A wind energy system that is not used for a consecutive twelve-month period shall be deemed abandoned. The Code Enforcement Office shall notify the owner by registered mail and shall provide 30 days for a response. In such a response, the landowner shall set forth reasons for the operational difficulty and provide a reasonable timetable for corrective action.

After receiving the response or in the absence of a response, if the Code Enforcement Office still determines the wind energy system is abandoned, the owner of a wind energy system shall remove the wind turbine from the tower at the owner's sole expense within 120 days from receipt of the original notice from the Code Enforcement Office.