The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this article:
"Antenna"
means the outdoor portion of the receiving equipment used
for receiving television from space.
"Height"
means the overall vertical length of the antenna system above
ground, or, if such system is located on a building, then that part
of the level of such building upon which the system rests.
"Mast"
means that portion of the outside antenna system to which
the antenna is attached, and the support or extension required to
elevate the antenna to a height deemed necessary for adequate operation.
(Prior code § 26-3)
A. Required—Exception.
1. No
person shall engage in the erection, maintenance or repair of television
antenna of any type in the city unless he or she shall have a license
therefor.
2. This
section shall not apply to personal installations, repairs or maintenance
by an owner or occupant; provided, that such owner or occupant gives
sufficient proof to the electrical inspector that he or she is qualified
to perform the work in conformity with the provisions of this article
and; provided, further, that the owner or occupant files with his
or her application for a permit required by this article an affidavit
stating that he or she will make the installation, repair or maintenance
on his or her own premises only.
B. Fee.
The fee for a license required by the preceding section shall be $10
per year or fraction thereof.
C. To Issue Only to Persons with Established Place of Business. No license required by subsection
A of this section shall issue unless the applicant therefor has an established place of business from which he or she operates.
(Prior code §§ 26-2, 26-4, 26-5)
Every person engaged in the business of making television antenna
installations, repairs and doing maintenance work on the same shall
annually file with the city a good and sufficient bond in the sum
of $1,000, executed by a bonding or surety company authorized to do
business in the state, and approved by the city attorney. Such bond
shall be conditioned upon the faithful observance of all ordinances
of the city, and shall indemnify, save and keep harmless the city
from any and all damages, judgments, costs or expenses which the city
may incur or suffer by reason of the granting of a permit to install
or maintain such antenna or any service thereto. Such bond shall run
to the city for the use and benefit of any person who may suffer injuries
or property damages by reason of the permit granted under this article.
The maintenance of such bond in full force and effect shall be a prerequisite
to the issuance of any permit required under the provisions of this
article to any person required to obtain a license under this article.
(Prior code § 26-6)
A. Required—Exception.
1. It
is unlawful for any person to install, repair or maintain, either
as owner or as agent, servant or employee of the owner, or as an independent
contractor for the owner, or otherwise, any outside television antenna,
any additions to or substitutions for such antenna, unless and until
an inspection permit shall have first been obtained from the electrical
inspector.
2. Minor repairs to an antenna may be made without the necessity of a permit; provided, that a prompt report thereof is made to the electrical inspector showing the extent thereof. Should an investigation of such minor repair by the electrical inspector disclose defects, the same shall be pointed out and corrected as required by Section
15.32.050.
B. Application.
Application for a permit required by this article shall be made upon
blanks provided by the electrical inspector, and shall contain or
have attached thereto the following information:
1. Name,
address and telephone number of the owner for whom to be made;
2. Whether
it is a new installation, repair or maintenance work;
3. Whether
a television receiving antenna;
4. Name
of the persons making the installation;
5. Such
other information as the electrical inspector shall require to show
full compliance with this article and all other ordinances of the
city.
C. Fee.
An inspection fee of $2 shall be paid for each permit issued under
this article. A reinspection fee of one dollar ($1.00) shall be paid
for each trip when extra inspections are necessary due to any of the
following reasons:
2. Condemned
work resulting from faulty construction;
3. Repairs
or inspection not made when inspection called;
4. Work
not ready for inspection when called.
(Prior code §§ 26-7 — 26-9)
A. It
shall be the duty of the electrical inspector and his or her authorized
assistants to inspect all television antenna installations to ascertain
if the work has been done in a workmanlike manner and to investigate
all complaints from the general public pertaining to any antenna installations
and interference caused thereby.
B. The
electrical inspector and his or her assistants are empowered to inspect
or reinspect any wiring, equipment or apparatus conducting or using
electric current for television receiving service in the city, and,
if conductors, equipment or apparatus are found to be unsafe to life
or property, or are not in conformity with the provisions of this
article, the electrical inspector shall notify the person owning or
operating the hazardous wiring or equipment to correct the condition
within a 48 hour period or within the time the electrical inspector
specifies. Failure to correct violations within the specified time
shall constitute a violation of this article.
(Prior code § 26-10)
The person to whom a permit has been granted for the installation
of a television antenna shall immediately notify the electrical inspector
when the work covered by the permit has been completed and is ready
for final inspection. Upon such notice, the electrical inspector or
his or her authorized representatives shall inspect and approve the
installation, if the work complies in all respects with the provisions
of this article and the permit, and disapprove such installation if
it fails to comply, stating in writing the reason for disapproval
and specifying a time within which the defects must be corrected.
A reinspection shall be made after notice to the electrical inspector
that the defects have been corrected.
(Prior code § 26-11)
All television receiving antenna installations shall be made
in accordance with the following rules and regulations:
A. Antenna
Systems.
1. Antenna
systems shall be constructed of noncorrosive material.
2. Roof
mounted systems must have their own base or platform, securely fastened
to one or more rafters using lag screws or bolts, and of sufficient
size to distribute the weight of the structure plus an ice load at
least one-half inch in radial thickness. The ice load shall be computed
only upon the wires, cables, messengers and antenna.
3. The
tower or mast shall be braced or guyed and anchored to resist a horizontal
wind pressure of not less than 30 pounds for every square foot of
exposed surface. Where the height of the mast is five feet or less,
guying shall be optional. Masts or towers over five feet in height
shall be guyed every 10 feet or fraction thereof.
4. No
chimney, roof ventilator, vent pipe or fire escape may be used to
guy or support any antenna mast.
5. All
antenna systems shall be so installed that no part of the structure
will be nearer to a street, sidewalk or other public area, electric
power or communication line than the height of the tower. No wires,
cables or guy wires shall extend over any street or other public area.
Where the height of the antenna is over 30 feet a detailed sketch
thereof showing the location of the antenna with respect to property
lines, existing electric or communication lines, shall accompany the
application for a permit, and such sketch must show compliance with
all the requirements of this article.
6. Towers
shall require noncorrosive guy wires with a tensile strength of at
least 600 pounds and attached in accordance with manufacturer's specifications
or within the concepts of accepted engineering practices. In case
of pipe masts guy wires shall be provided every 10 feet or at any
joint.
7. Poles
used for electric power or for communication lines shall not be used
for supporting or for guying any antenna system. Where antenna installations
are so located that damage will be caused to adjacent power or communication
lines by falling of the antenna structure, a separate safety wire
shall be attached to the top of the tower and secured in a direction
away from the power or communication lines.
8. Anchor
point shall be one-fourth inch in diameter. Lag screws, eye bolts
or closed hooks capable of withstanding a strain of at least 600 pounds
shall be used.
9. Where
the height of the antenna system is 30 feet or over and where three
levels of guying are required, no more than two levels of guying shall
be secured to the same anchor point. Guy wires shall be six-eighteenths
or larger. For heights less than 30 feet six-twentieths guys or larger
may be used.
10. All guy wires, miscellaneous hardware, brackets, turn-buckles and
thimble clips must be of a noncorrosive material or similarly treated
for weather protection.
11. No Guy Wires Directly to the Earth. All guy wires must be to posts
to clear six feet or more above the ground.
B. Television
Transmission Lines.
1. Television
transmission lines must be kept at least 12 inches from existing telephone
and electric wires. The television transmission lines shall be suitably
insulated and shall not be smaller than No. 20 A.W.G. The wire shall
be supported by approved brackets and standoff insulators placed at
least every five feet on the mast or tower and on the side of the
building.
2. Television
transmission lines must be of a type consistent with standards of
the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. in the National Electrical Code
last adopted by the city.
3. The
television transmission line shall not be attached to the cross arm
or supports for light, power or communication conductors, and shall
not come within six feet of a lightning rod.
4. The
wires from the antenna mast or tower on the outside of the building
wall and on the roof shall be supported in a manner to hold the wires
taut on both horizontal and vertical runs. They shall be insulated
when entering any building and where exposed to mechanical injury
shall be suitably protected. They shall have a permanent separation
of two feet from open wires up to 250 volts potential, and greater
separation at higher voltage.
5. When
a rotator is used, the control cable shall be supported in the same
manner as the television transmission line, except that the cable
may be attached directly to the mast or tower, but where the cable
is attached to combustible material, standoff insulators must be used.
C. Lightning
Arrestors.
1. Lightning
arrestors shall be of a type consistent with the standards of Underwriters'
Laboratories, Inc. Both sides of the line must be adequately protected
to remove static charges accumulating on the line.
2. The
arrestors must be located on the outside of the building at the nearest
accessible space where the television transmission line enters the
building away from combustible materials and not in hazardous locations.
3. When
lead-in conductors of polyethylene ribbon type are used, lightning
arrestors must be installed in each conductor. If a coaxial cable
is used for the lead-in suitable protection may be provided without
lightning arrestors by grounding the exterior metal sheaths.
4. Where
a rotator is used, the control cable must be protected with a lightning
arrestor using at least two conductors.
D. Grounding.
1. Antenna
masts or towers must be adequately grounded for protection against
a direct stroke of lightning. Ground wires must be a minimum of No.
8 aluminum or copper for grounding masts or towers and lightning arrestors,
and shall be mechanically and electrically secured to the antenna
mast or tower and grounding the electrode by the use of approved fittings.
The grounding conductor shall be run in as straight a line as is practicable.
2. The
grounding electrodes shall be at least five-sixteenths inch in diameter
copper or copper-clad rod with a minimum length of four feet.
3. The
ground electrode for the antenna mast may also serve as the ground
electrode for the lightning arrestors.
E. Height Limit Not to Apply. The height limit as described in subsections
(A)(5) and
(A)(9) of this section shall not apply to commercial or educational systems where the construction of the tower is approved by the Federal Communications Commission.
(Prior code § 26-12)
No electrical materials, devices or equipment designed for attachment
to or installation of any electrical circuit or system for television
antenna shall be installed, used, sold or offered for sale for use
in the city, unless they are in conformity with the approved methods
of construction for safety to life and property and with the standards
of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., current as of the time of
installation.
(Prior code § 26-13)
The maker's name, trademark or other identification symbol shall
be placed on all electrical devices or equipment used in compliance
with this chapter, that use 115 volts or more which are sold, offered
for sale or use or used in the city. These markings and others such
as voltage, amperage, wattage, and power-factor or appropriate ratings
described in the National Electrical Code, shall be required, and
are necessary to determine the character of the material, device or
equipment and the use for which it is intended.
(Prior code § 26-14)
In order to take advantage of progress and change in industry,
the electrical inspector may consult with members of the industry
and other qualified persons and may put into effect any reasonable
rules and regulations not in conflict with the provisions of this
article.
(Prior code § 26-15)
It is unlawful for any person to hinder or interfere with the
electrical inspector or his or her authorized representatives in the
discharge of their duties under the provisions of this article.
(Prior code § 26-16)
The National Electrical Code is adopted and approved as a part
of this article as a minimum standard. The provisions of this article
shall also be deemed as supplemental to the electrical and building
codes of the city and any other pertinent ordinance of the city, and
all work shall conform to these requirements.
(Prior code § 26-17)
A. Required.
No television wires or cables shall be constructed in or across public
streets, alleys or sidewalks within the city unless a permit for such
construction has been issued by the community development director.
B. Fee.
Any applicant seeking a permit required by this article shall, at
the time of making such application, pay to the city clerk a fee for
such permit in the sum of $100.
C. Insurance
Required by Application. Every applicant for a permit required by
this article shall furnish the city clerk of the city with an insurance
policy insuring the city against loss resulting from injury to the
person or property of any person resulting from the granting of a
permit under this article, with limits in the amount of $50,000 for
injury to a single person and $100,000 for injury to two or more persons,
and with limits in the amount of $10,000 for injury to the property
of a single person, and $50,000 for injury to the property of two
or more persons. Such insurance policy shall be accompanied by a letter
from the insurance agent representing the company issuing the policy,
advising the city that he or she will notify the city in writing of
any cancellation of such insurance policy or that the same results
from the voluntary act of the purchaser of the policy as the result
of nonpayment of the premium or for any other reason. Such letter
shall be addressed to the city clerk.
(Prior code §§ 26-18 — 26-20; Ord. 18-002 § 1, 2018)
All television wires and cables constructed in or across public
streets, alleys or sidewalks shall be installed in accordance with
the requirements of the National Electrical Code.
(Prior code § 26-21)
The building inspector is empowered to inspect or reinspect
any television wires and cables crossing public streets, alleys or
sidewalks in the city and, if such wires and cables are found to be
unsafe or found not to have been installed in accord with the requirements
of the National Electrical Code, the building inspector shall notify
the person owning such wires and cables to correct the condition within
a time specified by the building inspector.
(Prior code § 26-22)
If the owner of wires or cables who received a notice under
the preceding section fails to correct such unsafe condition within
the time specified by the building inspector, the building inspector
may remove or cause to be removed such wires and cables crossing the
city streets, alleys or sidewalks, at the cost of the owner thereof.
(Prior code § 26-23)
The provisions of this article shall not apply to commercial
broadcasting and other commercial transmitting stations.
(Prior code § 26-24)