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Town of Canton, MA General & Zoning Bylaws

7.5.21 Abandonment. If any tower shall cease to be used for a period of three hundred

7.5.21 Abandonment. If any tower shall cease to be used for a period of three hundred sixty five (365) consecutive days, the building commissioner shall notify the owner, with -76- a copy to the applicant, that the site will be subject to a determination by the board of selectmen that such site has been abandoned. The owner shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of said notice to show, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the tower has been in use or under repair during the period. If the owner fails to show that the tower has been in use or under repair during the period, the board of selectmen shall issue a final determination of abandonment for the site. Upon issuance of the final determination of abandonment, the owner shall, within seventy-five (75) days, dismantle and remove the tower.