For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APPLICANT. The person applying for a permit to place or operate a cellular or wireless communication antenna, cellular or wireless communication tower, or cellular or wireless communication site in the Village of Lincoln Heights.
CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. Personal communications accessed by means of cellular equipment and services including portable cellular or wireless two-way communications.
CELLULAR OR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA or ANTENNA. Any structure or device used to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves between cellular phones, pagers, commercial mobile services, wireless services and ground-wired communications systems including both directional antennas such as panels, microwave dishes and satellite dishes and omni-directional antennas such as whips and other equipment utilized to serve personal communication services.
CELLULAR OR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SITE or SITE. A tract, lot, or parcel of land containing a cellular or wireless communications tower, cellular or wireless communications antenna, and any support structures, facilities, or uses ancillary to cellular or wireless transmission activity.
CELLULAR OR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE. Any building or structure accessory to but necessary for the proper functioning of the cellular or wireless communications antenna or tower, including accessory transmission and receiving equipment.
CELLULAR OR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER or TOWER. Any freestanding structure used to support a cellular or wireless communication antenna including but not limited to self-supporting lattice, guyed, or monopole with an elevated cellular or wireless communications antenna.
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE. Evidence which is certain and trustworthy to the extent that it causes the decision maker to have a firm belief or conviction as to the truthfulness of the facts sought to be established.
MICRO ANTENNA. Any cellular or wireless communications antenna or tower which consists solely of an antenna without any additional supporting structures or ancillary apparatus other than necessary brackets for affixing the antenna. A MICRO ANTENNA shall not be greater than 25 feet in length or height and with an antenna area no greater than 580 square inches.
PERSON. Any business entity, person, individual, or telecommunications company or operator.
PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICES. Commercial mobile services, licensed or unlicensed wireless services and common carrier wireless exchange access services including cellular services.
TALL STRUCTURES. Include, but not be limited to, smoke stacks, water towers, buildings over 50 feet in height, antenna support structures or other cellular or wireless communication structures, other communication towers and roadway lighting poles.
VILLAGE. The Village of Lincoln Heights, Ohio.
(Ord. 97-O-47, passed 11-10-1997)