For purposes of this chapter, and where not inconsistent with the context of a particular section, the defined terms, phrases, words, abbreviations, and their derivations shall have the meaning given in this section. When not inconsistent with the context, words in the present tense include the future tense, words used in the plural number include words in the singular number and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory, and not merely directory.
(a) "Wireless Telecommunication Accessory Facility or Structure" means an accessory facility or structure serving or being used in conjunction with wireless telecommunications facilities, and located on the same property or lot as the wireless telecommunications facilities, including but not limited to, utility or transmission equipment storage sheds or cabinets.
(b) "Commercial Impracticability" or "Commercially Impracticable" means the inability to perform an act on terms that are reasonable in commerce; the cause or occurrence of which could not have been reasonably anticipated or foreseen and that jeopardizes the financial efficacy of the project. The inability to achieve a satisfactory financial return on investment or profit, standing alone, shall not deem a situation to be "commercially impracticable" and shall not render an act or the terms of an agreement "commercially impracticable."
(c) "Completed Application" means an application that contains all information and/or data necessary to enable an informed decision to be made with respect to an application.
(d) "FAA" means the Federal Aviation Administration, or its duly designated and authorized successor agency.
(e) "FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission, or its duly designated and authorized successor agency.
(f) "Height" means, when referring to a tower or structure, the distance measured from the pre-existing grade level to the highest point on the tower or structure, even if said highest point is an antenna or lightening protection device.
(g) "NIER" means non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation.
(h) "Propagation study" means a report showing the transmission characteristics of the proposed Wireless Telecommunications Facility which includes such information as the City shall require.
(i) "Personal Wireless Facility" means a "Wireless Telecommunications Facility" used in the provision of "Personal Wireless Services."
(j) "Personal Wireless Services" or "PWS" or "Personal Telecommunications Service" or "PCS" shall have the same meaning as defined and used in the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
(k) "Telecommunication Site." See definition for "Wireless Telecommunications Facilities."
(l) "Conditional Use Permit" means the official document or permit by which an applicant is allowed to construct and use wireless telecommunications facilities as granted or issued by the City.
(m) "State" means the State of Ohio.
(n) "Stealth" or "Stealth Technology" means to employ methods to minimize adverse aesthetic and visual impacts on the land, property, buildings, and other facilities adjacent to, surrounding, and in generally the same area as the requested location of such wireless telecommunications facilities by using the least visually and physically intrusive facility that is not technologically or commercially impracticable under the facts and circumstances.
(o) "Telecommunications" means the transmission and/or reception of audio, video, data, and other information by wire, radio frequency, light, and other electronic or electromagnetic systems.
(p) "Telecommunications Structure" means a structure used in the provision of services described in the definition of "Wireless Telecommunications Facilities."
(q) "Wireless Telecommunications Facility" includes a "Telecommunications Structure", "Telecommunications Site" and "Personal Wireless Facility" and means a structure, facility or location designed, or intended to be used as, or used to support antennas or other devices for transmitting or receiving wireless signals. A "Wireless Telecommunications Facility" includes, without limit, antennas and towers of all types and kinds and structures, whether installed on or in existing structures such as a multi-story building, church steeple, silo, water tower, sign or other structures, or constructed free standing, including all related facilities such as cabling, equipment shelters and other structures associated with the site. It is a structure and facility intended for transmitting and/or receiving radio, television, cellular, paging, 911, personal telecommunications services, commercial satellite services, microwave services and services not licensed by the FCC. "Wireless Communication Facility" does not include structures used exclusively for the City's fire or police or exclusively for private, noncommercial radio and television reception, private citizen's bands, amateur radio and other similar noncommercial telecommunications where the height of the facility is below the height limits set forth in this chapter.