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City of Bloomington,Minnesota Selected Ordinance Provisions Pertaining to Towers (A) Adjustment or replacement of the elements of an antenna array affixed to a tower or • antenna,provided that replacement does not reduce the safety factor. (B) Antennas and/or towers erected temporarily for test purposes, for emergency communication, or for broadcast remote pick-up operations, provided that all requirements of Subsection (d)are met, with the exception of(d)(3)(C)which is waived. Temporary antennas shall be removed within 72 hours following installation. (c) Fee. The fee to be paid is that prescribed under Building Permit Fees, Section 15.183. (d) Construction Requirements. All antennas and towers erected, constructed, or within the City, and all wiring therefor,shall comply with the following requirements: (1) All applicable provisions of this Code. (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) Towers and associated antennas shall be designed to conform with accepted electrical engineering methods and practices and to comply with the provisions of the National Electrical Code. (5) 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 above the ground at all points,unless buried underground. • (6) Every tower affixed to the ground shall be protected to discourage climbing of the tower by unauthorized persons. (7) All towers shall be constructed to conform with the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (8) Antennas and towers shall not be erected in any protected residential parcel as defined in Section 19.47 of this Code in violation of the following restrictions: (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19.47 of the Zoning Code, the required setback for antenna and tower not rigidly attached to a building, shall be equal to the height of the antenna and tower. Those antennas,and towers rigidly attached to a building, and whose base in on the ground, may exceed this required setback by the amount equal to the distance from the point of attachment to the ground. (B) No tower shall be in excess of a height equal to the distance from the base of the antenna and tower to the nearest overhead electrical power line which serves more than one dwelling or place of business,less five feet. (C) Metal towers shall be constructed of, or treated with, corrosive resistant material. Wood poles shall be impregnated with rot resistant substances. (9) All towers erected within the city must conform to the applicable performance standards in Section 19.63.05 of this Code. (e) Existing Antennas and Towers. Antennas and towers in residential districts and in existence as of March 15, 1973 which do not conform to or comply with this Section are subject to the following provisions: (1) Towers may continue in use for the purpose now used and as now existing but may not be • replaced or structurally altered without complying in all respects with this Section. IVA-14