§ 96-21

A. Compliance with construction and technical standards. The Grantee shall construct, install, operate, administer and maintain its system in compliance with all laws, statutes, rules, orders, ordinances, construction standards, governmental requirements and FCC technical standards. In addition, the Grantee shall provide the City, upon request, with a written report of the results of the Grantee's annual proof of performance tests conducted pursuant to Federal Communications Commission standards and requirements.

B. Additional specifications.

(1) Construction, installation and maintenance of the system shall be performed in an orderly and workmanlike manner. All cables and wires shall be installed, where possible, parallel with electric and telephone lines. Multiple cable configurations shall be arranged in parallel and bundled with due respect for engineering considerations. Prior to any new construction by the Grantee, the Grantee shall submit a map in digital format showing all proposed system installations within the public right-of-way or upon public property to the City Engineer for approval. No new construction or system installation shall be made unless it is in compliance with such map as approved in writing by the City Engineer or as amended in writing by the City Engineer form time to time. [Amended 4-2-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-1642]

(2) The Grantee shall at all times comply with: (a) National Electrical Safety Code, NESC (National Bureau of Standards); (b) National Electrical Code (National Bureau of Fire Underwriters); (c) Bell System Code of Pole Line Construction; and (d) Applicable FCC or other federal, state and local regulations.

(3) In any event, the system shall not endanger or interfere with the safety of persons or property.

(4) Any antenna structure used in the system shall comply with the construction, marking and lighting requirements of the United States Department of Transportation.

(5) All aspects of the facilities utilized and conditions provided during construction, installation and maintenance of the system by the Grantee shall comply with the standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

(6) RF leakage shall be checked forthwith by the Grantee upon demand by the City or its representative at reception locations for emergency radio services, to prove no interference signal combinations are possible. Stray radiation shall be measured adjacent to any proposed aeronautical navigation radio sites to prove no interference to airborne navigational reception in the normal flight patterns. FCC rules and regulations shall govern the requirements of this subsection.