Abandonment of facilities on right-of-way.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 16-205
in effectSec. 16-205. - Abandonment of facilities on right-of-way.
(a) If a provider or applicant abandons any facility (including the accessory equipment) or an associated support structure (collectively "facilities" for purposes of this section) that is located on the right-of-way, the provider shall notify the director in writing, within thirty (30) days of the abandonment, and the following rights and obligations shall exist. The city may require the provider or applicant, at their expense, to remove and reclaim the abandoned facilities within six (6) months from the date of written notice of abandonment given by the city to them and to reasonably restore the condition of the property at which the facilities are located to that existing before they were installed. If the provider or applicant fails to remove and reclaim its abandoned facilities within such six-month period and the facilities are located on the right-of-way, the city shall have the rights to:
(1) Remove them and charge its expense of any such removal operation to the account of the provider or applicant;
(2) At the city's discretion, either resell the abandoned facilities to a third party or dispose and salvage them; provided that the net proceeds of any resale of abandoned facilities by the city to a third party shall be credited to the account of the applicant or provider that used those facilities before the abandonment; and
(3) Charge any expense incurred by the city to restore the right-of-way to the account of the provider or applicant.
(Ord. No. 4526, § 5, 10-1-19)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH16OFMIPR_ARTXISMCETEFA_S16-205ABFARI-WFetched: 11/1/2026