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Sec. 33-245. - Visual Impact Guidelines. (a) Unobtrusive Design. Wireless facilities shall be designed to be as visually unobtrusive as feasible. Colors and designs must be visually neutral, integrated and compatible with surrounding buildings and/or uses in the area. Facilities shall be sited to avoid or minimize obstruction of views from adjacent properties and otherwise preserve the aesthetic integrity of the public right-of-way. (b) No component of a wireless facility shall extend seven (7) feet beyond the top of a pole. However, no facility located within one -hundred and forty (140) feet of a residential property shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height. Additionally, no facility shall exceed sixty (60) feet in height from the ground level as measured from the nearest street curb. The Director may waive these requirements if necessary to accommodate General Order 95 of the California Public Utilities Commission or a design permitted by the Guidelines. (c) No facility shall be illuminated unless specifically required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other governmental agency for security or clearance purposes. (d) Signs and Advertising. No advertising signage or identifying logos shall be displayed on any facility except for small identification, address, warnings, and other similar information plates. Such information plates shall be identified in the application and shall be subject to approval by the Director. Sec. 33-246. - Noise. Wireless facilities and all accessory equipment and transmission equipment must comply with all noise regulations pursuant to Article VI of Chapter 18 of this Code. Sec. 33-247. - Public Safety Guidelines. (a) Arterial Highway Pedestrian Passage. In public rights-of-way that are designated in the Circulation Element of the City's General Plan as "arterial" streets or highways, and which have an existing sidewalk, the facility should be located on the sidewalk or parkway such that there is a minimum of six feet (6) of unobstructed distance between the edge of the facility and any private property, in order to provide sufficient clearance for pedestrians and wheelchairs. If the paved sidewalk is less than six feet (6') wide, the applicant may propose to construct additional sidewalk to meet this requirement; provided, however, that a sufficient length of sidewalk shall be constructed to meet the six-foot (6) standard described in this subsection. The facility shall be installed in the public right-of-way with a minimum of eighteen inches (18") of unobstructed distance maintained between the edge of the facility and the edge of the curb face. (b) Non -Arterial Highway Pedestrian Passage. In public rights-of-way that are not designated in the Circulation Element of the City's General Plan Ordinance No. NS -2954 Page 14 of 20