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Sec. 8-2. - Telecommunications towers—Bond required to cover cost of removal.

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Warwick, RI.

Local law · Updated July 8, 2025 · 2,073 sections

The text

Any person, firm, corporation or other entity who proposes to erect a telecommunications tower shall file with the building inspector a bond in the sole name of the city in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of removing and disposal of the telecommunications tower prior to the receipt of a building permit. The amount of the bond shall be approved by the building official and forwarded to the city's finance director. Such bond shall be for a term of not less than ten years or until such time that the tower is removed, whichever occurs first. Such bond shall be reevaluated and renewed annually in order to ensure that the bond is maintained in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of removal and disposal.

(Ord. No. O-98-26, § I, 7-13-98)