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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.10: Standards for Telecommunication Facilities 39 <br /> (1) Tower Inspection <br /> (a) Telecommunication tower owners shall submit a report to the County <br /> Inspections Division certifying structural and electrical integrity upon <br /> completion of the initial construction and at intervals as specified in this <br /> Section. <br /> (b) Inspection records shall be kept by the tower owner and made available <br /> upon request to the Inspections Division during regular business hours. <br /> (c) The following inspection schedule shall be followed, except in cases <br /> where a tower has no structures other than those associated with <br /> telecommunication tower use located within the tower's fall zone. <br /> (i) At least once every 36 months, or 36 months from the date of a <br /> co-location approval, a structural engineer who is regularly <br /> involved in the maintenance, inspection and/or erection of <br /> telecommunications towers shall inspect the tower and submit a <br /> report to the Inspections Division within a reasonable time <br /> thereafter. At a minimum, this inspection shall be conducted in <br /> accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and in <br /> accordance with the tower inspections check list provided in the <br /> EIA-222 (as amended from time to time). This is considered a <br /> major inspection review. <br /> (ii) At least once every 12 months, a visual inspection from the <br /> ground shall be conducted by a properly trained staff member of <br /> a tower provider or tower consultant and a report shall be filed <br /> with the Inspections Division within a reasonable time thereafter. <br /> This inspection shall include, but shall not be limited to, visual <br /> inspection of tower foundations, structures, guys, and <br /> connections for evidence of settlement or later movement; soil <br /> erosion; condition of paint or galvanizing; rust or corrosion, loose <br /> or missing bolts, loose or corroded lightning protection <br /> connectors; tower plumbness, significant variation in guy sags <br /> (i.e. tensions), and other material areas or matters relating to the <br /> structural integrity of the tower. This is considered a minor <br /> inspection review. <br /> (iii) In addition to the regularly scheduled major and minor <br /> inspections set forth herein, a minor inspection, at a minimum, <br /> will be conducted if the tower or its appurtenances are noted at <br /> any time to be visibly damaged. Additionally, a major inspection <br /> shall be conducted if the visible damage to the tower is <br /> significant or when, after conducting a minor inspection, <br /> significant questions remain about the structural integrity of the <br /> tower. <br /> 1 <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-100 <br /> I <br />