As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings.
(a) Antenna. "Antenna" means the specific device the surface of which is used to capture an incoming radio frequency signal and/or to transmit an outgoing radio frequency signal. The term includes the following types:
(1) An omni-directional (or "whip") antenna receives and transmits signals in a 360-degree pattern and is up to 15 feet in height and up to four inches in diameter.
(2) A directional (or "panel") antenna receives and transmits signals in a directional pattern typically encompassing an arc of 120 degrees.
(3) A parabolic (or "dish") antenna is a bowl-shaped device that receives and transmits signals in a specific directional pattern.
(4) An ancillary antenna is an antenna that is less than 12 inches in its largest dimension and is not directly used to provide personal wireless communications services. An example would be a global positioning satellite (GPS) antenna.
(5) All other transmitting or receiving equipment not specifically described herein shall be regulated in conformity with the type of antenna described herein which most closely resembles such equipment.
(b) Co-location. "Co-location" means the use of a single support structure and/or site by more than one wireless communications provider.
(c) Equipment enclosure. "Equipment enclosure" means a structure, shelter, cabinet or vault used to house and protect the electronic equipment necessary for processing wireless communications signals.
(d) Personal wireless service. "Personal wireless service" means a broad range of spectrum-based services, including commercial mobile services such as personal communications services (PCS), cellular radio mobile services and paging services.
(e) Substantial expansion. "Substantial expansion" means an increase in the size of an existing facility by 25 percent or more of the height or width of tower and/or equipment enclosure or a 25 percent or more increase in the footprint of the existing site's ancillary structures (i.e., fencing and the like).
(f) Support structure. "Support structure" means the structure to which the antenna and other necessary associated hardware is mounted. Support structures include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Lattice tower. "Lattice tower" means a support structure constructed of vertical metal struts and cross braces forming a triangular or square structure which often tapers from the foundation to the top.
(2) Monopole. "Monopole" means a support structure constructed of a single, self-supporting hollow metal tube securely anchored to a foundation.
(3) Existing nonresidential structure. "Existing nonresidential structure" means existing structures as specified in further sections to which antennas may be attached which conform to the requirements of this chapter.
(g) Telecommunications. "Telecommunications" means the technology which enables information to be exchanged through the transmission of voice, video or data signals by means of electrical or electromagnetic systems.
(h) Wireless communications facility. "Wireless communications facility" means an unstaffed facility for the transmission and reception of radio or microwave signals used for communications. The term includes the equipment and structures involved in receiving telecommunications or radio signals from a mobile radio communications source and transmitting those signals to a central switching computer which connects the mobile unit with the land-based telephone lines.
(Ord. 97-O-43, passed 7-14-1997; Am. Ord. 17-O-57, passed 12-18-2017)