§ 62-2411. Interference with public safety communications.

In order to facilitate the regulation, placement, and construction of antenna(s), and to ensure that all parties are complying to the fullest extent possible with the rules, regulations, and/or guidelines of the FCC, each owner of an antenna, antenna array or applicant for a co-location shall demonstrate:

(1)

Compliance with "good engineering practices" as defined by the FCC in its rules and regulations.

(2)

Compliance with FCC regulations regarding susceptibility to radio frequency interference, frequency coordination requirements, general technical standards for power, antenna, bandwidth limitations, frequency stability, transmitter measurements, operating requirements, and any and all other federal statutory and regulatory requirements relating to radio frequency interference (RFI).

(3)

In the case of an application for co-located, upgraded, or modified wireless communications facilities, the applicant, together with the owner of the subject site, shall use their best efforts to provide a composite analysis of all users of the site to determine that the applicant's proposed facilities will not cause radio frequency interference with the county's public safety communications equipment and will implement appropriate technical measures, as described in antenna element replacements, to attempt to prevent such interference.

(4)

Whenever the county has encountered radio frequency interference with its public safety communications equipment. and it believes that such interference has been or is being caused by one or more antenna arrays, the following steps shall be taken:

a.

The county shall provide notification to all wireless service providers operating in the area of possible interference with the public safety communications equipment, and upon such notifications, the owners shall use their best efforts to cooperate and coordinate with the county and among themselves to investigate and mitigate the interference, if any, utilizing the procedures set forth in the joint wireless industry-public safety "Enhanced Best Practices Guide," released by the FCC in Appendix D of FCC 04-168 (released August 6, 2004), including the "Good Engineering Practices," as may be amended or revised by the FCC from time to time in any successor regulations.

b.

If any equipment owner fails to cooperate with the county in complying with the owner's obligations under this section or if the FCC makes a determination of radio frequency interference with the county public safety communications equipment, the owner who failed to cooperate and/or the owner of the equipment which caused the interference shall be responsible, upon FCC determination of radio frequency interference, for reimbursing the county for all costs associated with ascertaining and resolving the interference, including but not limited to any engineering studies obtained by the county to determine the source of the interference. For the purposes of this subsection, failure to cooperate shall include failure to initiate any response or action as described in the "best practices guide" within 24 hours of county's notification.

(Ord. No. 2014-30, § 17, 10-2-14)