The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SERVICES. Personal communications accessed by means of equipment and services.
FENCE. A barrier intended to enclose or restrict access to an area or to mark a boundary, constructed of wood, wire or other material, supported on posts.
MICRO ANTENNAS. Any wireless communication antennas which consist solely of the antenna and which do not have any supporting structures other than brackets, including micro cells.
TALL STRUCTURES. Any structure or building, including but not limited to, smoke stacks, water towers, buildings over 35 feet in height, antenna support structures of other wireless communication companies, and other communication towers.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA. Any structure or device used to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves between 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.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SITE. A tract, lot or parcel of land that contains the wireless communications tower, antenna, support structure, parking and any other uses associated with and ancillary to wireless communications transmission.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE. Any building or structure, including equipment, shelter, guy wire anchors, accessory to but necessary for the proper functioning of the wireless communications antenna or tower.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TOWER. A freestanding structure used to support a wireless communications antenna. Such tower may be constructed as a monopole, meaning one cylindrical column in the air, or, subject to the provisions of this chapter, as a lattice tower, meaning three or more vertical legs trussed together, or a guyed tower, meaning a structure that because it is less substantial is secured to the ground by wires, cables or similar material.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TOWER, HEIGHT OF. The height from the base of the structure, at grade, to its top or to the top of any antenna located thereon, whichever is greater. Grade shall be determined as the elevation of the natural or existing topography of the ground level prior to construction of the tower.
WIRELESS SERVICES. Commercial mobile services, unlicensed wireless services and common carrier exchange access services.
(Ord. 2012-20, passed 4-17-2012)