A building permit must be obtained within six months after approval
of a site plan for a personal wireless service facility and construction
of such facility must be completed within 12 months of such approval.
The site plan approval shall automatically expire in the event that
the Code Enforcement Officer has not granted such permit and construction
of the facility is not completed within the periods set forth above.
In the event that the use of any personal wireless facility
has been discontinued by all operators on such facility for a period
of 180 consecutive days or more, the facility shall be deemed to be
abandoned. Determination of the date of abandonment shall be made
by the Code Enforcement Officer, who shall have the right to request
documentation from the owner/operator of the facility regarding usage
of the facility threat. Upon such abandonment, the owner/operator
shall remove the facility at its own expense, and failing prompt removal,
the municipality may remove the facility at the owner/operator's
expense. At the applicant's expense, the site shall be returned
to the maximum amount practicable, to its original condition. All
site plan approval and approvals of any nature granted by the municipality
shall automatically expire as of the date of abandonment of the facility.
Alteration of an existing antenna which results in an increase
in the size of height of the antenna may be permitted only after application
to the Planning Board which shall review the matter as if the alteration
were an entirely new application for site plan approval.