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■ <br /> PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE (DRAFT) <br /> 0 I 3 <br /> e) Tower Inspection. <br /> 1) Telecommunication tower owners shall submit a <br /> report to the County Inspections Division certifying <br /> structural and electrical integrity upon completion of <br /> the initial 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 thirty-six(36) months, a <br /> structural engineer who is regularly involved <br /> in the maintenance, inspection and/or <br /> erection of telecommunication towers shall <br /> inspect the tower and submit a report <br /> submitted to the Inspections Division within <br /> a reasonable time thereafter. At a minimum, <br /> this inspection shall be conducted in <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(as amended from time to time).This is <br /> considered a major inspection review. <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 plumbness, <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 /> GATKIndcrower Ord2kCell Tower Ordinance Rev8 <br />