As used in this section:
(a) "Collocation" means the use of a Wireless Telecommunication Facility by more than one wireless telecommunication provider.
(b) "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.
(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 purposes 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 capabilities 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" or "Antenna Array" means the physical device or array of physical devices through which an electromagnetic, wireless telecommunication signal authorized by the FCC is transmitted or received. Antennas used by amateur radio operators are excluded from this definition.
(h) "Wireless Telecommunication Equipment Shelter" or "Equipment Shelter" means the structure or cabinet in which the electronic receiving and relay equipment for a Wireless Telecommunication Facility is housed.
(i) "Wireless Telecommunication Facility" or "Facility" means a facility consisting of the equipment and structure 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. For the purpose of this chapter, a Wireless Telecommunication Facility is not considered a public utility as defined by the Ohio Revised Code.
(j) "Wireless Telecommunication Tower" or "Tower" means any structure, other than a building, that elevates the Wireless Telecommunication Antenna and may include accessory transmission and receiving equipment.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14.)