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r <br /> BLIP HEARING ORDINANCE (DRAFT) <br /> 013 <br /> e) Tower Inspection. <br /> 1) Telecommunication tower owniers, shall submit a <br /> report to the County Inspections Division certifying <br /> structural and electrical integrity upon completion of <br /> the *I tial construction and at intervals as ,specified <br /> In this Section <br /> 2) Inspection records shall be kept by the tower owner <br /> and made available upon request to the Inspections <br /> Division during regular business hours. <br /> a At least once every thirtyasi 36 months, a <br /> structural engineer who is regularly Involved <br /> in the maintenance, inspection and/or <br /> erection of telecommunication towers shall <br /> ins t the tower nd submit a report <br /> submitted to the Inspections Division within <br /> a reasonable time thereafter. t o minimum, <br /> this *Insp tion shall be conducted On <br /> accordance with.. the provisions of this <br /> Ordinance and in accordance with the tower <br /> inspections check list provided in the EIA- <br /> 222 s amended from time to time). This Is <br /> considered major inspection review. <br /> �b At least once every twelve months, a <br /> visual 'inspection from the ground shall be <br /> conducted i properly trained staff <br /> member or tower consultant and a report <br /> shall be filed with the Inspections Division <br /> within a reasonable time thereafter This <br /> ins <br /> ec i on shall Include, but shall not be <br /> limited to visual Inspection of tower <br /> foundations, structures, guys, and <br /> connections for evidence of settlement or <br /> later movement; soil erosion,, condition of <br /> paint or , I ruin ; rust or corrosion, loose <br /> or missing bolts„ loose or corroded lightning <br /> protection connectors,m tower pl u rrr l ri ss'. <br /> Si niTicant variation tion ire guy sags (i.e. <br /> for lions), and other material areas or <br /> matters relating to the structural integrity of <br /> the tower, This Is considered sidered minor <br /> inspection r view. <br /> GATKIn kT wer Ord=ell Tower Ordinance Re <br />