§ 8175-5.20.7. Maintenance and monitoring.

(a)

Periodic Inspection: The County reserves the right to undertake periodic inspection of a permitted wireless communication facility in accordance with Section 8183-5.

(b)

Maintenance of Facility: The permittee shall routinely inspect each wireless communication facility, as outlined in the approved maintenance and monitoring plan, to ensure compliance with the standards set forth in Sections 8175-5.20.3 and 8175-5.20.4(a) and the permit conditions of approval. The permittee shall maintain the facility in a manner comparable to its condition at the time of installation. If repair and maintenance is not sufficient to return the facility to its physical condition at the time of installation, the permittee shall obtain all required permits and replace the facility to continue the permitted operation or shall abandon the facility in compliance with the requirements of Sections 8175-5.20.16 through 8175-5.20.18.

(c)

Graffiti: The permittee shall remove graffiti from a facility within ten (10) working days from the time of notification. For facilities located within the public rights-of-way, graffiti removal shall occur within forty-eight (48) hours of notification.

(d)

Landscape and Screening: All trees, foliage, or other landscaping elements approved as part of a wireless communication facility shall be maintained in good condition during the life of the permit in conformance with the approved landscape plan (see Section 8178-8). The permittee shall be responsible for replacing any damaged, dead, or decayed landscape vegetation.

(e)

Hours of Maintenance: Except for emergency repairs, backup generator testing and maintenance activities that are audible to an off-site, noise-sensitive receptor shall only occur on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

(f)

Transfer of Ownership:

(1)

In the event that the permittee sells or transfers its interest in a wireless communication facility, the succeeding operator shall become the new permittee responsible for ensuring compliance with the permit for the wireless communication facility, including all conditions of approval, and all other relevant federal, state and local laws and regulations.

(2)

The permittee (or succeeding permittee) shall file, as an initial notice with the Planning Director, the new permittee's contact information such as the name, address, telephone/FAX number(s), and email address.

(3)

The permittee shall provide the Planning Director with a final written notice within thirty (30) days after the transfer of ownership and/or operational control has occurred. The final notice of transfer must include the effective date and time of the transfer and a letter signed by the new permittee agreeing to comply with all conditions of the County permit, including updates to signage with current operator information (see Section 8175-5.20.3(u)).

(Ord. No. 4498, § 3, 12-6-2016)