(a) COLLOCATION means the use of a wireless telecommunications facility by more than one (1) wireless telecommunications provider.
(b) LATTICE TOWER means a support structure constructed of vertical metal struts and cross braces forming a triangular or square structure, which tapers from the foundation.
(c) MONOPOLE means a support structure constructed of a single, self-supporting hollow metal tube securely anchored to a foundation.
(d) PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICES means commercial mobile services, unlicensed wireless services, and common carrier wireless exchange access services as defined by federal law at 47 U.S.C. §332(c)(7).
(e) TECHNICALLY SUITABLE means the location of a wireless telecommunication antenna(s) reasonably serves the purpose for which it is intended within the band width of frequencies for which the owner or operator of the antenna(s) has been licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate without a significant loss of communication capability within developed areas of the City.
(f) TELECOMMUNICATION(S) means the technology that enables information to be exchanged through the transmission of voice, video, or data signals by means of electrical or magnetic systems and includes the term “Personal Wireless Services.”
(g) WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION ANTENNA or ANTENNA ARRAY means the physical device or an array of elements constituting a physical device through which electromagnetic, wireless telecommunications signals authorized by the FCC are transmitted or received. Antennas used by amateur radio operators are excluded from this definition.
(h) WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SHELTER or EQUIPMENT SHELTER means the structure or cabinet in which the electronic receiving and relay equipment for a wireless telecommunications facility is housed.
(i) WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY or FACILITY means a facility consisting of 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 for the provision of “Personal Wireless Services.”
(j) WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER or TOWER means a structure, other than a building, that elevates the wireless telecommunication antenna and may include accessory transmission and receiving equipment.
(Ord. 3-98. Passed 5-18-1998.)