Chapter 15.30
TELEVISION AND RADIO ANTENNAS
Sections:
15.30.040 Application for permit.
15.30.050 Building official – Duties, rights, and powers.
15.30.060 Unlawful to interfere with building officials.
15.30.070 Notice of inspection.
15.30.090 Hazardous installation, special permit.
15.30.100 Materials to be approved type.
15.30.110 Minor repairs without a permit.
15.30.120 Application to existing antennas.
15.30.130 Authorizing additional rules.
15.30.010 Definitions.
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter:
“Antenna” as used in this chapter shall mean the outdoor portion of the receiving equipment used for receiving television or radio waves from space, when such antenna is 20 feet or more in height above the ground if supported upon the ground, or more than 12 feet from the base thereof, if supported upon a building or structure.
“Building official” shall mean the building official of the city of Myrtle Creek or any of his authorized assistants.
“Height” shall mean the overall vertical length of the antenna system above the ground, or, if such system be located on a building, then above that part of the level of such building upon which the system rests.
“Person” shall mean and include any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, company or organization of any kind. [Ord. 234 § 1, 1956].
15.30.020 Permit required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to install, repair or maintain any outside television or radio receiving antenna, or any addition to or substitutes for said antenna, unless and until an inspection permit shall have first been obtained from the city recorder. [Ord. 234 § 2, 1956].
15.30.030 Permit fees.
The permit fee for the installation of antennas as herein defined shall be the sum of $2.00 for any antenna less than 50 feet in height from the base thereof, and $5.00 for any such antenna in excess of 50 feet in height from the base thereof. [Ord. 234 § 3, 1956].
15.30.040 Application for permit.
Applications for permits to erect, install, or construct an antenna shall be made upon blanks provided by the city recorder and shall be accompanied with the permit fee hereinbefore mentioned. Such application shall contain the following information:
(1) Name and address of the owner for whom to be made.
(2) Location and construction of antenna.
(3) Location of nearby public utility wires or lines.
(4) Whether it is a new installation, repair or maintenance work.
(5) Name of person making installation.
If the antenna for which a permit is applied for shall comply with the provisions of this chapter, the city recorder shall issue a permit for the construction, erection, or installation thereof. [Ord. 234 § 4, 1956].
15.30.050 Building official – Duties, rights, and powers.
(1) It shall be the duty of the building official and his authorized assistants to inspect all television and radio receiving antennas to ascertain if the work has been done in a workmanlike manner and to investigate all complaints from the general public pertaining to said antenna installations and interference caused thereby.
(2) The building official and his assistants are hereby empowered to inspect or reinspect any wiring, equipment or apparatus conducting or using electric current for radio and television receiving service in the city, and if conductors, equipment or apparatus are found to be unsafe to life or property, or not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, the building official 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 building official specifies. Failure to correct violations within the specified time shall constitute a violation of this chapter. [Ord. 234 § 5, 1956].
15.30.060 Unlawful to interfere with building officials.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder or interfere with the building official or his authorized representatives in the discharge of their duties under the provisions of this chapter. [Ord. 234 § 6, 1956].
15.30.070 Notice of inspection.
The person to whom a permit has been granted for the installation of a television or radio receiving antenna shall immediately notify the building official when the work covered by the permit has been completed and is ready for final inspection. Upon such notice, the building official or his authorized representative shall promptly inspect and approve the installation if the work complies in all respects with the provisions of this chapter and the permit, and shall disapprove said installation if it fails to comply, stating in writing the reasons for disapproval and specifying a time within which said defect must be corrected. A reinspection shall be made after notice to the building official that the defects have been corrected. [Ord. 234 § 7, 1956].
15.30.080 Regulations.
Antennas, as herein defined, shall be constructed, erected and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) No antenna shall be attached to or supported by a parapet wall, chimney or vent pipe.
(2) No antenna shall be installed in such close proximity to any electric, telephone, telegraph, or other public utility wires so that the same, if overturned, would or could come in contact with, or within two feet of, any such line or wire; this provision shall not, however, apply to a service lead or drop from antennas.
(3) Antenna masts shall be guyed at intervals of not less than 10 feet, except antennas equipped with masts three inches or more in diameter. The guy spacing may be increased subject to the approval of the building official. Antennas shall be grounded with not less than No. 14 copper or No. 12 aluminum wire, and the ground shall be attached to a cold water pipe with an approved ground clamp, or a ground rod approved by the building official not less than one-half inch in diameter and eight feet in length.
(4) All screw eyes or snubbed screw hoods used shall be not less than one-quarter inch in diameter and shall be set not less than two inches in a solid structural member; not more than three guys or guy lines shall be attached to any screw eye or hook.
(5) Guy wires shall be not less than 6-20 stranded steel cables.
(6) Not less than three guy anchors shall be used to guy any antenna mast, and if not more than three thereof are used, they shall be spaced 120 degrees apart.
(7) Guy wires shall not extend over or across any part of any street, alley, or public way, without permission therefor first being had from the council.
(8) Antenna installations shall be structurally sound and of weatherproofed metal construction and comply with all provisions of state law and ordinances of the city of Myrtle Creek relating to electrical installations and building code requirements; antennas need not, however, be of all-metal construction. [Ord. 234 § 8, 1956].
15.30.090 Hazardous installation, special permit.
In the event an antenna, as herein defined, cannot be constructed or erected upon any premises and comply with the provisions of MCMC 15.30.080(2), application may be made to the council for a permit for the construction or erection thereof. Such request shall be accompanied by the application to the city recorder for permit to construct such antenna and shall contain such information as may be required to set forth the particular conditions relating to the construction or erection of such antenna. If the council shall determine that such antenna can be constructed and maintained upon such premises in such manner that the same shall not be hazardous to or a menace to persons or property, the council may direct the city recorder to issue such permit subject to such safeguards or conditions as it shall determine necessary for such purposes. [Ord. 234 § 9, 1956].
15.30.100 Materials to be approved type.
No electrical materials, devices or equipment designed for attachment to or installation on any electrical circuit or system for television and radio receiving antennas shall be installed, used, sold, or offered for sale for use in the city of Myrtle Creek, unless they are in conformity with the approved methods of construction for safety to life and property, and unless the electrical materials, devices or equipment conforms with the standards of the Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc., current as of the time of installation. [Ord. 234 § 10, 1956].
15.30.110 Minor repairs without a permit.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, minor repairs to an antenna may be made without the necessity of a permit; provided, however, that a prompt report thereof is made to the building official showing the extent thereof. Should an investigation of said minor repairs by the building official disclose defects, the same shall be pointed out and corrected as required by MCMC 15.30.050(2). [Ord. 234 § 11, 1956].
15.30.120 Application to existing antennas.
Every television or radio receiving antenna erected prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter may be maintained and operated in its present location, unless said antenna is so constructed and maintained as to be unsafe and dangerous as determined by the building official as provided in MCMC 15.30.050. [Ord. 234 § 12, 1956].
15.30.130 Authorizing additional rules.
In order to take advantage of progress and change in the industry, the building official 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 chapter. [Ord. 234 § 13, 1956].
15.30.140 Penalties.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding $100.00 or by imprisonment in the city jail not exceeding 50 days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation is committed, or permitted to continue, shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder. [Ord. 234 § 14, 1956].