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0 1 4 PUBLIC HEARING ORD I I AN E AFT 1 <br /> C In addition to the regularly scheduled major <br /> and minor inspections set forth in <br /> paragraphs el 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,atter 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 /> light 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 /> 5) Compliance with Standards. Current or former EIA <br /> standards shall apply to the addition of antennas or <br /> other appurtenances to communications tower's <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 EUA 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) of antennas or other <br /> appurtenances shall at a minimum comply <br /> with the EtA standard in existence at the time <br /> the tower was erected if the replacement <br /> does not add to the original design loading, <br /> AT' ng\Tower OrdMell Tower Ordinance Revs <br />