1172.05 DEFINITIONS.

   (a)    "Telecommunication" means technology permitting the passage of information from the sender to one or more receivers in a usable form by means of any electromagnetic system, and specifically includes the term "personal wireless services" as defined by 47 U.S.C. §332(c)(7).

   (b)    "Wireless telecommunication antenna" means an antenna system designed to transmit or receive communications as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) excluding amateur radio operator antennas.

   (c)    "Wireless telecommunication equipment building" means the structure or cabinet in which the electronic receiving and relay equipment for a wireless telecommunication facility is housed.

   (d)    "Wireless telecommunication facility" means a facility consisting of the equipment and structures involved in receiving telecommunication 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.

   (e)    "Wireless telecommunication tower" means a tower including but not limited to self-supporting lattice or monopole which elevates the wireless communication antenna and may include accessory transmission and receiving equipment.

   (f)    "Monopole" means a single, slender and typically cylindrical, vertical structure to which antennas or antenna support structures are affixed.

   (g)    "Lattice" means a framework or structure of crossed metal strips typically resting on three (3) or more members constructed vertically to which antennas are affixed.

   (h)    "Substantial evidence" means more than a mere scintilla of evidence. It means such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.

   (i)    "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 FCC

to operate without a significant loss of communication capability within developed areas of the City.
(Ord. 12-97. Passed 4-22-97.)