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EXHIBIT B E. All personal wireless service facilities shall be required to be reviewed by an electrical engineer licensed by the state. Within 45 days of initial operation or modification of a personal wireless service facility,the personal wireless service provider shall submit to the planning division a written certification by an electrical engineer licensed by the state that the personal wireless service facility, including the actual radio frequency radiation of the facility, is in compliance with the application submitted,any conditions imposed, and all other provisions of this chapter in order to continue operations past the 45-day period. At the personal wireless service provider's expense, the zoning administrator may employ on behalf of the city an independent technical expert to confirm and periodically reconfirm compliance with the provisions of this chapter. F. All personal wireless service facilities providing service to the government or general public shall be designed to survive a natural disaster without interruption in operation. To this end the following measures shall be implemented: 1. Nonflammable exterior wall and roof covering shall be used in the construction of all aboveground equipment shelters and cabinets. 2. Openings in all aboveground equipment shelters and cabinets shall be protected against penetration by fire and windblown embers. 3. The material used as supports for the antennas shall be fire resistant,termite proof, and subject to all the requirements of the Uniform Building Code. 4. Personal wireless service facility towers shall be designed to withstand the forces expected during the"maximum credible earthquake."All equipment mounting racks and attached equipment shall be anchored in such a manner that such a quake will not tip them over,throw the equipment off its shelves, or otherwise act to damage it. 5. All connections between various components of the personal wireless service facility and with necessary power and telephone lines shall be protected against damage by fire, flooding, and earthquake. 6. Measures shall be taken to keep personal wireless service facilities in operation in the event of a disaster. 7. All equipment shelters and personal wireless service facility towers shall be reviewed and approved by the fire department. 8. A building permit shall be required for the construction, installation, repair,or alteration of all support structures for personal wireless service facilities equipment. Personal wireless service facilities must be stable and must comply with the Uniform Building Code and any conditions imposed as a condition of issuing a building permit. (Ord. 2000 § 1,2009; Ord. 1743 § 1, 1998) 18.110.170 Antennas located on an undeveloped parcel. A. All ground-mounted antennas that are located on undeveloped sites,where allowed, shall be converted to roof-or façade-mounted antennas with the development of the site when feasible and technically possible. 11