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<br />Little Canada Zoning Ordinance General Provisions <br />903-61 <br />professional radio frequency engineer is required to demonstrate that a particular tower <br />site is not technically feasible when antenna site is proposed. <br /> <br />E. General Standards. The following standards shall apply to all cellular telephone, public <br />utility, microwave, radio and television broadcast transmitting, radio and television <br />receiving, satellite dish and short-wave radio transmitting and receiving antenna and <br />towers: <br /> <br />1. All antennas and towers shall be in compliance with all City building and <br />electrical code requirements and as applicable shall require related permits. <br /> <br />2. Towers shall be certified by a qualified and licensed professional engineer to <br />conform to the latest structural standards and wind loading requirements of the <br />Uniform Building Code and the Electronics Industry Association. <br /> <br />3. With the exception of necessary electric and telephone service and connection <br />lines approved by the Issuing Authority, no part of any antenna or tower nor any <br />lines, cable, equipment or wires or braces in connection with either shall at any <br />time extend across or over any part of the right-of-way, public street, highway, <br />sidewalk, or property line. <br /> <br />4. All signal and remote control conductors of low energy extending substantially <br />horizontally above the ground between a tower or antenna and a structure, or <br />between towers, shall be at least eight feet (8) above the ground at all points, <br />unless buried underground. <br /> <br />5. Every tower affixed to the ground shall be protected to discourage climbing of the <br />tower by unauthorized persons. <br /> <br />6. All towers shall be constructed to conform with the requirements of the <br />Occupational Safety and Health Administration. <br /> <br />7. When applicable, written authorization for antenna and/or tower erection shall be <br />provided by the property owner. <br /> <br />8. No advertising message shall be affixed to the tower. <br /> <br />9. The height of the antenna shall be the minimum necessary to function <br />satisfactorily, as verified by a professional radio frequency engineer subject to <br />Section 903.140.B of this Ordinance. <br /> <br />10. Antennas and/or towers shall not be artificially illuminated unless required by law <br />or by a governmental agency to protect the public’s health and safety. <br /> <br />11. When applicable, proposals to erect new antenna shall be accompanied by any <br />required federal, state or local agency licenses.