Ord G-181(28-53) ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING THE INSTALLATION, REPAIR AND
MAINTENANCE OF OUTSIDE TELEVISION ANTENNA AND, OR T~ER
INSTALT~TIONS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA, as follows:
~SE~I~ .1.~.: That for the protection of life and property and in the
best interest of public safety, the following rules shall be adopted.
SECTION 2: These specifications shall apply to aL1 Television and
Radio installations:
A. Nmsts and Tower shall be of corrosion resistant material
and approved type. When a mast or antenna is installed on a roof, it must be
supported on its own platform and securely anchored with guy wires.
B. Guy Wires shall be of corrosion resistant material
and when anchored in to masonry shall be mounted with lead anchors or lead
expansion shields.
C. Transmission lines must be of approved type, and must
be kept at all times free from electric and telephone wires and must be so
secured that they cannot swing closer than 2~ to power lines carrying 250 volts
or less, or closer than 10t to lines carrying over 250 volts.
D. Guy wires shall be placed at intervals close enough
to guarantee support sufficient to withstand hurricane winds.
E. ~inimum spacing for guy wires shall be as follows:
2" pipe every 20, in 3 directions;
1~~ pipe every 15' in 3 directions;
1" pipe every 10t in 3 directions.
F. Every mast or antenna shall be permanently grounded
by approved methods.
G. The current issue of the National Electric Code is
hereby adopted and approved as a part of this Ordinance as a minimum standard
for any item not specifically covered herein.
H. No mast for the support of antennas shall be erected
within the distance of its height plus 6~ of any wires operating in excess of
600 volts, unless the antenna is lower than the wires operative in excess of
600 volts or by written consent of the Inspection Department.
(1)
SECTI~ON 3: PEHM~ITS _& FEES: Permits shall be obtained from the
office of the Electrical Inspector. Ail installations shall be inspected by
the Electrical Inspector.
The fee for each installation shall be $2.00, EXCEPT
that re-inspections caused by:
(a) Wrong address on application;
(b) Installation found faulty upon first eF~m~nation;
(c) Corrections not made when re-inspection is
requested;
shall each be subject to a further inspection fee of $1.00.
~ Inspection ~f existing, antenna. All outside antenna
for television receiving apparatus or equipment now maintained and in use
within the City of Delray Beach shall be inspected by the Electrical Inspector
within a reasonable time hereafter, and when the installation of such antenna
is found to be in a dangerous or unsafe condition, the person, firm or
corporation ow~g, using or operating the same shall be notified in writing
and shall make the necessary repairs or changes required to place such
installation in safe condition and have such work completed within thirty days
or any longer period specified by the Electrical Inspector in said notice.
After completion of repairs, if the installation of such antenna is found to
comply with the provisions of this ordinance, the Electrical Inspector shall
issue a certificate of approval to the ~ner, and no fee shall be charged for
such inspection or certificate. However, in the event subsequent inspections
are required, the re-inspection fee hereinabove specified shall be paid.
~ _PE~ALT~S~: Any person, firm or corporation who shall
violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more
than ONE HUNDRED ($100.00) DOLLARS for each offense, together with costs of
the prosecution, and in default of payment thereof, by imprisonment for not
more than FIFTY (50) DAYS, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the dis-
cretion of the Court.
SECTION 6: UNCONS.TITUTI~ONAL CLAUSE: In the event any section,
paragraph, sentence, clause or portion of this ordinance shall for any reason
be held unconstitutional, invalid or ineffective, the same shall not repeal,
nulify, or in any mmnner affect any other section, paragraph, sentence, clause
or portion of this ordinance.
PASSED in Regular Session on second and final reading on this
the 26th day of October A.D.., 1953.
(Seal)
1st Reading: October 12, 1953
2nd Reading: October 26, 1953
Passed and adopted:_ October 26, 1953.
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