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EXHIBIT A 2-5.50 Satellite Earth Station Development Standards. (a) Residential Districts. No exterior satellite earth station having a dimension greater than 24" shall be allowed in any Residential District unless it complies with the following requirements. For the purposes of this section, a "satellite earth station" shall be defined as a parabolic dish antenna designed for the transmission and/or receiving of signals from a satellite and used for enhanced radio, television reception and/or telecommunications uses. 1) No satellite earth station shall be located on, attached to, or in any manner supported above any roof of any structure. 2) No satellite earth station shall be located in any street, alley way, front yard or in the area between the front yard and the front of the structure. 3) No satellite earth station shall be located in any side yard on the street side of a corner lot unless the antenna is totally screened from view from such street. 4) The maximum height to the highest point of the installed satellite earth station shall be l0 ft. 5) Any satellite earth station which has a maximum height taller than the top of any fence separating the property on which the earth station is proposed and adjacent properties shall maintain a minimum setback of five (5) feet from such property line, if such satellite earth station is screened from such adjacent properties. The focussing side of a satellite earth station, if required to be unscreened, shall maintain a minimum setback of fifteen (15) feet from any property line it faces. 6) Screening, in a form acceptable to the Director, shall be installed to screen along the sides and rear of the satellite earth station that are visible to the adjacent properties or public roadways. Screening shall be designed to achieve a height equal to the maximum height of the satellite earth station. 7) Satellite earth stations shall be earth tone colors satisfactory to the Director, unless such satellite earth station is completely screened from adjoining properties and City rights-of-way.