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4) Structurally Unsafe or Unused Towers. Any tower found, through <br />inspection by the owner or by inspection of the Inspections <br />Division, to be structurally unsafe and cannot be brought into <br />compliance within 180 days shall be removed at the owner's <br />expense. <br />5) Compliance with Standards. Current or former EIA standards <br />shall apply to the addition of antennas or other appurtenances to <br />communications towers under the following conditions: <br />a) Additions to towers constructed prior to the effective date <br />of this Ordinance, regardless of whether the additions are <br />accounted for in the original design, shall comply with the <br />current EIA standards, and the wind loading specified <br />therein. Additions to towers constructed subsequent to the <br />effective date of-this Ordinance shall comply with <br />standards- set forth elsewhere in this Section. <br />b) Existing towers that will not have any additional attached <br />appurtenances shall at a minimum comply with the EIA <br />standards in existence at the time the tower was erected. <br />c) Replacement of antennas or other appurtenances shall at <br />a minimum comply with the EIA standard in existence at <br />the time the tower was erected if the replacement does not <br />add to the original design loading. <br />d) If a structural analysis shows a tower is not in compliance <br />with the appropriate EIA standards, the owner shall submit <br />an application to the Inspections Division with a plan to <br />bring the tower into compliance within six (6) months. <br />e) Analysis of Existing Towers. Within twelve (12) months of <br />the effective date of this Ordinance an analysis by a North <br />Carolina t_icensed Professional Engineer (P.E. Analysis) <br />shall be performed on all towers in excess of 100 feet in <br />height and shall be submitted to the Inspections Division. <br />The analysis sha(I determine the tower's compliance or <br />lack thereof with the EIA standard in effect at the time the <br />tower was constructed and when the most recent structural <br />loading change was made. For all towers less than six (6) <br />years old, a current existing P.E. analysis of the tower may <br />be submitted in lieu of the new P. E. analysis required <br />above. If the Power does not meet the aforementioned EIA <br />standards, the letter or existing P.E. analysis shall include <br />the types of modifications that would be required to bring <br />the tower up to standard. A(I existing towers shall be <br />subject to the annual electrical inspection conducted by the <br />Inspections Division including any associated inspection <br />fees, <br />6-25-m <br />