2.06 Permit Application Checklist for Cellular Antenna Sites and all Equipment Serving the Cellular Antenna Site This checklist shall be printed on a drawing sheet and submitted as part of the plans submitted with any building permit application creating or modifying cellular antenna sites regardless of RF emission quantities. This checklist is designed to assist designers, installers, plan reviewers, and field inspectors. This checklist shall be prepared by the design professional and shall be stamped and wet-signed.
This document is not all-inclusive of all requirements for cellular antenna sites and it is the responsibility of the designer to research the applicable codes. Documents referenced for this bulletin are as follows:
FCC OET Bulletin 56 Questions and Answers about Biological Effects and Potential Hazards of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields (August 1999)
FCC OET Bulletin 65 Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields (Ed. 97-01:August 1997)
FCC A Local Government Official's Guide to Transmitting Antenna RF Emission Safety: Rules, Procedures, and Practical Guidance (June 2, 2000)
2007 California Building Code (2001 CBC)
2007 California Fire Code (2001 CFC)
2007 California Mechanical Code (2001 CMC)
2007 San Francisco Fire Code (2001 SFFC)
2002 NFPA 13 Automatic Sprinkler Systems
2002 NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code
1. Description of scope of work (both on the application and plans) shall match the actual work being done.
2. Plans shall include plan views and elevations showing all equipment locations and cable runs.
3. Submit on a drawing sheet the San Francisco Health Department Cellular Antenna Site (WTS) Checklist/Proposal/Engineer's RF Report. The FCC requires carriers to inform and prevent occupational exposure (i.e. building maintenance workers, fire fighters, etc.) The RF report shall not specify locking the roof access door to keep the general public off of the roof per 2001 SFFC 1207.7.1. The RF report shall be wet stamped and signed by an engineer.
4. Drawings shall reflect the striped/exclusion areas per the above RF Report with a minimum radius being 1 foot.
5. Notice to Workers warning signage as applicable per the above RF Report:
Signage shall be in English, Chinese and Spanish; The signage shall be permanently mounted at the stairwell side of the roof-access stairwell, door, in the Fire Control Room within proximity of the cell-site shutdown signage and any other space necessary to warn workers (ie. parapets, street side of fire escapes); The signage shall be clearly labeled and visible from any direction of approach; The sign shall be weatherproof with contrasting background and lettering colors and shall be readable from at least fifteen (15) feet from the sign; There is a yellow triangle around the antenna symbol (see ANSI C95.2-1999); and Location and signage detail with site specific information shall be included on a drawing sheet.
6. Provide a quantitative three-dimensional perimeter of the RF levels if the antennas appear to encroach on any means of exiting.
7. Camouflaged antennas shall have 4inch x 4inch signage permanently mounted to the exterior of the RF screen as provided below. These antennas shall also have the stripped exclusion area to the fullest extent of the antenna location with a minimum radius of 1 foot:
The signage shall be clearly labeled and visible from any direction of approach even if access is achieved from the building face (i.e. ladders, cherry picker, etc.); The sign shall be weatherproof with contrasting background color and shall be recognizable from at least fifteen (15) feet from the sign; The sign shall contain the yellow triangle around the antenna symbol (see ANSI C95.2-1999); and Location and signage detail shall be included on a drawing sheet.
8. Plans shall show whether a new electrical service is installed for the cell site. In general, buildings should only have one electrical service. However, with the prior approval of the San Francisco Fire Department and the Electrical Inspection Division, buildings may have one additional service to serve rooftop antenna equipment, provided a permanent placard is provided at the location of each service disconnect stating the location of the other and identifying the equipment served by each service.
9. Provide route of all cables from their origin to the equipment (plan, elevation and section views). Cables/wiring shall not be allowed in exit enclosures or in front of dry standpipes (2007 CBC 1020.1.1).
10. EITHER:
Provide a manual battery disconnect:
* Instructional signage shall be provided on the Procedure To Disconnect or De-Energize Radio Frequency (RF) Signal for the above manual disconnect for the batteries.
* Signage shall be permanently mounted next to the battery's electrical panel and clearly labeled in a phenolic label with a white background and black lettering. The title block shall be a red background and 1 high white lettering.
* The actual breaker(s) shall be a phenolic label (red background and white lettering) with lettering not less than 1/8 high.
* The signage shall also be like posted in the FCC Room within proximity of the Fire Alarm Panel and building's main electrical room within proximity of the main shutoff.
* A copy of the signage shall be included on a drawing sheet.
* Provide SFFD approved key lock box for equipment/electrical room for battery/equipment shutdown.
* The permanently mounted label above the lock box shall read SFFD BATTERY DISCONNECT ACCESS KEY and shall be a phenolic label with a red background and white lettering.
* Location and label of the key lock box shall be included on a drawing sheet.
OR:
Provide 24 hour/7 days a week telephone service center shut-down:
* Provide instructional signage for emergency shutdown of the cell site including telephone number and cell site identification number.
* The sign shall state that there is no manual shut down for the cell site and to call the contact number (the number shall be printed on the sign) with the site identification number (the number shall be printed on the sign) for immediate shut-down of the site 24hr/7days a week.
* The sign shall also state whether or not the back-up battery power to the antennas is also shut-down.
* The signage shall be permanently mounted next to the main electrical shut-off, in the FCC room within close proximity to the Fire Alarm Panel, at the battery cabinet and at the equipment room.
* The sign shall be clearly labeled in a phenolic label with a white background and black lettering. The title block shall be a red background and 1 high white lettering.
* A copy of the signage shall be included on a drawing sheet.
11. Is a new HVAC system being installed?
___ Yes
* What is the volume of refrigerant used by the cooling unit(s)? ___________
* What is the type of refrigerant per 2007 CMC? _______________________
* Assure compliance with 2007 CFC Section 606.
___ No
12. Plans state sequence of operations for any new detection, dampers, or fans.
13. Plans shall clearly show locations of batteries and battery cabinets.
14. Plans shall state whether the building is fully sprinklered or not.
15. In fully sprinklered buildings, equipment rooms shall be provided with sprinklers in accordance with NFPA 13.
16. Provide a table on a drawing sheet showing the manufacturer, model, type, amount (gallons or pounds) of electrolyte, flooded lead acid, Ni-Cd, VRLA or Li-ion. Please show detailed compliance with 2007 CFC Section 608 on the drawing sheets. When compliance with Section 608 of the 2007 California Fire Code is required, the following additional information shall be provided:
* Rooftop battery rooms exceeding the above requirements shall be separated from the building and any openings as specified by the 2007 CBC and CMC.
* Plans state that a separate fire department permit will be obtained from SFFD Headquarters at 698 2nd St.
Prepared by: _________________________________________
(Please include professional title and stamp)
Firm Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
For further Information see the FCC website: http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety
