(A) General use of terms.
(2) When consistent with the context, words used in the present tense also include the future tense; words in the plural number include the singular number; and words in the singular number include the plural number.
(3) All terms used in the definition of any other term shall have their meaning as otherwise defined in this section.
(4) The words "shall" and "will" are mandatory and "may" is permissive.
(5) Words not defined shall be given their common and ordinary meaning.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW TEAM or ART. Members of city staff listed in § 99.06 or their designated representatives, and others appointed by the City Manager as deemed necessary.
ALTERNATIVE TOWER STRUCTURE. Includes, but is not limited to man-made trees, clock towers, bell steeples, light poles, power poles, and similar alternative-design mounting structures or other buildings or structures that are intended to camouflage or conceal the presence of antennas, towers, and other wireless communications facilities.
ANTENNA. Any transmitting or receiving device used in communications that radiate or capture electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies, wireless communications signals, or other communication signals.
ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTURE. Any building or structure other than a tower which can be used for the location of wireless communications facilities.
APPLICATION. The materials and process by which an applicant submits a request as authorized by the property owner and indicates a desire to be granted approval of an antenna, tower, antenna support structure, or any other wireless communications facility under the provisions of §§ 99.01 through 99.11. An application includes all written documentation, verbal statements, and representations, in whatever form or forum, made by an applicant to the city concerning the request, but shall not include materials submitted as part of a request for non-binding pre-application review.
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD or ARB. The Architectural Review Board of the city, as created by § 153.175 of this Code of Ordinances.
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW DISTRICT. The Architectural Review District of the city. The term may also be used to refer to Ohio Historic Inventory Properties as provided in § 153.170 of this Code of Ordinances, where appropriate.
BACKHAUL NETWORK. The infrastructure that connects a provider's wireless communications facility sites to one or more cellular telephone switching offices, and/or long distance providers, or the public switched telephone network.
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS or BZA. The Board of Zoning Appeals for the city, as created by the Dublin City Charter, Article VII.
CABLE MICROCELL NETWORK or CMN. A wireless telecommunications facility characterized by small antennas and equipment cabinets, and typically located on a small diameter monopole; on an existing or replacement street light, power pole, sign, or other suitable structure; or on an existing building.
CELLULAR-ON-WHEELS or COW. A temporary mobile wireless communications facility that consists of a wireless antenna tower and associated equipment on a truck, trailer, or other mobile structure designed to be part of a wireless network.
CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL. The Chief Building Official of the city.
CITY. The City of Dublin, Ohio.
CITY ENGINEER. The City Engineer of the city.
CODE. The Code of Ordinances of the city.
CO-LOCATION. The use of, or ability to use, a wireless communications facility or support structure by more than one wireless communications provider or more than one wireless antenna array.
CONDITIONAL USE. A use allowed in a zoning district after approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission according to the provisions of § 153.236 of this Code of Ordinances.
COUNCIL. The City Council of the city.
DIRECTOR. The Director of Land Use and Long Range Planning of the city, or a designee.
DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM or DAS. A network of spatially separated antenna nodes connected to a common source via a transport medium that provides wireless service within a geographic area or structure which also may or may not contain fiber optic transport and/or landline components.
DISTRICT or ZONING DISTRICT or ZONE DISTRICT. A portion of the city within which certain uses of land and/or buildings are permitted and under the regulations and requirements of Chapter 153 of this Code of Ordinances.
EMERGENCY. A reasonably unforeseen occurrence with a potential to endanger personal safety or health, or cause substantial damage to property, that calls for immediate action, mitigation, or abatement.
ENGINEER. Any engineer currently licensed by the State of Ohio.
EQUIPMENT SHELTER or EQUIPMENT CABINET. The structure in which the electronic receiving and relay equipment or other necessary equipment for a wireless communications facility is located.
FAA. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, and any legally appointed, designated, or elected agent or successor.
FCC. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission and any legally appointed, designated, or elected agent or successor.
HEIGHT or ABOVE GROUND LEVEL or AGL. When referring to a tower or other structure, the distance measured from the finished grade at the base of the tower or structure to the highest point on the tower or structure, including the base pad and any antenna, but not including lightning arrest devices.
MONOPOLE. A support structure constructed of a single, self supporting hollow metal tube securely anchored to a foundation.
MULTI-USE TOWER. A self supporting lattice, guyed, or monopole structure constructed from grade which supports more than one wireless communications facility.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or other legal entity, private or public, whether for profit or not-for-profit.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION or PZC. The Planning and Zoning Commission for the city, as created by the City Charter, Article VII.
RECONSTRUCTED TOWER. A tower which is removed in whole or in part and replaced in whole or in part. For the purposes of §§ 99.01 through 99.11, a reconstructed tower is a tower for which approvals have been granted in accordance with the provisions of §§ 99.01 through 99.11. The term and its use shall not apply to nonconforming towers.
RECORD OF DETERMINATION. The official written record of action by the Administrative Review Team.
SMALL CELL FACILITY. A wireless facility that meets both of the following requirements:
(a) Each antenna is located inside an enclosure of not more than six cubic feet in volume or, in the case of an antenna that has exposed elements, the antenna and all of its exposed elements could fit within an enclosure of not more than six cubic feet in volume.
(b) All other wireless equipment associated with the facility is cumulatively not more than 28 cubic feet in volume. The calculation of equipment volume shall not include electric meters, concealment elements, telecommunications demarcation boxes, grounding equipment, power transfer switches, cut-off switches, and vertical cable runs for the connection of power and other services.
STEALTH. A wireless communications facility designed to appear as another natural or artificial object that exists in the surrounding environment or which is architecturally integrated into a building or other structure, and designed to be minimally obtrusive and to camouflage or conceal the presence of antennas or towers, at the determination of the required reviewing body.
TEMPORARY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES. A cellular-on-wheels unit; an antenna on a bucket truck, crane, crank-up tower, tower; or another wireless communications facility required to evaluate a site for a temporary placement of a wireless communications facility as permitted by §§ 99.01 through 99.11 or for providing communications during an emergency, special event, conference, or other situations for limited periods while the use of a permanent wireless communication facility is temporarily interrupted.
TOWER. Any structure designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas for telephone, radio, and similar communication purposes, including self-supporting lattice towers, guyed towers, or monopole towers. The term includes radio and television transmission towers, microwave towers, common-carrier towers, wireless communications towers, alternative tower structures, and the like. The term includes the structure and any necessary supports.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES or WCF. Includes, but shall not be limited to, towers, poles, cables, wires, lines, wave guides, antennas, microwave dishes, small cell facilities and wireless support structures, and/or any other equipment or facilities associated with the transmission or reception of communications as regulated by the FCC (or other unregulated wireless communication facility). The term shall not include:
(a) Any satellite earth station antenna two meters or less in diameter or diagonal measurement located in a non-residential district. (§ 153.095(B)(3) and (4) shall be applicable.)
(b) Any satellite earth station antenna one meter or less in diameter or diagonal measurement that is designed to receive direct broadband satellite service, including direct-to-home satellite services, or to receive or transmit fixed wireless signals via satellite regardless of zoning category. (§ 153.095(B) shall be applicable.)
(c) Any antenna that is one meter or less in diameter or diagonal measurement and is designed to receive video programming service via broadband video services (wireless cable) or to receive or transmit fixed wireless signals other than via satellite.
(d) Any antenna that is designed to receive local television broadcast signals and does not use a mast higher than 12 feet above the tallest point of the roof of the tallest principal or accessory structure, excluding chimneys, cupolas, or other architectural elements.
(e) Antennas used by amateur radio operators (§ 153.096(A) shall be applicable).
(f) Towers, structures, antennas, or other equipment used for the purposes of operating a public safety voice or data radio network or an outdoor early warning system within the city limits. This includes directional and omnidirectional antenna equipment, as well as microwave and point-to-point equipment.
WIRELESS SUPPORT STRUCTURE. A pole, street light pole, traffic signal pole, a 15-foot or taller sign pole, or utility pole capable of supporting small cell facilities, excluding utility poles or other facilities used to supply traction power to public transit systems, including railways, trams, streetcars, and trolleybuses.
(Ord. 19-13, passed 3-25-13; Am. Ord. 41-18, passed 6-25-18)