1118.08 ABANDONMENT AND TERMINATION OF USE.

   (a)   Removal of Nonfunctioning Facility. All providers utilizing towers shall agree to remove a nonfunctioning facility within six (6) months of ceasing its use and return the site to its pre-existing condition or sell it at an agreed upon price to the real estate owner of the land upon which the tower is located.

   (b)   Required Notification. All providers utilizing towers shall present a report to the City notifying it of any tower facility located in the City whose use will be discontinued and the date this use will cease. Such report shall be filed with the Director of Public Service thirty (30) days prior to the cession date. If at any time the use of the facility is discontinued for 180 days, the Director of Public Service may declare the facility abandoned. If dismantling does not occur, the City will either remove the facility or will contract to have the facility removed and assess the tower owner/operator or real estate owner the costs.

(Ord, 081-2023. Passed 10-3-23; Ord. 031-2024. Passed 5-21-24.)