Any owner of property used as a cellular or wireless communications site shall provide the Municipality of Woodlawn with a performance bond for the removal of a cellular or wireless communications tower that has discontinued use.
Any cellular or wireless communications tower that has discontinued its service for a period of 12 continuous months or more is hereby determined to be a nuisance. A tower declared to be a nuisance must be removed, along with all accessory structures related thereto. “Discontinued” shall mean that the structure has not been properly maintained, has been abandoned, become obsolete, is unused or has ceased the daily activities or operations which had occurred.
Whenever, upon inspection it shall appear that a cellular or wireless communications tower has been abandoned or its use discontinued, the Municipal Manager or a designated representative shall notify, either by personal delivery or by certified mail, the owner of the property on which the tower is located that the tower must be taken down and removed within 90 days. The Building Commissioner or a designated representative, in addition to any other citations, notices, penalties or remedies provided by law or ordinance, is authorized to proceed in a manner consistent with and pursuant to Ohio R.C. 715.26 and 715.261 to maintain the public health, safety and welfare and to recover costs as appropriate.
(Ord. 17-2013, passed 9-24-2013)