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Woodbine City Zoning Code

§ 26-66.7

Maintenance and Operation Requirements.

[Added 6-16-2022 by Ord. No. 606-2022]
a. 
The owner of a local communication facility shall ensure that it is maintained in compliance with standards contained in applicable State or local building codes and the applicable standards for towers that are published by the Electronic Industries Association, as amended from time to time. Such maintenance shall include, but is not limited to, painting, structural integrity of the mount and security barrier, and maintenance of the buffer area and landscaping. If, upon inspection, the municipality concludes that a facility fails to comply with such codes and standards and constitutes a danger to persons or property, then upon notice being provided to the owner of the tower, the owner shall have 30 days to bring the facility into compliance with such standards. Failure to bring such facility into compliance within the thirty-day period shall constitute grounds for the removal of the facility at the owner's expense.
b. 
No application for installation of a local communications facility shall be approved unless the applicant has submitted evidence that a surety bond, in an amount acceptable to the Borough Engineer and in form acceptable to the Borough Solicitor, has been established which will provide for removal of the facility and restoration of the disturbed area in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:5-6.24 within 12 months of its ceasing to operate. In any event, the municipality shall, at the expense of the owner, remove any such facility that has been out of operation for a period greater than 12 months.
c. 
All local communications facilities shall be operated in a manner consistent with the "Guidelines for Evaluating the Environmental Effects of Radiofrequency Radiation," as published and amended from time to time by the Federal Communications Commission.
d. 
Local communications facilities adjacent to residential or public recreational areas shall not increase the ambient noise level nor cause any persistent level of vibration in excess of 50 dba on the weighting scale beyond the property lines of the parcel on which they are situated.
e. 
At annual intervals from the date of the issuance of the conditional use permit, the applicant shall submit measurement of the noise and the radiofrequency radiation from the local communication facility. Such measurements shall be made by a qualified technician and shall certify that they are within applicable limits.