(A) Any tower that is not operated or used for a continuous period of 12 consecutive months shall be considered abandoned, and the owner of such tower shall be required, at the owner’s expense, to remove the tower and all associated buildings, power supplies, fencing and other items associated with, and permitted with, the tower. If the tower is not removed within 90 days, then the bond secured by the tower owner shall be used to remove the tower and any accessory equipment and structures.
(B) (1) If the tower has a preexisting tower approval from before the implementation of this subchapter and the tower owner has not yet obtained a bond to remove the tower, then the tower owner shall be required to remove the tower at his or her expense.
(2) If the tower is not removed within 90 days, then the tower owner shall be subject to a fine for each month that the tower remains in place and to a mandatory injunction for the removal, and the owner shall be responsible for all costs, including attorney fees, for securing the removal.
(Prior Code, § 14-309) (Ord. 2020-08, passed 11-12-2020) Penalty, see § 155.99