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1325.11 EXTERIOR FINISH.
   Towers not requiring FAA painting or marking shall be painted a neutral color (galvanized finish is considered a neutral color).
(Ord. 318. Passed 2-4-08.)
1325.12 LANDSCAPING.
   All landscaping on parcels containing towers, antenna support structures, or telecommunications facilities shall be designed to screen the tower, antenna support structure, and telecommunications facilities to a height of at least six feet from garde. This requirement may be waived at the discretion of the Inspections Division if the base of the tower and facilities to be screened are not located in and not visible from any business or residential districts or visible from public streets. All landscaping must be continually maintained in a healthy and attractive manner.
(Ord. 318. Passed 2-4-08.)
1325.13 SECURITY.
   All towers must be reasonably posted and secured to protect against trespass.
(Ord. 318. Passed 2-4-08.)
1325.14 ACCESS.
   All parcels upon which towers are located must provide access during normal business hours to at least one paved vehicular parking space(s) on site.
(Ord. 318. Passed 2-4-08.)
1325.15 CERTIFICATIONS AND INSPECTIONS.
   (a)   All towers shall be certified by an engineer to be structurally sound and in conformance with the requirements of the City Building Code and all other construction standards set forth by the City Code and Federal and State Law. For new monopole towers, such certifications shall be submitted with an application pursuant to Section 1325.04(e) and every five years thereafter; for existing monopole towers, such certification shall be submitted within sixty days of the effective date of this article and then every five years thereafter; for new lattice or guyed towers, such certification shall be submitted with an application pursuant to Section 1325.04(e) and every two years thereafter; and for existing lattice or guyed towers, such certification shall be submitted within sixty days of the effective date of this article and then every two years thereafter. The tower owner may be required by the City to submit more frequent certifications should there be reason to believe that the structural and electrical integrity of the tower is jeopardized.
   (b)   The City and its agents shall have authority to enter onto the property upon which the tower is located, between the inspections and certifications required above, to insect the tower for the purpose of determining whether it complies with the statewide 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 reasonable and necessary inspections, upon reasonable notice to the tower owner. All expenses by the City related to such inspections shall be borne by the tower owner if any unresolved defects exist.
   (d)   The tower or telecommunications facilities owner shall certify to the City on an annual basis that it is in compliance with all of the requirements of this article, including the requirements set forth in Section 1325.16.
(Ord. 318. Passed 2-4-08.)
1325.16 MAINTENANCE.
   (a)   Tower owners shall at all time employ ordinary and reasonable care and shall install and maintain in use nothing less than commonly accepted methods and devices for preventing failures and accidents which are likely to cause damage, injuries, or nuisances to the public.
   (b)   Tower owners shall install and maintain towers, telecommunications facilities, wires, cables, fixtures and other equipment in substantial compliance with the requirements of the National Electrical Safety Code and all FCC, State, and local regulations, and in such manner that will not interfere with the use of other property.
   (c)   All towers, telecommunications facilities, and antenna support structures shall at all times be kept and maintained in good condition, order, and repair so that the same shall not menace or endanger the life or property of any person.
   (d)   All telecommunications facilities shall maintain compliance with current radio frequency emission standards of the FCC.
   (e)   In the event the use of a tower is discontinued by the tower owner, or in the event a tower owner files notice of the FCC of its interest to cease operating, the tower owner shall provide written notice to the City of its intent to discontinue use and the date when the use shall be discontinued.
(Ord. 318. Passed 2-4-08.)
1325.17 STEALTH.
   All towers and telecommunications facilities in business and residential districts shall be of stealth design. (Ord. 318. Passed 2-4-08.)
1325.18 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES ON ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTURES.
   (a)   Any telecommunications facilities which are not attached to a tower may be permitted as an accessory use to any antenna support structure at least thirty feet tall, regardless of the zoning restrictions applicable to the zoning district where the structure is located. Telecommunications facilities are prohibited on all other structures.
   (b)   The owner of such structure or telecommunications facilities shall, by written certification, graphic representation, and detailed plans for the City staff review to verify that:
      (1)   The antenna support structure and telecommunications facilities comply with the statewide building code;
      (2)   Any telecommunications facilities and their appurtenances, located upon the roof of an antenna support structure are set back a distance of at least equal to the height of the telecommunications facilities. However, this setback requirement shall not apply to telecommunications facilities and their appurtenances, located above the roof of an antenna support structure, if such facilities are appropriately screened from view through the use of screening techniques that are compatible with the surrounding build environment and approved by the City. Setback requirements shall not apply to stealth antennas which are mounted to the exterior of antenna support structures below the roof, but which do not protrude more than twenty-four inches from the side of such an antenna support structure; and
      (3)   All applicable standards of this article are being met.
         (Ord. 318. Passed 2-4-08.)
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