Unused facilities shall be deemed to be abandoned and a nuisance. The City may exercise any remedies or rights it has at law or in equity, including, but not limited to: abating the nuisance or taking possession of the facilities and restoring them to a useable condition subject to the finding of the PUCO pursuant to the requirements of Ohio R.C. 4905.20 and 4905.21 or requiring removal of the facilities by the provider or at the provider's expense. If the City determines to require a provider to remove unused facilities in any rights-of-way, the City shall use reasonable efforts to direct that this removal occur in conjunction with other scheduled excavation of the rights-of-way. If the City abates the nuisance it may take all action necessary to recover its costs to abate said nuisance, including but not limited to, those methods set forth in Ohio R.C. 715.261.
(Ord. 17-O-17. Passed 2-7-17.)