ANSI: American National Standards Institute.
ACCESSORY SUPPORT FACILITIES: Support buildings, tower base, anchor, guywire attachment, structures and equipment cabinets for telecommunications facilities containing electrical and mechanical equipment and devices used for the reception of or transmission of voice, data, image, graphic and video programming information between or among points by wire, cable, fiber optics, laser, microwave, radio, satellite or similar facilities.
ALTERNATIVE TOWER STRUCTURE: Clock towers, bell steeples, building structures or building equipment normally maintained above the roofline of a structure, light poles, flagpoles and similar alternative design mounting structures for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas. This term also includes any antenna or antenna array attached to the alternative tower structure.
ANTENNA: Any exterior transmitting or receiving devices mounted on a tower, building or structure and used in communications that radiate or capture electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), wireless telecommunications signals or other communication signals.
BOCA: Building Officials And Code Administrators.
EIA: Electronics Industry Association.
FAA: Federal aviation administration.
FCC: Federal communications commission.
RF: Radio frequency.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES: The plant, equipment and property, including, but not limited to, cables, wires, conduits, ducts, pedestals, antennas, towers, alternative tower structures, electronics and other appurtenances used to transmit, receive, distribute, provide or offer telecommunications services.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE: The providing or offering for rent, sale or lease, or in exchange for other value received, of the transmittal of voice, data, image, graphic and video programming information between or among points by wire, cable, fiber optics, laser, microwave, radio, satellite or similar facilities, with or without benefit or any closed transmission medium.
TOWER: Any structure designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas, including self- supporting lattice towers, guyed towers, or monopole towers. The term includes radio and television transmission towers, microwave towers, common carrier towers, cellular telephone towers, and other similar structures. This term also includes any antenna or antenna array attached to the tower structure.
TOWER HEIGHT: When referring to a tower or other alternative tower structure, the distance measured from the lowest point within ten feet (10') of the structure to the highest point on the tower or other alternative tower structure, including the base pad and any antenna. (Ord. 1514, 10-24-2000)