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Screening of and Location of Equipment and Utilities 49. All roof mounted equipment, including HVAC, vents, and any other mechanical or communications equipment, shall be designed, installed, and maintained over the life of the building such that the equipment does not project above a horizontal plane established by the building's equipment screen walls. 50. The project developer shall effectively screen from view all ducts, vents, meters, air conditioning equipment, and any other mechanical equipment, whether on the stmcture, on the ground, or on the roof, with materials architecturally compatible with the main structure. Screening details shall be shown on the plans submitted for issuance of building permits, the adequacy of which shall be determined by the Planning Director. All required screening shall be provided prior to occupancy. 51. All existing and proposed power lines shall be installed underground. All other utilities required to serve any existing or proposed development on- site shall be installed underground, unless otherwise determined by the City Engineer. 52. The location of any pad-mounted transformers shall be subject to approval by the Planning Director prior to issuance of permits by the Building and Safety Division. Such transformers shall be screened by landscaping or contained within an enclosure matching the building and with corrugated metal gates. All transformers shall be shown on the plans submitted for issuance of building permits. The project developer shall attempt to locate transformers at the rear of the site. 53. All backflow prevention devices installed with the development shall be painted forest green (Pantone Color System Number 357) and shall be screened from view from public/private streets. Screens shall consist of berms, walls, or landscaping satisfactorily integrated into the landscape plan. Landscape screens shall include shrubbery designed by species and planting density to establish a complete screen within one year from the date of planting. Weather protection devices such as measures to protect pipes from freezing shall require approval by the Planning Director prior to use; at no time shall fabric or other material not designed and/or intended for this purpose be wrapped around or otherwise placed on these devices. All backflow prevention devices shall be shown on the plans submitted for issuance of building permits together with screening mechanism and/or weather protection devices. Proposed screening and weather protection pLrD-30, Valley Park Associates, Conditions of Approval, 2/17/2004 Page 9