§ 27-17. Abandonment of a communications facility.

(a)

Upon determination by a registrant that one or more of its communications facilities in the public right-of-way is to be abandoned, the registrant shall notify the county no later than 90 days from such determination, or no later than 30 days following such abandonment, whichever is sooner.

(b)

Abandonment of the communications facility requires removal of the communications facility. If the communications facility is attached to an existing structure that has an independent function, such as a light pole, traffic signal, pedestrian signal, or the like, said abandonment of the communications facility requires removal of the communications facility only and does not require the removal of the existing structure.

(c)

If the registrant fails to remove all or any portion of an abandoned communications facility as directed by the county within a reasonable time period as may be required by the county, the county may perform such removal and charge the cost of the removal against the registrant.

(d)

In the event the abandoned communications facility is subject to a pole attachment agreement, then the obligation to remove the abandoned communications facility shall be in compliance with the Pole Attachment Act, 47 U.S.C. Section 224, as amended.

(Ord. No. 17-51, § 3, 12-12-17)