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Equal to the specific "fall zone" of the proposed tower as determined and certified by a qualified and licensed professional engineer, but in no event less than the principal structure setback of the base zoning district from all public right-of--way and abutting property lines. D. Use of City Tower Site Preferred. Commercial antennas and towers, regardless of height or size with the exception of satellite dish antennas shalt connect to and use the City Tower Site(s) if use of such facilities is technically feasible. Certification by a professional radio frequency engineer is required to demonstrate that a particular tower site is not technically feasible when antenna site is proposed. E. General Standards. The following standards shall apply to all cellular telephone, public utility, microwave, radio and television broadcast transmitting, radio and television receiving, satellite dish and short-wave radio transmitting and receiving antenna and towers: All antennas and towers shall be incompliance with all City building and electrical code requirements and as applicable shall require related permits. 2. Towers shall be certified by a qualified and licensed professional engineer to conform to the latest structural standards and wind loading requirements of the Uniform Building Code and the Electronics Industry Association. 3. With the exception of necessary electric and telephone service and connection lines approved by the Issuing Authority, no part of any antenna or tower nor any lines, cable, equipment or wires or braces in connection with either shall at any time extend across or over any part of the right-of--way, public street, highway, sidewalk, or property line. 4. All signal and remote control conductors of low energy extending substantially horizontally above the ground between a tower or antenna and a structure, or between towers, shall be at least eight feet (8) above the ground at all points, unless buried underground. 5. Every tower affixed to the ground shall be protected to discourage climbing of the tower by unauthorized persons. 6. All towers shall be constructed to conform with the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. When applicable, written authorization for antenna and/or tower erection shall be provided by the property owner. 8. No advertising message shall be affixed to the tower. 9. The height of the antenna shall be the minimum necessary to function satisfactorily, as verified by a professional radio frequency engineer subject to Section 903.140.B. Little Canada Zoning Ordinance General Provisions 903-53