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PUBLIC HEARING CaRDINANCE (DRAFT) 9 O ~ 3 <br />e) Tpwer 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 andlor <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 ~IA- <br />222 {as amended from time to time}. This is <br />considered a major inspection review. <br />b) At least once every twelve (42) 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 />ar missing bolts, loose ar 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 />G:1TKInglTower Qrd2lCell Tower Ordinance Revs <br />