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34 <br />15. The following inspection schedule shall be followed except in cases where a tower has no structures other than <br />those associated with telecommunication tower use located within the tower's fall zone. At least once every thirty- <br />six (36) months, or thirty-six (36) months from the date of a co- location approval, a structural engineer who is <br />regularly involved in the maintenance, inspection and /or erection of telecommunications towers shall inspect the <br />tower and submit a report to the Inspections Division within a reasonable time thereafter. At a minimum, this <br />inspection shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance and in accordance with <br />the tower inspections check list provided in the EIA -222 (as amended from time to time). This is considered a <br />major inspection review. <br />16. At least once every twelve (12) months, a visual inspection from the ground shall be conducted by a properly <br />trained staff member of a tower provider or tower consultant and a report shall be filed with the inspections <br />Division within a reasonable time thereafter. This inspection shall include, but shall not be limited to, visual <br />inspection of tower foundations, structures, guys, and connections for evidence of settlement or later movement; <br />soil erosion; condition of paint or galvanizing; rust or corrosion, loose or missing bolts, loose or corroded lightning <br />protection connectors; tower plumbness, significant variation in guy sags (i.e. tensions), and other material areas <br />or matters relating to the structural integrity of the tower. This is considered a minor inspection review. <br />17. In addition to the regularly scheduled major and minor inspections set forth above, a minor inspection, at a <br />minimum, will be conducted if the tower or its appurtenances are noted at any time to be visibly damaged. <br />Additionally, a major inspection shall be conducted if the visible damage to the tower is significant or when, after <br />conducting a minor inspection, significant questions remain about the structural integrity of the tower. Structurally <br />Unsafe or Unused Towers. Any tower found, through inspection by the owner or by inspection of the Inspections <br />Division, to be structurally unsafe and cannot be brought into compliance within one hundred eighty (180) days <br />shall be removed at the owner's expense. <br />18. Compliance with Standards. Current or former EIA standards shall apply to the addition of antennas or other <br />appurtenances to communications towers under the following conditions: <br />1) Additions to towers constructed prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, regardless of whether the <br />additions are accounted for in the original design, shall comply with the current EIA standards, and the wind <br />loading specified therein. Additions to towers constructed subsequent to the effective date of this Ordinance <br />shall comply with standards set forth elsewhere in this Section. <br />2) Existing towers, which will not have any appurtenances, added to them shall at a minimum comply with the <br />EIA standards in existence at the time the tower was erected. <br />3) Replacement of antennas or other appurtenances shall at a minimum comply with the EIA standard in <br />existence at the time the tower was erected if the replacement does not add to the original design loading. <br />4) If a structural analysis shows a tower is not in compliance with the appropriate EIA standards, the owner shall <br />submit an application to the Inspections Division with a plan to bring the tower into compliance within six (6) <br />months. <br />19. An analysis by a North Carolina Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E. Analysis) shall be performed and shall be <br />submitted to the Inspections Division. The analysis shall determine the tower's compliance or lack thereof with the <br />EIA standard in effect at the time the tower was constructed and when the most recent structural loading change <br />was made. If the tower does not meet the aforementioned EIA standards, the letter or existing P.E. analysis shall <br />include the types of modifications that would be required to bring the tower up to standard. The new, replacement <br />tower shall be subject to the annual electrical inspection conducted by the Inspections Division including any <br />associated inspection fees. <br />20. The Inspections Division shall be notified in writing when a required analysis is complete. A copy of the analysis <br />report shall be made available to the Inspections Division upon request. That report shall also give details of the <br />net result of any changes made to the tower or its appurtenances since the last inspection. <br />21. After the County's receipt of The Center for Municipal Solutions final invoice, all moneys owed the County must <br />have been paid before the facility shall be allowed to be used to transmit or receive. <br />22. PEMC shall not be permitted use of the facility to transmit or receive data until the Certificate of Occupancy or its <br />functional equivalent has been issued. <br />23. If any condition of this Special Use Permit shall be held invalid or void, then this Special Use Permit shall be void <br />in its entirety and of no effect. <br />34 <br />