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Ordinance as Recommended by <br />Planning Board and Administration <br />13 <br />visual inspection from the ground shall be <br />conducted by a properly trained staff <br />member of a tower provider or tower <br />consultant and a report shall be filed with <br />the Inspections Division within a reasonable <br />time thereafter. This inspection shall <br />include, but shall not be limited to, visual <br />inspection of tower foundations, structures, <br />guys, and connections for evidence of <br />settlement or later movement; soil erosion; <br />condition of paint or galvanizing; rust or <br />corrosion, loose or missing bolts, loose or <br />corroded lightning protection connectors; <br />tower plumbness, significant variation in guy <br />sags (Le. tensions), and other material <br />areas or matters relating to the structural <br />integrity of the tower. This is considered a <br />minor inspection review. <br />G) 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 <br />at 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 <br />integrity of the tower is jeopardized. The County <br />reserves the right to require additional inspections if <br />there is evidence that the tower has a safety <br />problem or is 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,