For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALTERNATIVE TOWER STRUCTURE. Man-made trees, clock towers, bell steeples, light poles, and similar alternative-design mounting structures that camouflage or conceal the presence of antennas or towers.
ANTENNA. Any exterior apparatus designed for telephonic, radio, or television communication through the sending and/or receiving of electromagnetic waves.
FAA. The Federal Aviation Administration.
FCC. The Federal Communications Commission.
FTA. The Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996.
FALL ZONE. The radius around the base of the tower equal to the height of the tower.
GOVERNING AUTHORITY. The approving authority for the tower, the Town Council.
HEIGHT. When referring to a tower or other structure, the distance measured from ground level to the highest point on the tower or other structure, even if said highest point is an antenna.
TOWER. Any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas, including self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers, or monopole towers. The term includes radio and television transmission towers, microwave towers, common-carrier towers, cellular telephone towers, alternative tower structures, and the like.
WCF. Wireless Communications Facilities.
(Ord. passed 2-15-2006; Res. R-2021-03, passed 6-24-2021)