Outdoor radio and television antennae erected within the City shall be erected in compliance with the requirements set forth in this chapter; provided, however, that nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to apply to or to control any person who holds a valid amateur radio operator and station license issued by the Federal Communications Commission while such person is engaged in an activity under the authority of such license. If such person engages in the installation of antennae other than those which pertain to his or her hobby under such license, however, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to him or her insofar as such installation is concerned.
(Prior code § 18.1)
A. 
Defined. For the purpose of this chapter, any person who, for a pecuniary or other remuneration, erects or installs two or more outdoor antennae within the City in any one calendar year shall be deemed to be engaged in the business of the erection or installation of antennae and shall obtain a municipal business license.
B. 
Municipal Business License Required—Permit Fees. It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of erection and installation of outdoor antennae for compensation or fee to install or erect outdoor antennae in the City without first obtaining a municipal business license and paying the permit fees required by this chapter.
C. 
Public Liability Insurance Prerequisite to Issuance of License. Every person required by subsection B of this section to have a business license, shall, as a prerequisite to the procurement of such license, provide evidence to the City Clerk that he or she is the holder of public liability insurance in an amount not less than $10,000.00 and property damage insurance in an amount not less than $5,000.00. Such insurance must be carried by an insurance company authorized to transact business in the State.
D. 
Qualifications of Antenna Erector. An antenna may be erected in compliance with this chapter by anyone and no requirements as to professional qualifications are imposed by this chapter.
(Prior code §§ 18.2— 18.5)
A. 
Information to Be Shown. Antenna permits shall be in the form of a tag of cardboard, each tag having a stub. Both tag and stub shall be serially numbered and shall have spaces provided for the names of the dealer and owner and the address at which the antenna is installed. The tag shall bear a certificate to the effect that the antenna installation is approved or disapproved and a space for the signature of the City Electrical Inspector.
B. 
Records to Be Kept by City Electrical Inspector. A record shall be maintained in the office of the City Electrical Inspector which shall show the tag number, dealer's name, owner's name, and address and date of installation of the antenna.
C. 
Availability—Fee. Antenna permits may be obtained by dealers from the City Electrical Inspector in such numbers as he or she may require, upon payment of the fee of two dollars for each antenna permit.
(Prior code §§ 18.6—18.8)
A. 
Notice to City Electrical Inspector—Exception. Every person erecting all outdoor radio or television antenna shall, within 72 hours after completion of such erection, deliver to the City Electrical Inspector, the tag stub provided for in Section 15.28.030 of this chapter; however, when both of the following conditions exist it is not necessary to have an outdoor radio or television antenna inspected by the City Electrical Inspector after erection:
1. 
The antenna is so located that if it swings or falls it will not come in contact with electric power lines carrying in excess of 250 volts; and
2. 
The antenna is so located that if pivoted about its base to a horizontal position, no portion of the antenna will extend beyond the property lines of the real estate on which it is erected.
B. 
Approval. Upon being notified of the erection of a radio or television antenna, it shall be the duty of the City Electrical Inspector to inspect the antenna as erected. In the event that the antenna is erected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and appears in all respects to be erected, supported and guyed in a reasonably safe manner, it shall be the duty of the City Electrical Inspector to signify approval of the installation and grant permission for maintenance of the antenna by signing the certificate on the permit tag provided for in Section 15.28.030.
C. 
Disapproval. In the event that the radio or television antenna, as erected, does not comply with the provisions of this chapter or in other respects does not appear to be erected, supported and guyed in a reasonably safe manner, the City Electrical Inspector shall withhold his or her signature from the certificate on the permit tag and shall instruct the person who erected the antenna either to make corrections to the end that the antenna, as erected, will comply with the provisions of this chapter and reasonable safety, or to remove the antenna.
D. 
Function of Electrical Board. The Electrical Board of the City is hereby empowered to render decisions where conflict arises between opinions of the installer of a radio or television antenna and the electrical inspector. Decisions by the Board in such cases will be final.
E. 
Electrical Inspectors Acting as City Electrical Inspector. The City Electrical Inspector is hereby empowered to authorize and direct any or all of the electrical inspectors of the City to perform in the name of and as the act of the City Electrical Inspector, any of the acts or duties in this chapter provided to be done by the Electrical Inspector.
(Prior code §§ 18.9—18.13)
Whether or not an application for a permit to erect a radio or television antenna is required, the following minimum requirements shall be complied with in the erection of an antenna:
A. 
Masts. The antenna mast or tower shall be secured to a structure strong enough to carry the weight of the installation with necessary allowance for wind and vibration. Any mast which measures more than 20 feet in height shall be of the telescopic type. Each section shall be not greater than 11 feet in length. All telescopic masts shall be adequately locked at intervals not to exceed 11 feet. All masts shall be mounted in a base which must be secured to the supporting structure by no less than two lag bolts no smaller than one-quarter inch diameter.
B. 
Guy Wires. A mast which extends more than 10 feet above the top of its base shall be strengthened with four guy wires spaced approximately equally about its circumference. Masts over 20 feet in height shall be strengthened with similar sets of guys at approximately 10-foot intervals. All wires used in supporting masts as specified herein shall be of the stranded type of not less than six strands of 20 gauge wire.
C. 
Self-Supporting Towers. All self-supporting towers shall be mounted in a concrete foundation, the dimensions of which shall be not less than 24 inches square and four feet deep. The height of all self-supporting towers shall not exceed a total of 60 feet above the ground base level.
D. 
Crank or Rigid Type Towers. All towers of the crank or rigid type construction shall be strengthened with three approximately equally spaced guy wires each equal in strength to two six-twentieths stranded type at intervals not to exceed 20 feet. All such guyed towers shall be mounted in or on a concrete foundation, the dimensions of which shall not be less than 18 inches square and two feet in depth.
E. 
Grounds. Every metal mast or tower shall be grounded by a conductor of not less than 10 wire. The conductor shall be bonded to a water pipe if possible, otherwise to an electrode which has a diameter of not less than five-eighths inch and a length of not less than eight feet properly imbedded in the earth.
F. 
Lightning Arresters. A lightning arrester suitable for the frequency for which the television apparatus is designed and approved by the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., for television leads shall be provided for each lead-in conductor and shall be located outside of the building and as near as practicable to the entrance of the conductor into the building. The arrester shall not be located near combustible material or in a hazardous location.
(Prior code § 18.14)
A. 
Any person licensed to install radio and television antennae in the City who violates any of the provisions of this chapter and who refuses to comply with corrective recommendations made by the City Electrical Inspector shall be summoned by the City Electrical Inspector to appear before the Electrical Board of the City. The Electrical Board shall hear all evidence offered by the City Electrical Inspector and the installer accused of the violation and make such additional inspections as the Board deems necessary. If the accusations of the City Electrical Inspector are substantiated or if, in the opinion of the Board, violations of this chapter are evident, the Board shall order the installer to make necessary corrections within a time to be stated by the Board. If the installer persists in his or her refusal to make the corrections or if the violations are not corrected within the time stated by the Board, the Board shall order that the installer's business license be suspended.
B. 
The City Clerk, upon the receipt of such an order shall immediately effect the suspension and such suspension shall not be lifted without consent of the Board.
C. 
Any person who is permitted by the terms of this chapter to install an antenna without being required to have a license for such work and who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter and shall fail to make corrections as ordered by the City Electrical Inspector shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Prior code § 18.15)