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ORD-2008-013 - Telecommunication Wireless Facility Zoning Ordinance Amendments
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ORD-2008-013 - Telecommunication Wireless Facility Zoning Ordinance Amendments
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2/25/2008
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Public Hearing
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Ordinance
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c-2-a
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Agenda - 06-03-2008-4aa
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16 <br />7) Applicants shall evaluate the reasonable feasibility of collocating <br />new antennas and equipment on an existing structure or <br />structures within the applicant's search ring. <br />f) Tower Inspection. <br />1) Telecommunication tower owners shall submit a report to the <br />County Inspections Division certifying structural and electrical <br />integrity upon completion of the initial construction and at <br />intervals as specified in this Section <br />2) Inspection records shall be kept by the tower owner and made <br />available upon request to the Inspections Division during regular <br />business hours. <br />a) The following inspection schedule shall be followed except in <br />cases where a tower has no structures other than those <br />associated with telecommunication tower use located within <br />the tower's fall zone. At least once every thirty -six (36) <br />months, or thirty -six (36) months from the date of a co- <br />location approval, a structural engineer who is regularly <br />involved in the maintenance, inspection and /or erection of <br />telecommunications towers shall inspect the tower and <br />submit a report to the Inspections Division within a <br />reasonable time thereafter. At a minimum, this inspection <br />shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this <br />Ordinance and in accordance with the tower inspections <br />check list provided in the EIA -222 (as amended from time to <br />time). This is considered a major inspection review. <br />b) At least once every twelve (12) months, a visual inspection <br />from the ground shall be conducted by a properly trained <br />staff member of a tower provider or tower consultant and a <br />report shall be filed with the Inspections Division within a <br />reasonable time thereafter. This inspection shall include, but <br />shall not be limited to, visual inspection of tower foundations, <br />structures, guys, and connections for evidence of settlement <br />or later movement; soil erosion; condition of paint or <br />galvanizing; rust or corrosion, loose or missing bolts, loose <br />or corroded lightning protection connectors; tower <br />plumbness, significant variation in guy sags (i.e. tensions), <br />and other material areas or matters relating to the structural <br />integrity of the tower. This is considered a minor inspection <br />review. <br />c) In addition to the regularly scheduled major and minor <br />inspections set forth in paragraphs 1) and 2) above, a <br />minor inspection, at a minimum, will be conducted if the <br />tower or its appurtenances are noted at any time to be <br />visibly damaged. Additionally, a major inspection shall <br />
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