(a) The submission of an application for a permit shall be required for the placement of any utility structure and shall be submitted to the Director of Planning or their designee. The owner of the utility structure shall complete an application that includes a scaled site plan of the proposed utility structure location(s); scaled drawings indicating the size of the structure(s), materials and color; labeling information; pad installation information; and screening.
(c) The applicant shall submit to the City of Springboro, along with the Zoning Certificate, a copy of the easement or other written documentation that clearly shows the legal authority and ownership of property rights sufficient for the applicant to place the Utility Box in the proposed location.
(d) Utility structures shall be considered to be structures for the purposes of the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Springboro and maintained consistent with such code.
(e) Obsolete Utility structures, including pads, shall be removed and replaced with grass or other landscaping as required by the Director of Planning or their designee. Restoration of the property shall occur within 3 months after the abandonment of the utility structure. All restoration costs and expenses shall be the obligation of the owner of the utility structure or the applicant for the Zoning Certificate.
(Ord. 0-15-4. Passed 2-19-15; Ord. O-24-6. Passed 3-7-24.)