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ADMINISTRATION ORDINANCE 18 <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 telecommunications 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 shall be removed at the <br />owner's expense. <br />5) Compliance with Standards. Current or former EIA <br />standards shall apply to the addition of antennas or <br />other appurtenances to communications towers <br />under the following conditions: <br />a) Additions to towers constructed prior to the <br />effective date of this Ordinance, regardless <br />of whether the additions are accounted for in <br />the original design, shall comply with the <br />current EIA standards, and the wind loading <br />specified therein. Additions to towers <br />constructed subsequent to the effective date <br />of this Ordinance shall comply with <br />standards set forth elsewhere in this Section. <br />b) Existing towers, which will not have any <br />appurtenances added to them shall at a . <br />minimum comply with the EIA standards in <br />existence at the time the tower was erected. <br />C) Replacement of antennas or other <br />appurtenances shall at a minimum comply <br />with the EIA standard in existence at the time <br />the tower was erected if the replacement' <br />does not add to the original design loading. <br />