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t <br />ORDINANCE TO PLANNING BOARD (DRAFT) 56 <br />b) At least once every twelve (12) months, a <br />visual inspection from the ground shall be <br />conducted by a 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 />Inspection 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 galvanizing; rust or corrosion, loose <br />or missing bolts, loose or corroded lightning <br />protection connectors; tower piumbness, <br />significant variation in guy sags (i.e. <br />tensions), and other material areas or <br />matters relating to the structural integrity of <br />the tower. This is considered a minor <br />Inspection review. <br />c) In addition to the regularly scheduled major <br />and minor inspections set forth ,in <br />paragraphs 1 and 2 above, a minor <br />inspection, at a minimum, will be conducted <br />,if the tower or its appurtenances are noted at <br />any time to be visibly damaged. <br />Additionally, a major inspection shall be <br />conducted if the visible damage to the tower <br />Is significant or when, after conducting a <br />minor inspection, significant questions <br />remain about the structural integrity of the <br />tower. <br />3) The Inspections Division may conduct periodic <br />Inspections of telecommunication towers to ensure <br />electrical integrity. The owner of the <br />telecommunication tower may be required by the <br />County to have more frequent inspections should <br />there be reason to believe that the electrical Integrity <br />of the tower is jeopardized. The County reserves the <br />right to require additional inspections if there Is <br />evidence that the tower has a safety problem or is <br />exposed to extraordinary conditions. <br />4) Structurally Unsafe or Unused Towers. Any tower <br />found, through Inspection by the owner or by <br />Inspection of the inspections Division, to be <br />structurally unsafe and cannot be brought into <br />compliance within 180 days must be removed at the <br />owner's expense. <br />