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A “public utility structure” is defined as any structure or part of a structure that (a) is owned or operated by any person whose primary business is the generation or transmission of electrical power, and (b) houses one or more electrical generators, electrical transformers, or switching equipment for a service area beyond the building in which the equipment is located. “Public utility structure” includes but is not limited to electric transmission substations, transmission distribution centers, distribution centers and substations.
(Added Coun. J. 11-2-94, p. 58476)
Public utility structures hereafter erected shall be of type 1A fire resistive construction as defined in Chapter 13-60.
(Added Coun. J. 11-2-94, p. 58476)
A standard fire alarm system meeting the requirements of Chapter 15-16 shall be installed and maintained in (a) every new public utility structure; and (b) every existing public utility structure, unless the structure is equipped with a fire detection system, connected to a central station alarm service that is listed by Underwriters' Laboratories.
(Added Coun. J. 11-2-94, p. 58476)
It shall be unlawful to proceed with the erection, installation or construction of any wireless communication antenna tower unless a permit shall have first been obtained from the department of buildings. No permit shall be required for any wireless communication antenna tower, if such tower:
(1) Is mounted on a single-family dwelling or a multiple dwelling four stories or less in height; and
(2) Does not exceed a total unit weight of 100 pounds or three feet in diameter.
(Added Coun. J. 7-10-96, p. 25684, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 3-5-03, p. 104990, § 24; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1)
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