Capitalized words or phrases in this Chapter that are not defined in this Chapter have the meanings ascribed to them in the Illinois Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act. The following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed to them:
“Director” means the Village’s Director of Water & Electric or other person appointed by the Village Manager to act under this Chapter 14.20.
“SWF” means a small wireless facility.
“SWF Act” means the Illinois Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act.
“Utility Pole” means a pole or similar structure that is used in whole or in part by communications service provider or for electric distribution, lighting, traffic control, or a similar function.
“Wireless Facility” means equipment at a fixed location that enables wireless communications between user equipment and a communications network, including (i) equipment associated with wireless communications and (ii) radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, regular and backup power supplies, and comparable equipment, regardless of technological configuration. Wireless Facility includes small wireless facilities. Wireless Facility does not include the structure or improvements on, under, or within which the equipment is collocated or wireline backhaul facilities, coaxial or fiber optic cable that is between wireless support structures or utility poles or coaxial, or fiber optic cable that is otherwise not immediately adjacent to or directly associated with an antenna.
“Wireless Infrastructure Provider” means any entity authorized to provide telecommunications service in the State that builds or installs wireless communication transmission equipment, wireless facilities, wireless support structures, or utility poles and that is not a Wireless Services Provider but is acting as an agent or a contractor for a Wireless Services Provider for the application submitted to the Village.
“Wireless provider” means a Wireless Infrastructure Provider or a Wireless Services Provider.
“Wireless Services” means any services provided to the general public, including a particular class of customers, and made available on a nondiscriminatory basis using licensed or unlicensed spectrum, whether at a fixed location or mobile, using wireless facilities.
“Wireless Services Provider” means an entity that provides wireless services.
(MC-4-2018, Amended, 06/05/2018; MC-4-2017, Added, 03/21/2017)