YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE Page 197 2. Characteristics a. Improvements comprising a wireless communication facility including tower structure, antennae and related electrical and mechanical equipment, shall, to the extent possible, use materials, colors, textures, screening, and landscaping blending them into the natural and surrounding setting, unless subject to any applicable standards of the FAA and FCC. b. Towers shall not be artificially lighted, unless required by the FAA or other applicable authority. c. All wireless communication facilities shall be maintained in compliance with applicable state, county or local building codes under which they were constructed and any regulations of the FAA, the FCC, and any other Federal government with the authority to regulate them or their components. d. No signs shall be allowed at a facility with the exception of a single one (1) square foot sign for each carrier, to provide emergency contact numbers or to identify the facility with respective facility owner and/or FCC or FAA information. e. All modifications shall apply for building permits appropriate to the modification and will be reviewed for compliance with all regulations. E. PERMITTED USES: Wireless communications facilities located on property owned, leased, or controlled by Yavapai County pursuant to agreement of or approved by Yavapai County shall be a permitted use in all Zoning Districts with Zoning Clearance. F. CELLULAR ON WHEELS (COW): Shall be allowed in any zoning district on a temporary basis to provide for wireless service in the event of an emergency, not to exceed 90 days, unless approved for a longer period by the Development Services Director. COW’s for emergencies are not subject to a building permit but the wireless providers shall notify development services of the deployment COW. The operation of the COW must not interfere with emergency operations of small unmanned aerial systems or other technology or equipment used in the emergency. The wireless company is required to provide contact information for a representative available at all times for the equipment. 1. Cellular on Wheels may be deployed at the existing wireless sites to provide service during times of maintenance or failures of those facilities to provide for service coverage, not to exceed 90 days. No notification is required for deployment due to maintenance at existing facilities. Other deployments of a COW, such as may be needed for a special event or similar circumstances may be approved at the discretion of the Development Services Director, subject to appropriate stipulations to the location and length of use. G. PROVIDER’S COMMUNICATION PLAN: 1. Each new wireless facility proposed shall include a communications plan with the following information. a. Wireless propagation map illustrating the need for the tower at the specific location. b. The provider’s policy direction on the mitigation and/or reduction of the negative visual impact created by the proposed tower, including any proposals to conceal or disguise such facilities designed to be architecturally and/or environmentally