(a) Obsolete utility structures, including pads, shall be removed and replaced with grass unless other vegetation is required by the Chief Building Official or designee. Restoration of the property shall occur within three (3) months after the abandonment of the utility structure, weather permitting. Unless otherwise provided for, all restoration costs and expenses shall be the obligation of the utility provider or applicant.
(b) Utility structures of a provider who fail to comply with this section and which remain unused facilities shall be deemed to be abandoned. Abandoned facilities are deemed to be a public nuisance. The City may exercise any remedies or rights it has at law or in equity, including, but not limited to: abating the nuisance; or taking possession of the facilities and restoring them to a useable condition subject to the finding of the PUCO pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4905.20 and 4905.21, as may be amended from time to time; or requiring removal of the facilities by the provider. If the City abates the nuisance, it may take all action necessary to recover its costs to abate said nuisance, including, but not limited to, those methods set forth in Ohio R.C. 715.261, as may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 57-11. Passed 9-26-11; Ord. 5-16. Passed 2-8-16.)