For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(a) "Amateur radio antenna" means an antenna that is used for the purpose of transmitting and receiving radio signals in conjunction with an amateur radio station licensed by the Federal Communication Commission.
(b) "Antenna, commercial" means any exterior apparatus designed for the sending and/or receiving of electromagnetic waves for telephone, radio, television, or personal wireless services.
(c) "Cellular communication service" means personal communication accessed by means of cellular equipment and service.
(d) "Cellular or wireless communication antenna" means any structure or device used to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves between cellular phones, pagers, commercial mobile service, wireless service and ground-wire communication systems including, but not limited to, directional antenna, such as panels, microwave dish and satellite dish as omni directional antenna such as whips.
(e) "Cellular or wireless communication site" means a lot, tract or parcel of land that contains the cellular or wireless communications tower, antenna, support structures, accessory facility, parking and other uses associated with an ancillary to cellular or wireless communications transmission.
(f) "Cellular or wireless communicating support structure" means any building or structure accessory to, but necessary for, the proper functioning of the cellular or wireless communication antenna.
(g) "Cellular or wireless communicating tower" means any freestanding structure used to support a cellular or wireless communication antenna.
(h) "Cellular or wireless communicating tower, height of" means the height from the base of the structure to its top, including any antenna.
(i) "Personal wireless service or personal communication service (PCS)" means commercial mobile services, wireless services and common carriers wireless exchange access service, including cellular and digital service.
(j) "Stealth facility" means a telecommunication facility that is not readily identifiable as a telecommunication facility, is visually unobtrusive, and has an innovative approach to construction and camouflaging of the site.
(k) "Tall structures" means existing buildings or structures of sufficient height and structural integrity to support a new or existing communication tower and antenna such as, but not limited to, smoke stacks, water towers, church steeples, buildings, high rise signs, and roadway light poles.
(l) " Tower, monopole" means a single pole designed to be self-supporting.
(m) "Tower, self-supporting" means a tower of lattice design and which is designed to be self-supporting.
(n) "Tower, guy wire supported" means a tower of either a single pole or lattice design and uses guy wire supporting devices.
(Ord. 04-0206. Passed 11-8-04.)