In the event the use of any commercial communication tower has been discontinued for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days, the tower shall be deemed abandoned. Determination of the date of abandonment shall be made by the Zoning Administrator who shall have the right to request documentation and/or affidavits from the tower owner/operator regarding the issue of tower usage. Upon such abandonment, the owner/operator of the tower shall have an additional one hundred eighty (180) days within which to: a) reactivate the use of the tower or transfer the tower to another owner/operator who makes actual use of the tower, or b) dismantle and remove the tower. Upon official abandonment of the tower, all special use permits and/or variances shall automatically expire. (Ord. C-289, 10-21-1997)