(A) Any telecommunications carrier who intends to abandon or discontinue use of a telecommunications facility must notify the city by certified mail no less than 30 days prior to such action. The telecommunications carrier or owner of the real property upon which the telecommunications facility is installed shall have 90 days from the date of abandonment or discontinuance, or a reasonable time as may be approved by the Community Development Director, within which to complete one of the following actions:
(1) Reactivate use of the telecommunications facility;
(2) Transfer the rights to use the telecommunications facility to another telecommunications carrier;
(3) Dismantle and remove the telecommunications facility.
(B) Any telecommunications facility that is not operated for a continuous period of 180 days shall be considered abandoned. Upon a finding of abandonment, the city shall provide notice to the telecommunications carrier last known to use or operate such facility and, if applicable, the owner of the real property upon which the telecommunications facility is installed, providing 30 days from the date of the notice within which to complete one of the following actions:
(1) Reactivate the use of the telecommunications facility;
(2) Transfer the rights to use the telecommunications facility to another telecommunications carrier;
(3) Dismantle and remove the telecommunications facility.
(C) Any telecommunications facility found in violation of this section may be dismantled and removed by the city at the telecommunication carrier's or the property owner's expense.
(`78 Code, § 17.65.080.) (Ord. 3200 § 3 (part), 2015; Ord. 3195 § 2 (part), 2015; Ord. 2891 § 1 (part), 2007; Ord. 2432 § 5 (part), 1999.)