Abandoned or unused towers or portions of towers shall be removed as follows.
(A) All abandoned or unused towers and associated facilities shall be removed within 6 months of the cessation of operations at the site unless a time extension is approved by the City Council. A copy of the relevant portions of a signed lease which requires the applicant to remove the tower and associated facilities upon cessation of operations at the site shall be submitted at the time of application. The owner of the tower must provide written notice to the city immediately upon cessation of operations at the site. All sales must be reported to the city. In the event that a tower is not removed within 6 months of the cessation of operations at a site, the tower and associated facilities may be removed by the city and the costs of removal assessed against the property, unless the property is owned by the city. In such case the lessee shall be obligated to pay the costs of said removal.
(B) Unused portions of towers above a manufactured connection shall be removed within 6 months of the time of antenna relocation. The replacement of portions of a tower previously removed requires the issuance of a new conditional use permit.
(C) The owner of the tower shall maintain the structure in a safe condition. Non-maintained towers or unsafe conditions are subject to enforcement under Chapter 95 or Chapter 150.
(Ord. 2002-10-04, passed 10-8-2002)