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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10778AN og AN ORDINANCE TO CONTROL Ct) , INSTALLATION AND ERECTION OF TELEVISION AND RADIO TOWERS IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; PROVIDING A PERMIT AND A PERMIT FEE THEREFOR; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ORDINANCE NO. 10,778 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. From and after the passage and approval of this ordinance no person, firm or corporation shall construct, erect or install any television or radio tower in the City of co Little Rock, Arkansas, without first obtaining a permit tbare- c for from the office of the City Engineer, which permit shall ro be granted pursuant to the provisions contained herein. 0 SECTION 2. All television and radio towers constructed A- 'a in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, shall be erected in strict N ro 0 accordance with the manufacturer's specifications for erections, or in the event that there are no manufacturer's specifications for erection of said television and radio towers, they shall be erected in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by a registered professional engineer. Said manufacturer's specifications or plans and specifications prepared by said registered professional engineer shall be filed with the office of the City Engineer prior to the issuance of the permit for the erection of said television and radio towers. The word "tower" as used herein is defined as any mast, support or other structure used for the support of a radio or television antenna and includes the mast and the antenna thereon. SECTION 3. HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS. a. Ground Mounted Towers (1). No steel or other metal ground mounted tower shall exceed seventy -five feet (751) in height above adjacent ground. (2) . No wood mounted tower shall exceed twenty feet (201) in height above the adjacent ground. UoD - i iJ - `6 -2- b. Roof Mounted Towers (1). No steel or other metal tower mounted on the roof of any commercial or industrial building shall exceed fifty feet (501) in height above the roof line of the building on which the same is mounted. (2). No steel or other metal tower mounted on the roof of any residential building shall exceed twenty -five feet (25') in height above the roof line of the building on which the same is mounted. (3). No wood roof mounted tower shall exceed twenty feet (201) in height above the adjacent ground. SECTION 4. Pte. a. A building permit shall be required for the con- struction of all television and radio towers except that no per- mit shall be required for the erection of any television or radio tower which is: (1). Constructed of steel or other metal which is less than twenty -five (25) feet in height above the adjacent (2). Constructed of steel or other metal which is less than fifteen feet (151) above the roof line of the building on which the same shall be mounted. (3). Constructed of wood, the construction of which is permitted under the provisions hereof. b. A permit fee will be charged for the erection of television and radio towers according to the provision of Para- graph 2, Section 7 of Ordinance No. 7899 and Ordinance No. 9033 at the rate provided therein. SECTION 5, INSPECTIONS No person shall pour or otherwise construct any foundation, footing or pad for any radio or television tower for which a permit is required without first notifying the Little Rock -3- Building Inspector and obtaining approval of the excavation or ditch in which the said foundation, footing or pad is to be poured or otherwise constructed. The Little Rock Building Inspector shall inspect or cause to be inspected all radio or television towers for which a permit is required. Two (2) inspections shall be made which shall be designated Foundation Excavation Inspection and Final Inspection respectively. Foundation Excavation Inspection shall be made by the Little Rock Building Inspector within twenty -four (24) hours after being notified by the permitee that the excavation or ditch in which the foundation, footing or pad for-the support of a television or radio tower is about to be pommred. Final inspection shall be made by the Little Rock Building Inspector upon completion of the construction, erection or installation of any television or radio tower. The permitee shall notify the Little Rock Building Inspector within twenty - four (24) hours after the said completion. SECTION 6. If guying is used on any tower all such guying shall be within the limits of the property of the person erecting such tower unless the written consent of the person upon whose land such guying extends allowing the said guying to be anchored upon his land is filed with the City Engineer. SECTION 7. No provision of this ordinance shall be con- strued so as to relieve any one constructing or erecting said television or radio towers from complying with all other re- quirement of the Building Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, SECTION 8. No permit shall be issued for the erection of a television or radio tower which would in any way constitute a hazard to air travel as recommended or required by the Civil Aeronautics Authority. .. It V -4- SECTION 9. Provided further, the Board of Directors may by ordinance, duly passed, waive the height limitations provided for herein as to towers erected for commercial use. SECTION 100 All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSZD: April 21, 1958 ATlSST: Acti g City Clerk Mayor S,