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Sec. 34-693. Construction and Operational Standards (a) All support structures shall be constructed to comply with the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) . current standards (EIA222-D, "Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers and Antenna Supporting Structures," published by EIA, effective June 1, 1987, as from time to time amended or revised). (b) All support structures shall be constructed to comply with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC), effective September 1, 1973, as from time to time amended or revised, and with the provisions of any applicable city ordinance(s). (c) All communications facilities must meet or exceed current standards and regulations of the FAA, the FCC and any other agency of the state or federal government having authority to regulate such facilities. Every twelve months from the date of issuance of a building permit, or, where required, from the date of final approval of a site plan, the owner or operator of an approved communications facility shall submit to the director of neighborhood development services or his designee documentation that the communications facility complies with all applicable federal and state standards and regulations. (d) The owner and operator of a freestanding communications facility shall provide for and conduct an inspection the support structure at least once every three (3) years. Such inspection shall be conducted by a structural engineer licensed to practice within the Commonwealth of Virginia. A written report of the results of the inspection shall be provided to the director of neighborhood development services or his designee, verifying structural integrity and the name(s) and address(es) of any tenant(s) having equipment located on the structures. (e) Machinery and equipment used ancillary to a communications facility shall be automated to the greatest extent possible. (f) Areas sufficient for the temporary off-street parking of at least two vehicles shall be provided for • freestanding communications facilities. The type and configuration of parking may be approved by the director of neighborhood development services or his designee. (g) A copy of any road maintenance agreement for any site accessed by private easement shall be provided as part of any application for a freestanding communications facility, or for a modification of an existing such facility. Where a freestanding communications facility site abuts or has access to a collector and local street, access for maintenance vehicles shall be exclusively by means of the collector street. (h) Freestanding communications facilities in excess of 150 feet of height (including antenna arrays) shall be constructed to accommodate no less than three (3) telecommunications carriers or service providers. Sec. 34-694. Collocation (a) Providers of communications services are encouraged to construct and site their PWSF and other communications facilities, attached or freestanding, with a view towards sharing facilities and support structures with other utilities, collocation with other providers, and to accommodating the future collocation of other future facilities, wherever technically, practically and economically feasible. The city shall work with telecommunications providers to facilitate the siting of PWSF or other communications facilities on city -owned and other publicly -owned property, by identifying existing facilities, the appropriate contact persons, and the appropriate leasing procedures. (b) A person seeking approval of a site plan or special use permit for a new freestanding communications facility shall document that reasonable attempts have been made to find a collocation site acceptable to engineering standards, and that none was practically or economically feasible. • (c) Accessory structures necessary for the housing or shelter of equipment used in direct support of a communications facility shall be allowed, but such structures may not be used for offices, vehicle storage Page 8 of 13