[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the City of Ventnor as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-28-1962 by Ord. No. 10-1962]
Any person who shall willfully or maliciously
break, injure or otherwise destroy or damage any of the posts, wires,
towers or other materials or fixtures employed in the construction
or use of any line of a television coaxial cable or a microwave radio
system or a community antenna television system or willfully or maliciously
interfere with such structure so erected or in any way attempt to
lead from its uses or make use of the electrical signal or any portion
thereof properly belonging to or in use or in readiness to be made
use of for the purpose of using said electrical signal from any television
coaxial cable company or microwave system, or the owner of such property,
shall be a disorderly person.
[Amended 6-4-1979 by Ord. No. 7904; 2-2-1989 by Ord. No. 8903; 1-9-1997 by Ord. No. 9616]
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine not exceeding
$1,000 or be imprisoned in the City or county jail for a period not
exceeding 90 days, or both. In addition to or as a substitute for
the previously mentioned fine, the imposition of community service
shall be authorized as an additional penalty, which community service
shall not exceed 90 days.
[Adopted 7-5-1990 by Ord. No. 9016]
No HAM radio antenna shall be erected, constructed,
maintained or operated except in conformance with the following regulations.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
An apparatus capable of receiving and transmitting communications
over the licensed amateur radio bands.
A.Â
The height of an antenna shall be restricted by the
type and/or class of license obtained by the resident of the subject
property. Such height restrictions are regulated by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC).
B.Â
While the overall height of the antenna during the
operation of the radio system is regulated by the FCC Preemption Order
PRB-1, the City of Ventnor City will require that the antennas be
retracted to a height not to exceed 10 feet above the highest point
of the principal building.
C.Â
To construct an antenna of any height, the resident
must provide proof of his or her license to the City Construction
Official. Additional published documentation from the FCC shall be
provided to verify the operator's license class and therefore his
or her antenna height request.
A.Â
All antennas and the construction and installation
thereof shall conform to the manufacturer's installation instructions,
the New Jersey BOCA Code and the Electrical Code.
B.Â
Antennas shall meet all manufacturer's specifications,
shall be of noncombustible and corrosive-resistant material and shall
be erected in a secure, wind-resistant manner.
C.Â
Every antenna must be adequately grounded for protection
against a direct strike of lightning.
The right to install a HAM radio antenna shall
run with the licensed operator. Once the licensee no longer resides
at the subject property, the antenna shall be removed.
[Amended 1-9-1997 by Ord. No. 9616]
Any person violating any provision of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine not exceeding $1,000. In
addition to or as a substitute for the previously mentioned fine,
the imposition of community service shall be authorized as an additional
penalty, which community service shall not exceed 90 days.