(a) No building or other structure, or portions thereof, shall be erected or maintained by any property owner, lessee, licensee, contractor, utility or government entity not otherwise exempt by law, which creates interference or obstruction to the City of Longview's law enforcement, public safety, general government or emergency microwave telecommunications towers and emergency radio broadcast corridor.
(b) To ensure compliance with this article, any person or entity intending to construct or erect, within the City of Longview, a building or structure greater than 50 feet in height, shall submit plans, either as part of the building permit review process or, if a site plan is required, as a part of the site plan process, that indicate the location and height of all buildings or structures in excess of 50 feet in height. If said plans indicate the proposed building or structure is in the vicinity of the city's emergency microwave telecommunications towers or the emergency radio broadcast corridor, said plans shall be accompanied by documentation demonstrating that the proposed building or structure would not result in any disturbance or interference to the city's emergency microwave telecommunications towers or the emergency radio broadcast corridor.
(c) If a determination is made that the proposed building or structure would create a disturbance or interference with the use of the city's emergency microwave telecommunications towers or the emergency radio broadcast corridor, the property owner, lessee, licensee, contractor or government entity may:
(1) modify their plans in such a manner as to remove the interference or disturbance; or
(2) provide appropriate facilities and/or equipment at no cost to the city to ensure the continued satisfactory operation of the telecommunications network.
(Ord. No. 2809, § 3, 4-8-99)