ANSI: The most recently adopted standard of the American National Standards Institute which establishes guidelines for human exposure to nonionizing electromagnetic radiation.
ANTENNA: A device, dish or array used to transmit or receive telecommunications signals for commercial purposes.
COMMUNICATIONS TOWER: A tower, pole, or similar structure which supports a telecommunications antenna operated for commercial purposes above ground in a fixed location, freestanding, guyed or on a building.
EIA (ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION) STANDARD: Structural standards for steel antenna towers and antenna support structures.
FCC: Federal Communications Commission.
HEIGHT: The distance from the base of the tower to the top of the structure.
TIA: Telecommunications Industry Association.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: The transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received. (Ord. C-289, 10-21-1997)