Prior to approval of a site plan to construct and locate a wireless telecommunications tower and related facility, an independent certified structural engineer shall be engaged by the City, whose services shall be paid for in total by the applicant pursuant to the guidelines established in Section 1275.15, "Application Fees". The applicant may also be responsible for obtaining independent opinions of other technical experts for the purpose of verifying the safety and structural integrity of towers and other wireless telecommunications facilities, including, but not limited to, representatives of the FCC, the FAA, and a person qualified to certify the safety of and comment upon radio frequency emission, in a manner as determined acceptable to the City, as directed by the City Engineer.
(Ord. 99-46. Passed 10-24-99.)