base zoning district and allow greater height by conditional use permit or variance. Antennas six to 20 feet in height, located on existing buildings are typically permitted under most ordinances. Greater heights are often allowed. •