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SeDtember 24:1996 (f) Prior to issuance of a building permitl the aPplicant must submit plans to the Building Official, certified by a qualified professional engineer, that the tower meets all requirements of the Building Code and the requirements of EIA-222E, Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers and Antenna Supporting Structures. The apPlicant must provide soil borings and any other requirements of the Building Official. (g) Prior to application for a building permit, written statements from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Federal CommunicatiOn COmmission (FCC), stating that the proposed tower is consistent with or exempt from their regulations, must be given to the Director of Planning. (h) The facility must be landscaped, in accordance with Exhibit A as submitted by the applicant, with the addition of pine trees to buffer the facility from the residents in Chesapeake and the view from Tyre Neck Road. Shrubs must be at least 36 inches in height and trees must be at least 1 and 1/2 inch in caliper. All landscaping must be maintained in good.condition. -, (i) Prior to application for a building permit, the ~PPiicant must provide the DireCtor of Planning with a statement from a registered structural or civil engineer that the non- electromagnetic radiation (NIER) emitted from the proposed facility will not result in ground level exposure exceeding standards established by any U.S. Government agency or the American Standards Institute. (j) The apPlicant must construct and maintain a storm water management practice that will meet the requirements of the Chesapeake Bay Area Overlay Ordinance. (k) The applicants shall comply with all applicable codes, ordinances and regulations of federal, state and local governments, and shall obtain and maintain in effect all necessary licenses and Permits. 4. REVOCATION OF PERMIT: Violation of any of the above conditions may serve as grounds for revocation of the use permit by the City Council. Ayes: Benn, Clemons, Griffin, Martin, Pitts, Robinett, HOlley Nays: None - CITY MANAGER'S REPORT - 96-327 - Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $223,000 from the Public Utilities Capital Improvement Fund for the purchase and installation of 240 water sampling stations within the City s water distribution system. "The Director of Public Utilities is requesting an appropriation of $223,000 for the purchase and installation of 240 water sampling stations within Portsmouth's water distribution system. The purpose of these stations is to help ensure the quality of Portsmouth's water and to provide an early indication of any microbial problems that could arise in Portsmouth's system. Under the Total Coliform Rule (TCR), Portsmouth takes and analyzes 100 water distribution samples per month for bacteria. These samples are currently taken from 50 sites (predominantly businesses) scattered across the City. The sampling sites and locations must meet criteria established by the State Health Department. Each site must have two "repeat sample" sites (one upstream and one downstream) that are used to verify the results obtained from the primary site. As part of our ongoing quality assurance program, all of the current sites have been reviewed. Twenty of the current primary sampling sites will no longer meet the stringent criteria set for these sites. Additionally, the State Health Department has indicated that one hundred (100) is the appropriate number of sites for Portsmouth. Given the need for two "repeat sample"' sites to be associated with each primary site, the need to increase the number of sites, and the potential loss of 20 primary sites;