For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:
ANTENNA: Any exterior apparatus or apparatuses designed for telephonic, radio, data or internet communications through the sending and/or receiving of electromagnetic waves including equipment attached to a tower or building for the purpose of providing personal wireless services and its attendant base station.
ANTENNA HEIGHT: The vertical distance measured from the base of the antenna support structure at grade to the highest point of the structure even if the highest point is an antenna. Measurement of tower height shall include antenna, base pad, and other appurtenances and shall be measured from the finished grade of the parcel. If the support structure is on a sloped grade, then the average between the highest and lowest grades shall be used in calculating the antenna height.
ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTURE: Any pole, telescoping mast, tower, tripod or other structure which supports a device used in the transmitting or receiving of radio frequency signals.
BACK HAUL PROVIDER: The lines that connect a provider's tower and a provider's antennas to one or more switching offices and/or long distance providers of the public switching telephone network.
CELL SITE: A tract or parcel of land that contains the personal wireless services including any antenna, support structure, accessory building, and parking, and may include other uses associated with an ancillary to personal wireless services.
FAA: The federal aviation administration.
FCC: The federal communications commission.
PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICES, PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICE FACILITIES AND FACILITIES: As used in this chapter, shall be defined in the same manner as in title 47, United States Code, section 332(c)(7)(C), and as they may be amended.
TOWER: Any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas, including self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers, or monopole towers. The terms encompasses personal wireless service facilities towers, microwave towers, common carrier towers, cellular telephone towers, personal communications services towers, alternative tower structures, and the like. (Ord. 1997-O-26)
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