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Regular Council Meetrng July 9, 2001 Page 8 (b) To protect residential areas, historic areas, and land uses from potential adverse impact of towers and telecommunications facilities; (0) To provide a range of locations for wireless telecommunication facilities in all zoned areas of the city unless otherwise prevented; (d) Within any zoning district wherein wireless communication facilities are permitted, to provide clear performance standards addressing the siting of wireless communications facilities; (e) To minimize adverse visual impact of towers and telecommunications facilities through careful design, siting, landscaping, and innovative camouflaging techniques; (t) To encourage the location of wireless communications facilities on existing structures, including utility poles, signs, water towers, buildings, and other similar facilities where feasible; (g) To promote and encourage shared use/collocation of towers and telecommunications facilities as a primary option rather than construction of additional such facilities; (h) To promote and encourage utilization of technological designs that will either eliminate or reduce the need for erection of new towers and telecommunications facilities; (I) To streamline and expedite permitting procedures to effect compliance with the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996; (j) To enhance the ability of providers of telecommunication services to provide such service to the community quickly, effectively, and efficiently;