No person, corporation or company shall erect or cause to be erected or re-erected within the limits of the city any radio or television tower or antenna, without first before proceeding with the erection of any radio or television tower which would extend more than 10 feet above the roof of the building upon which it is located or 25 feet above ground level where it is to be supported on the earth, obtaining a permit for such construction or erection from the city inspector. All such antennas, towers or antenna supports hereafter erected shall comply with and be erected in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(Code 1968, 4- 801)
Before a permit is issued by the city inspector, the applicant therefor shall sign an application in writing which shall show the proposed location, size, nature and detail of construction of such antenna and tower, and any other information which the city inspector may require in connection therewith. If the antenna and tower to be erected as shown by such application, conforms with the provisions of this article, the city inspector shall, upon the payment of the fee of $10.00 therefor, issue such permit. All such fees collected by the city inspector shall be paid by him or her into the city treasury or the city clerk between the 1st and 10th of the month following their collection, together with a report to the city clerk showing from whom and for what purpose such fees were collected.
(Code 1968, 4-802; Code 1990)
All television and radio towers hereafter erected on the roof of a building within the city limit of the city, shall not exceed a height of 70 feet from earth ground level to the highest point of the antenna erected thereon, except, on a building having four or more stories in height, the highest point of the antenna shall not be greater than 25 feet above the roof which supports such tower and antenna. The antenna shall not be closer to a 2,300 volt or more power line than the height in feet of the antenna from its base or closer than three feet from a secondary power line. All roof towers shall be guyed in compliance with the provisions for guying television and radio towers in this article, and shall be supported on the roof by suitable frame work to distribute the tower load structurally safe for the roof. No such tower shall be erected on a roof except where the roof be designed or reinforced to safely support the imposed load of the tower and the thrust of the guy wires. Except self-supporting towers, all such towers shall be guyed with not less than three cable guys for each 35 feet or fraction thereof of the height from its support, and all such towers shall be designed to safely resist a wind velocity of 100 miles per hour. All television and radio towers shall be grounded to the earth through a conductor having a current carrying capacity equal or greater than No. 8 copper wire having a ground resistance at all times not greater than 25 ohms, and the lead-in to the receiver, if not bonded to the metal tower, shall provide lightning arresters approved for such usage, outside of the building near the entrance to the wall, through a conductor as herein provided for the tower, having a ground resistance of not more than 25 ohms. In no case shall an antenna be installed nearer to the street or sidewalk than the height of the antenna plus 10 feet unless approved by the city inspector, and no wires, cables or guy wires shall cross or extend over any part of any street or sidewalk. Whenever it is necessary to install antenna near power lines or where damage would be caused by its falling, a separate safety wire must be attached to cross arm of the antenna, and secured in a direction away from the hazard.
(Code 1968, 4-803)
The installation of all television and radio wiring or conductors shall be made in accordance with the 1987 issue of the National Electrical Code of the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
(Code 1968, 6-804; Code 1990)
The installation of such facilities shall be completed within 60 days following the issuance of a permit therefor. Upon completion of the installation the permit holder shall immediately report the fact to the city inspector. Thereupon the installation shall be finally inspected by the city inspector.
(Code 1968, 4-805)
All radio or television towers now or hereafter erected shall be at all times subject to the inspection of the city inspector or whenever any complaint has been made to him or her or whenever he or she deems such inspection necessary. If the inspector at any time finds such tower insecurely anchored or in any manner unsafe or in such condition that it or any support or part thereof is liable to fall or break, he or she shall have authority to either order the same to be repaired or entirely removed, whichever in his or her opinion is necessary to make the tower safe and secure from falling. Any person whether the owner of the tower or premises on which it is erected, or in charge of such premises as the occupant thereof, agent, representative, officer or member of any firm or corporation, owning such tower or in charge thereof, who refuses to comply with such order shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this article.
(Code 1968, 4-806)
If the installation complies with the provisions of this article, then the city inspector shall issue a certificate of approval. If the installation does not comply with the requisites of the application for a permit and this article, then the deficiency shall be corrected forthwith or the installation shall be wholly removed.
(Code 1968, 4-807)