(A) Removal required. It is the express policy of the county that telecommunications facilities be removed once they are no longer in use and not a functional part of providing telecommunications service and that it is the telecommunications tower owner’s responsibility to remove such facilities and restore the site to its original condition or a condition approved by the county’s Planning and Zoning Department. This restoration shall include removal of any subsurface structure or foundation, including concrete, used to support the telecommunications facility down to five feet below the surface. After a telecommunications facility is no longer in operation, the tower owner shall have 90 days to effect removal and restoration unless weather prohibits such efforts.
(B) Security for removal. The telecommunications tower owner shall provide to the county, prior to the issuance of the conditional use permit or the issuance of a zoning permit, a performance bond in the amount of $20,000 or a bond equal to a written estimate from a qualified tower removal contractor to guarantee that the telecommunications facility will be removed when no longer in operation. The county will be named as obligee in the bond and must approve the bonding company.
(Ord. 11-05-2009, passed 11-5-2009)