For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the meanings set forth below. Words and phrases not specifically defined in this chapter will be given their meaning ascribed to them in § 17.46.020 of Chapter 17.46 of the code, or as otherwise provided in this code, Section 6409(a), the Communications Act, or any applicable federal or state law or regulation.
ACTION or TO ACT. The approval authority’s grant of an application for a wireless telecommunications facility permit (WTFP) or issuance of a written decision denying an application for a WTFP pursuant to this chapter.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. A ministerial review of an application by the city relating to the review and issuance of a wireless telecommunications facility permit (WFTP), including but not limited to review by the Director of Community Development and/or Director of Public Works to determine whether the issuance of a wireless telecommunications facility permit is in conformity with the applicable provisions of this Chapter 12.52.
AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA. Any antenna used for transmitting and receiving radio signals in conjunction with an amateur radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
ANTENNA. Means the same as set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(b), or any successor regulation, which provides that consistent with Section 1.1320(d), an ANTENNA means an apparatus designed for the purpose of emitting radiofrequency (RF) radiation, to be operated or operating from a fixed location pursuant to Commission authorization, for the provision of personal wireless service and any commingled information services. For purposes of this definition, the term ANTENNA does not include an unintentional radiator, mobile station, or device authorized under part 15 of subchapter A of chapter 1 of Title 47.
ANTENNA EQUIPMENT. Means the same as set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(c), or any successor regulation, which provides that consistent with Section 1.1320(d), or any successor regulation, which provides that ANTENNA EQUIPMENT means equipment, switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters or cabinets associated with an antenna, located at the same fixed location as the antenna, and, when collocated on a structure, is mounted or installed at the same time as such antenna.
ANTENNA FACILITY. Means the same as set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(d), or any successor regulation, which provides that an ANTENNA FACILITY means an antenna and associated antenna equipment.
APPLICANT. Any natural person, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, or other entity (or combination of entities), and the agents, employees, and contractors of such person or entity that seeks a wireless telecommunications facility permit and related ministerial permits to obtain final approval of the deployment or modification or other collocation of a wireless telecommunications facility permit at a specified location under this chapter.
APPLICATION. Any written submission to the city for the installation, construction or other deployment of a wireless telecommunications facility permit and related ministerial permits to obtain final approval of the deployment or modification or other collocation of a wireless telecommunications facility at a specified location under this chapter.
APPROVAL AUTHORITY. The Director of Community Development or Director of Public Works, or other person designated by such Director to review and issue a decision on a proposed wireless telecommunications facility permit or other authorization under this chapter.
AUTHORIZATION. Any approval that the Approval Authority must issue under applicable law prior to the installation, construction or other deployment of a wireless telecommunications facility including, but not limited to, a wireless telecommunications facility permit (WTFP), encroachment permit, excavation permit, and/or building permit.
BASE STATION. Means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(1), or any successor regulation, which defines that term as a structure or equipment at a fixed location that enables FCC-licensed or authorized wireless communications between user equipment and a communications network. The term does not encompass a tower as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(9), or any successor regulation, or any equipment associated with a tower.
(1) The term includes, but is not limited to, equipment associated with wireless communications services such as private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul.
(2) The term includes, but is not limited to, radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, regular and backup power supplies, and comparable equipment, regardless of technological configuration (including distributed antenna systems and small-cell networks).
(3) The term includes: (1) any structure other than a tower that, at the time the relevant application is filed with the state or local government under 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100, or any successor regulation, supports or houses equipment described in 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.6100(b)(1)(i) through (iii), or any successor regulation; and (2) that has been reviewed and approved under the applicable siting process, or under another state or local regulatory review process, even if the structure was not built for the sole or primary purpose of providing such support.
(4) The term does not include any structure that, at the time the relevant application is filed with the city, state or local government under this section, does not support or house equipment described in 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.6100(b)(1)(i) and (ii), or any successor regulation.
BATCH APPLICATION or BATCHING. An application for multiple wireless communication facilities at multiple locations, or multiple applications for separate facilities at multiple locations submitted at one time.
BUILDING-MOUNTED. Mounted on the side of a building, to the facade of a building, or to the side of another structure (e.g., water tank, billboard, freestanding sign, etc.), but not including the roof of any building or other structure, where the entire weight of the antenna is supported by the building, through the use of an approved framework or other structural system which is attached to one or more structural members of the walls or façade of the building.
CELLULAR. An analog or digital wireless telecommunications technology that is based on a system of interconnected neighboring cell sites.
CEQA. California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with § 21000) of the Cal. Public Resources Code), or as may be amended or superseded.
C.F.R. The Code of Federal Regulations.
CODE. The Monrovia Municipal Code.
COLLOCATION (or COLOCATION). Means as follows:
(1) For a small wireless facility (SWF),
COLLOCATION means mounting or installing a small wireless facility in the PROW on new infrastructure, or an existing support structure, an existing tower, utility-owned structure, or on an existing pole to which another SWF is attached at the time of the application.
(2) For an eligible facility request (EFR) under Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act,
COLLOCATION means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(2), or any successor regulation, which defines that term as the mounting or installation of transmission equipment on an eligible support structure for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals for communications purposes, or as otherwise defined by federal law with respect to eligible facilities. As an illustration and not a limitation, the FCC’s definition effectively means “to add” and does not necessarily refer to more than one wireless facility installed at a single site.
(3) For purposes of a wireless telecommunications collocation facility pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code § 65850.6, as amended or superseded,
COLOCATION means the same as defined in Cal. Gov’t Code § 65850.6(d)(1), which defines the term as the placement or installation of wireless facilities, including antennas, and related equipment, on, or immediately adjacent to, a wireless telecommunications colocation facility.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in division (1), (2) or (3) of this definition,
COLLOCATION means the addition of wireless telecommunications facilities to an existing wireless telecommunications facility so that one site is shared amongst the same or different carrier.
COLLOCATE or COLOCATE have the same meaning.
COMMUNICATIONS ACT. The Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. §§ 153 et seq.), as amended by the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, and the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
COMPETITIVE LOCAL CARRIER (CLC). A telecommunications company that competes with local telephone companies in providing local exchange service, as defined and regulated by the CPUC pursuant to Cal. Public Utilities Code § 1001 as amended.
CONSTRUCTION CODES. California Building, Fire, Electrical, Plumbing, and/or Mechanical Codes adopted by the city.
CPUC. The California Public Utilities Commission.
DAY. A calendar day, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
DECORATIVE LIGHTING. Any light fixture that incorporates ornamental design features while also meeting the specific spread and lumen requirements dictated by the location and purpose. Design features may include post top and pendant bulbs, posts, bases, cross-arms, bollards and signage. Height, density and placement relative to nearby architectural features are also relevant to the design and purpose.
DEPARTMENT. The city’s Community Development Department.
DEPLOYMENT. The installation, placement, construction, or modification of a wireless telecommunications facility, including without limitation a small wireless facility, eligible facility, major wireless telecommunications facility, or wireless telecommunications collocation facility.
DIRECTOR. The Community Development Director of the City of Monrovia, or his or her designee.
DISH ANTENNA or MICROWAVE DISH ANTENNA. A dish-like antenna used to link communication sites together by wireless transmissions of voice or data.
DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM (DAS). A network of one or more antenna and fiber optic nodes connecting to a common base station or “hub.”
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. Any public or private pre-school, daycare center, child care facility, school, college, community college, or university.
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD. The local electric and magnetic fields caused by voltage and the flow of electricity that envelop the space surrounding an electrical conductor.
ELIGIBLE FACILITIES PERMIT (EFP). A permit for an eligible facilities request under Section 6409(a) that meets the criteria set forth in this chapter.
ELIGIBLE FACILITIES REQUEST. For purposes of Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act, means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(3), or any successor regulation, which defines that term as any request for modification of an existing tower or base station that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower or base station, involving: (1) collocation of new transmission equipment; (2) removal of transmission equipment; or (3) replacement of transmission equipment.
ELIGIBLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE. For purposes of Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act, means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(4), or any successor regulation, which defines that term as any tower or base station as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(1) or (9), or any successor regulation; provided, that it is existing at the time the relevant application is filed with the state or local government under this definition.
EMERGENCY STANDBY GENERATOR. For purposes of installation of an emergency standby power generator on a macro-cell tower site pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code § 65850.75, means the same as defined by Cal. Gov’t Code § 65850.75(a)(1), which provides that an EMERGENCY STANDBY GENERATOR is a stationary generator used for the generation of electricity that meets the criteria set forth in Cal. Code of Regulations, Title 17, § 93115.4(a)(29).
EQUIPMENT CABINET. A cabinet or structure used to house equipment associated with a wireless, hard wire, or cable communication facility.
EXISTING. Means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(4), or any successor regulation, which provides that a constructed tower or base station is EXISTING for purposes of the FCC’s Section 6409(a) regulations if it has been reviewed and approved under the applicable zoning or siting process, or under another state or local regulatory review process; provided, that a tower that has not been reviewed and approved because it was not in a zoned area when it was built, but was lawfully constructed, is existing for purposes of this definition.
FACILITY(IES). Wireless telecommunications facilities or wireless telecommunications collocation facilities, unless the context or express language specifically limits it to one or the other.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION or FCC. The Federal Communications Commission.
GROUND MOUNTED. Any freestanding antenna, the entire weight of which is supported by an approved freestanding platform, framework, or other structural system which is attached to the ground by a foundation.
MACRO CELL TOWER SITE. For purposes of proposed installation of an emergency standby generator pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code § 65850.75, means the same as defined by Cal. Gov’t Code § 65850.75(a)(3), which defines a MACRO CELL TOWER SITE as the place where wireless communications equipment and network components, including towers, transmitters, base stations, and emergency power necessary for providing wide area outdoor service, are located. A MACRO CELL TOWER SITE does not include rooftop, small cell, or outdoor and indoor distributed antenna system sites.
MAJOR WIRELESS FACILITY (MWF). A wireless telecommunications facility that does not qualify as either a small wireless facility or an eligible facility, including without limitation, a macro cell site or macro-cell tower site.
MAJOR WIRELESS FACILITY PERMIT (MWFP). Aa permit for installation or modification of a major wireless facility under this chapter.
MINISTERIAL PERMIT. An excavation permit, encroachment permit, or building permit and any required ministerial permit application form and supporting documents required by the city for deployment of a wireless telecommunications facility or wireless telecommunications collocation facility under this code.
MODIFICATION. A change to an existing wireless telecommunications facility that is not a substantial change to the physical dimensions of the eligible support structure as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(7), or any successor regulation, and includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: collocation, expansion, modification, alteration, enlargement, intensification, reduction, or augmentation, including, but not limited to, changes in size, shape, color, visual design, exterior material, or increases to the power output of the wireless telecommunications facility or wireless telecommunications collocation facility. MODIFICATION does not include repair, replacement or maintenance if those actions do not involve a change to the existing facility involving any of the following: collocation, expansion, modification, alteration, enlargement, intensification, reduction, or augmentation.
MONOPOLE. A structure composed of a single pole used to support antennas or related equipment and includes a monopine, monopalm and similar monopoles camouflaged to resemble faux trees or other faux objects attached on a monopole.
MOUNTED. Attached or supported.
PANEL. An antenna or array of antennas that are flat and rectangular and are designed to concentrate a radio signal in a particular area. Also referred to as a DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA.
PARK. An area of land that is used for active or passive public recreational purposes.
PERMITTEE. Means and includes the applicant and all heirs, successors or assigns of a permit issued for any kind of wireless telecommunications facilities permit (WTFP) under this chapter and any related ministerial permit approved by the city.
POLE. A single shaft of wood, steel, concrete or other material capable of supporting the equipment mounted thereon in a safe and adequate manner and as required by provisions of this code. A POLE does not include a tower or support structure and does not include a pole or structure that supports electric transmission lines.
PUBLIC ENTITY. Includes the federal government, the State of California (state), a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision of the state or public corporation in the state.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. Any land, and any improvements, fixtures, buildings, facilities and other structures of any kind located on or attached to land, which is owned, leased, managed or controlled by the city or another public entity, excluding any public right-of-way.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY (or RIGHT OF WAY or PROW). Any public street, public way, road, highway, alley, sidewalk, path, or parkway now laid out or dedicated, and the space on, above or below it, and all extensions thereof, and additions thereto, that is located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the city where such PROW is owned, leased, granted by easement, operated or otherwise controlled by the city or another public entity; and also shall mean any other area described in and subject to Cal. Public Utilities Code § 7901 or § 7901.1, as interpreted by applicable case law, and owned, licensed, leased or otherwise under the control of the city or any other public entity.
RF. Radio frequency or electromagnetic waves generally between 30 kHz and 300 GHz in the electromagnetic spectrum.
ROOF-MOUNTED. Mounted directly on the roof of any building or structure, above the eave line of such building or structure.
RULES AND GUIDELINES. The rules, guidelines, regulations and procedures adopted from time to time by the Director or by resolution of the City Council to administer and implement this chapter.
SECTION 6409(a). Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-96, 126 Stat. 156, codified as 47 U.S.C. § 1455(a) (the “Spectrum Act”), as may be amended.
SITE. For purposes of eligible support structures within the PROW under Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act, means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(6), or any successor regulation, which provides that a SITE is restricted to that area in proximity to the structure and to other transmission equipment already deployed on the ground. For purposes of this definition, the current boundaries of a SITE are the boundaries that existed as of the date that the original support structure or a modification to that structure was last reviewed and approved by the city, state or other local government, if the approval of the modification occurred prior to the Spectrum Act or otherwise outside of the Section 6409(a) process.
SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY (SWF). A facility that meets each of the following conditions:
(1) The facility:
(a) Is mounted on structures 50 feet or less in height including its antennas as defined in this section; or
(b) Is mounted on structures no more than 10% taller than other adjacent structures; or
(c) Does not extend existing structures on which it is located to a height of more than 50 feet or by more than 10%, whichever is greater;
(2) Each antenna associated with the deployment, excluding associated antenna equipment (as defined in this section), is no more than three cubic feet in volume;
(3) All other wireless equipment associated with the structure, including the wireless equipment associated with the antenna and any pre-existing associated equipment on the structure, is no more than 28 cubic feet in volume;
(4) The facility does not require antenna structure registration under Part 17 of Subchapter A of Chapter 1 of Title 47 C.F.R., or its successor regulations;
(5) The facility is not located on Tribal lands, as defined under 36 C.F.R. § 800.16(x), or its successor regulation; and
(6) The facility does not result in human exposure to radio frequency radiation in excess of the applicable safety standards specified in 47 C.F.R. § 1.1307(b), or its successor regulation.
STEALTH FACILITY. (Also referred to as a CONCEALED ANTENNA.) A telecommunications facility that is designed to blend into the surrounding environment, typically one that is architecturally or aesthetically camouflaged or otherwise integrated into a structure. Also referred to as a CONCEALED ANTENNA.
STRUCTURE. A pole, tower, base station, or structure, whether or not it has an existing antenna facility, that is used or to be used for the provision of wireless telecommunications service.
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE. For purposes of Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act, means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(7), or any successor regulation, which organizes the FCC’s criteria and thresholds for determining if a modification substantially changes the physical dimensions of a wireless tower or base station based on the type and location. Under that definition, a modification substantially changes the physical dimensions of an eligible support structure (tower or base station) in the PROW if it meets any of the following criteria:
(1) The proposed modification increases the overall height of the eligible support structure more than 10% or ten feet (whichever is greater); or
(2) The proposed modification involves adding an appurtenance to the body of the structure that would protrude from the edge of the tower or base station by more than six feet; or
(3) The proposed modification involves the installation of any new ground-mounted equipment cabinets when there are no pre-existing ground-mounted equipment cabinets associated with the structure; or involves the installation of any new ground-mounted equipment cabinets that are more than 10% larger in height or overall volume than any other existing ground-mounted equipment cabinets associated with the structure; or
(4) The proposed modification involves excavation or deployment outside the current site;
(5) The proposed modification would defeat the existing concealment elements of the eligible support structure (wireless tower or base station) as reasonably determined by the Director; or
(6) The proposed modification does not comply with conditions of approval associated with the construction or modification of the eligible support structure or base station equipment; provided, however, that the collocation need not comply with any prior condition of approval related to height, width, equipment cabinets or excavation that is inconsistent with the thresholds for a substantial change described in this section.
(7) For purposes of this definition, changes in height should be measured from the original support structure in cases where deployments are or will be separated horizontally; in other circumstances, changes in height should be measured from the dimensions of the tower or base station, inclusive of originally approved appurtenances and any modifications that were approved prior to the passage of the Spectrum Act.
TELEPHONE CORPORATION. Any person, company, firm or entity that qualifies as a “telephone corporation” pursuant to Cal. Public Utilities Code § 234 as amended from time to time.
TEMPORARY WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY. Any portable wireless facility intended or used to provide personal wireless services on a temporary or emergency basis, such as a large-scale special event in which more users than usual gather in a confined location or when a disaster disables permanent wireless facilities. TEMPORARY WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES include, without limitation, cells-on-wheels (“COWs”), sites-on-wheels (“SOWs”), cells-on-light-trucks (“COLTs”) or other similarly portable wireless facilities not permanently affixed to site on which it is located.
TOWER or TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER. Means as follows:
(1) For purposes of an eligible facility request under Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act,
TOWER means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(9), or any successor regulation, which defines that term as any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated facilities, including structures that are constructed for wireless communications services including, but not limited to, private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul, and the associated site. Examples include, but are not limited to, monopoles, monotrees and lattice towers.
(2) For any wireless facility that does not qualify as an eligible facility, a TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER or TOWER means any ground or roof mounted pole, spire, structure, or combination thereof taller than 15 feet, including supporting lines, cables, wires, braces, and masts, intended primarily for the purpose of mounting an antenna or similar apparatus above grade. A TOWER includes but is not limited to, a mast, pole, monopole, guyed tower, lattice tower, free standing tower or other structure designed and primarily used to support wireless telecommunications facility antennas; including without limitation, a ground-mounted tower.
TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT. For purposes of an eligible facility request under Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act, means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(8), or any successor regulation, which defines that term as equipment that facilitates transmission for any FCC-licensed or authorized wireless communications service, including, but not limited to, radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, and regular and backup power supply. The term includes equipment associated with wireless communications services including, but not limited to, private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul.
UTILITY POLE. Any pole or tower owned by any utility company that is primarily used to support wires or cables necessary to the provision of electrical or other utility services regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission.
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COLLOCATION FACILITY (WTCF). Means the same as defined in Cal. Gov’t Code § 65850.6, as may be amended or superseded, which defines a WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COLOCATION FACILITY as a wireless telecommunications facility that includes colocation facilities; a “colocation facility” is the placement or installation of wireless facilities, including antennas, and related equipment, on, or immediately adjacent to, another wireless telecommunications colocation facility; a “wireless telecommunications facility” as equipment and network components such as towers, utility poles, transmitters, base stations, and emergency power systems that are integral to providing wireless telecommunications services. “Wireless telecommunications facility” includes, but is not limited to, a small wireless facility, an eligible facility, and a major wireless telecommunications facility, as defined in this chapter.
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (WTF) OR WIRELESS FACILITY. Any facility that is used for public, commercial and private electromagnetic and photoelectrical transmission, broadcast, repeater and receiving stations for radio, television, telegraph, telephone, data network, and wireless telecommunications, including commercial earth stations for satellite-based communications, whether such service is provided on a stand-alone basis or is commingled with other wireless communications services, including but not limited to, antennas, commercial satellite dish antennas, equipment and other accessory structures.
(1) WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY includes, without limitation, a small wireless facility, an eligible facility, a major wireless facility and a wireless telecommunications collocation facility as defined in this chapter.
(2) Exceptions: The term
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY does not include any of the following:
(a) A facility that qualifies as an amateur station as defined by the FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 97, of the Commission’s Rules, or its successor regulation.
(b) Any antenna facility that is subject to the FCC Over-The-Air-Receiving Devices rule, 47 C.F.R. § 1.4000, or its successor regulation, including, but not limited to, direct-to-home satellite dishes that are less than one meter in diameter, TV antennas used to receive television broadcast signals and wireless cable antennas.
(c) Portable radios and devices including, but not limited to, hand-held, vehicular, or other portable receivers, transmitters or transceivers, cellular phones, CB radios, emergency services radio, and other similar portable devices as determined by the Director.
(d) Any wireless telecommunications facility owned, leased and/or operated by the city or any other governmental agency.
(e) Emergency medical care provider-owned and operated telecommunications facilities.
(f) Mobile services providing public information coverage of news events of a temporary nature.
(g) Any wireless telecommunications facility exempted from this code by federal law or state law; subject to submittal of documentation establishing the applicable exemption.
(h) Any wireless telecommunications facility located on private property outside of the public right-of-way.
(i) Any wireless telecommunications facility located or any public property owned or granted by easement or lease, operated, or controlled by the city, the state or the federal government that is outside the public right-of-way.
(j) Telephone, telegraph and cable television transmission facilities utilizing hard-wired or direct cable connections.
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY PERMIT (WTFP). A permit issued by the city pursuant to this chapter, and including the following categories:
(1) SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY PERMIT (SWFP). A permit issued by the Director pursuant to this chapter for (a) the deployment of a new small wireless facility, or (b) the replacement of, collocation on, or modification of an existing small wireless facility.
(2) ELIGIBLE FACILITY PERMIT (EFP). A permit issued by the Director pursuant to this chapter for deployment of a wireless telecommunications facility that constitutes an eligible facility request as defined in Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act and related federal regulations.
(3) MAJOR WIRELESS PERMIT (MWP). A permit issued by the Director pursuant to this chapter for (a) the deployment of a new major wireless facility, or (b) the replacement of, collocation on, or modification of an existing major wireless facility.
(4) WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY COLLOCATION PERMIT (WTFCP). A permit issued by the Director pursuant to this chapter for the deployment of a major wireless telecommunications collocation within the meaning of Cal. Gov’t Code § 65850.6.
(5) MAINTENANCE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT. An encroachment permit issued by the Director pursuant to this chapter, and Chapter 12.48, Encroachments, of this code or an excavation permit issued by the Director pursuant to Chapter 12.08 of this code, or a building permit issued by the Building Official pursuant to Title 15 of the code and related Construction Codes, to carry out minor modifications, minor emergency maintenance or repairs, or other routine maintenance or repairs to an existing WTF.
(Ord. 2021-09 § 5 (part), 2021)