In the event the use of any communications tower has been discontinued for a period of 180 consecutive days, the tower shall be deemed to be abandoned. Determination of the date of abandonment shall be made by the Village Board, who shall have the right to request documentation and/or affidavits from the communications tower owner regarding the issue of tower usage. At 181 days after the date of abandonment, without reactivating or upon completion of dismantling or removal, any approval for the tower shall automatically expire. Upon abandonment, the owner of the tower shall have an additional 90 days within which to reactivate the use of the tower, transfer the tower to another owner who makes actual use of the tower within the 90 days, or dismantle and remove the tower. If not done within this 90-day period, the village may dismantle and remove the tower with all costs assessed to the tower owner.
(Ord. 2018-15, passed 8-6-2018)