(a) All Towers shall be certified by an Engineer to be structurally sound and in conformance with the requirements of the Building Code and all other construction standards set forth by the City's Code and Federal and State law. For new Monopole Towers, such certification shall be submitted with an Application pursuant to this article and every five (5) years thereafter. For existing Monopole Towers, certification shall be submitted within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this article and then every five (5) years thereafter. For new lattice or guyed Towers, such certification shall be submitted with an Application pursuant to this article and every two (2) years thereafter. For existing lattice or guyed Towers, certification shall be submitted within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this article and the every two (2) years thereafter. The Tower Owner may be required by the City to submit more frequent certification should there be reason to believe that the structural and electrical integrity of the Tower is jeopardized.
(b) The City or its agents shall have authority to enter onto the property upon which a Tower is located, between the inspection and certifications required above, to inspect the Tower for the purpose of determining whether it complies with the Building Code and all other construction standards provided by the City Code and federal and State law.
(c) The City reserves the right to conduct such inspection at any time upon reasonable notice to the Tower Owner. All expenses related to such inspections by the City shall be borne by the Tower Owner.
(Passed 1-13-03.)