A. Each permittee shall maintain its WCF in a good and safe condition, preserving the original appearance and concealment, disguise or screening elements incorporated into the design at the time of approval and in a manner which complies with all applicable federal, state, and local requirements. Such maintenance shall include, but not be limited to, such items as painting, repair of equipment, and maintenance of landscaping. If the permittee fails to maintain the facility, the city may undertake the maintenance at the expense of the permittee or terminate the permit, and remove the WCF at owner's expense, at its sole option upon fifteen (15) days' written notice via normal first class mail.
B. Tower owners shall at all times employ ordinary and reasonable care and shall install and maintain in use nothing less than commonly accepted methods and devices for preventing failures and accidents which are likely to cause damage, injuries, or nuisances to the public. Tower owners shall install and maintain towers, communications facilities, wires, cables, fixtures, and other equipment in substantial compliance with the requirements of the national electrical safety code and all FCC, state, and local regulations, and in such manner that will not interfere with the use of other property. All towers, communications facilities, and antenna support structures shall at all times be kept and maintained in good condition, order, and repair so that the same shall not menace or endanger the life or property of any person. All maintenance or construction of towers, communications facilities, or antenna support structures shall be performed by city and state licensed maintenance and construction personnel. All tower owners shall maintain the towers in compliance with current RF emission standards of the FCC.
If, upon inspection, the city concludes that the tower fails to comply with such codes or standards and constitutes a danger to person or property, then upon notice being provided to the owner of the tower, the owner shall have thirty (30) days to bring the tower into compliance with such standards. Failure to bring such tower into compliance within said thirty (30) days constitutes grounds for the removal of the tower at the owner's expense upon fifteen (15) days' written notice via normal first class mail.
In the event that the use of a tower is discontinued by the tower owner, the tower owner shall provide written notice to the city of its intent to discontinue use and the date when the use shall be discontinued and the tower removed from the premises. (Ord. 2979, 2016: Ord. 2662, 2001)