Ordinance 502
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ORDINANCE REGULATING THE INSTALLATION, UTILIZATION, AND MAINTENANCE
OF OUTSIDE ANTENNAE FOR TELEVISION RECEIVING APPARATUS OR EQUIPUENT,
AND REGULATING THE INSTJ.LL1TION OF TELEVISION EQUIPMENT, REQUIRING
PKRMITS, AND CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL, AND PROVIDING FOR THE JUHNER
AND FEES FOR OBTAINING THE SAKE I PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF.
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THE MAYOR AND COMMON COONCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DO ORDAIN AS
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SECTION I I PERMIT REQUIRED
Except as otherwise herein contained, it shall be unlawtul
for any person to install either as owner or agent, servant, or employee
of the owner, or as an independent contractor for the owner, or in any
other capacity, any outside antenna system for television receiving
apparatus or equipment or any additions or substitutions for sueh system
unless and until a permit for such installation or for such additions or
substitutions therefor, shall have been first obtained from the Building
Inspector of the City of Gilroy as hereinafter provided.
SECTION n AFPLICATION FOR PERMIT
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lny person, firm, or corporation desiring to erect, e9nstructt
or maintain any outside television antenna system or any additions to,
or substitutions for the said system, shall make written application for
a permit to the Building Inspector of the City upon such forms as may be
prescribed by him and a~campanying said application with the tee herein~
after provided for. Upon finding that the proposed installation or work
complies in every respect with the requirements of this ordinance, the
Building Inspector shall issue a permit to the applicant therefor.
SECTION III I CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
When any installation covered by a permit as provided for
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by this ordinance has been completed, the person, firm, or corporation
in whose name the permit has been granted, shall immediately notify
the Building Inspector of the City that the installation and work is
ready for final inspection and shall pay the inspection fee hereinafter
required; thereupon the same shall be promptly inspected by the Building
Inspector and if the work complies in all respects with the provisions
of this ordinance and with the permit, a certificate of approval shall
be given by the Building Inspector to the permittee. In the event that
said work does not comply with the permit, the certificate of approval
shall be withheld until and unless a subsequent inspection discloses
compliance. Except for test purposes, no antenna system shall be
placed in use until a certificate of approval is obtained.
SECTION IV: PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES
At the time of issuance of a permit for antenna installation
as hereinbefore provided, the applicant therefor shall pay to the Building
Inspector of the City of Gilroy, the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) for each
installation. ~t or prior to the time when a request for a certificate
of approval shall be made as hereinbefore provided, the sum of One and
,a/lOa ell.50) Dollars shall be paid by the applicant as an inspection
fee.
Re-inspections may be requested by the Building Inspector
whenever it is found that the application for a permit contains an
incorrect address, when the installation is found to be faulty upon
first examination, or when repairs or corrections are not made when reM
inspection is requested or required. No fee shall be paid or collected
for such re-inspection.
SECTION V: BlFE OF PERMIT
Any permit issued hereunder shall be personal to the
applicant, and if not exercised within thirty days after the issuance of
same, it shall become null and void.
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SECTION VI: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
All television antennae installations from apd after the
effective date of this ordinance shall be made in accordance with the
following regulations:
(a) Antennae must be securely fastened to the building
structure by not less than three (3) guy wires as equally separated
as is practically possible. The angle of the guy wire with the mast
must not be less than 300 except in instances where it is impossible
for the angle to be 300 or more, in which case the guy wire may make
an angle of less than 300 with the mast if the mast is otherwise guyed
or strengthened in accordance with requirements of the Building Inspector.
(b) ill antennae except those of the self-supporting type,
with masts ten (10) feet or higher must be properly guyed at one level
of the mast; masts from twenty to thirty feet high must be guyed at
two ~vels; masts over thirty feet high must be guyed at three levels.
The maximum height of antennae on frame structures must not exceed
forty (40) feet above the roof; provided, however, that in special cases
where necessary to overcome interference or otherwise overcome obstacles
to reception, an antenna may exceed forty feet in height if constructed
in accordance with the requirements of the Building Inspector.
(c) ,lnchor screws or lead expansion shields must be used
in masonry at anchor points 'Of masts and guy wire supports.
(d) Guy wires must be at least 20-gauge, 4-strand cable
galvanized, except in installations on commercial structures where said
wires shall be of 6-strand, 20-gauge, if required by the Building
Inspector.
(e) Antennae systems must be adequately supported to
withstand extreme conditions of wind and ice loading.
(f) Chimneys, when used as a mast support, must be in
good condition and have at least a 2-squ~re foot cross-section.
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(g) Masts must not, and shall not, extend above eight (8)
feet from the top of a chimney unless properly guyed.
(h) Antennae supports on frame structures must be
fastened to rafters or beams, o~ ~hen none are available or it is
impractical to use either, then to such portion or portions of the
building as may be permitted by the Building Inspector, but such
supports shall not be fastened to any public utility pole or any tree.
(i) The mast and miscellaneous hardware must be non-
corrosive.
(j) Antennae systems must not be constructed so as to
in~erfere with fire department operations.
(k) An Antenna system must not cross a public way, above,
below or across a power line or communication line.
(1) Down leads must be separated by at least two feet
from power lines with potentials up to 2,0 volts; ten feet from lines
with potentials above 250 volts, and six feet from lightning rod systems.
(m) Location of the antennae systems must be suc~ that
sagging, sWinging or collapse of the antenna will not result in contact
with light, or power lines carrying over 4000 volts.
SECTION VII s RIGHT OF CITY TO RE- INSPECT AND TO REQUIRE ALTERATIONS
Nothing herein contained, nor the fact that any person has
theretofore obtained a certificate of approval, shall be construed to
prevent the City, through its duly authorize4 inspector, from inspecting
any antenna system in use in such City in order to ascertain whether
or not the same continues to remain in a safe condition or in compliance
with the provisions of this ordinance. In case any condition is found
which might result in danger to life or property, the Building Inspector
shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to give written notice to the
owner or operator of such antenna at his last known address, pointing
out such condition and requiring the same to be corrected within 2,
days after such notice. If such conditions are not corrected within
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such time, the maintenance thereafter of any such defective installation
by the owner or user thereof shall be unlawful.
SECTION VIII: DEMONSTRATION ANTENNAE SYSTEMS
The provisions of this ordinance requiring a permit and
certificate of approval shall not be applicable to antennae systems
installed for demonstration purposes, where the duration of their
existence shall not exceed three (3) days; provided, however, that
before any such demonstration antennae systems are installed, written
approval therefor must be obtained from the office of the Building
Inspector. No fee shall be charged for such approval.
SECTION IX: MINOR REPAIRS WITHOUT PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, minor
repairs to antenna elements may be made without the necessity of a
permit or certificate of approval, provided that a prompt report thereof
is made to the Building Inspector. Should an investigation thereof
by such official disclose defects, however, the same must be pointed
out and corrected in the manner hereinbefore set forth.
SECTION X: VIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate the
provisions of this ordinance or any order or decision of the Building
Inspector made under the authority of this ordinance, shall be deemed
guil ty of a misdemeanor, a nd upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by a payment of a fihe of not more than One Hundred ($100.00) DOllars,
or by imprisonment in the City jail for not more than thirty (30)
days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION XI:
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and approval.
SECTION XII:
111 ordinances and parts of ordinances in cDnflict herewith
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are hereby repealed.
ADOPTED AND PASSED thi s 9 th day of '; ,.1' aBue1!7, 1952, by
the following vote:
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Counoilmen Georg@::"'~~~ijJl.J.H..~~~t!ort~"
James B.'rhomas ,Carl W.Paie' .
Couna ilmen None C" ",o~::)' ":;
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ABSEN~: Counoilmen Dav1dc~~~~~'~1Rale D.Daniels
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