“Collocation” means the location of more than one wireless telecommunications facility on the same structure by more than one wireless telecommunications facility owner, or the location of one or more wireless telecommunications facility on a public utility structure.
“Community identity feature” means a wireless telecommunications facility, which is readily visible, and which positively contributes aesthetically to the neighborhood or community in which it is placed as determined by the planning and zoning commission.
“Concealed wireless telecommunications facility” means a wireless telecommunications facility which is architecturally integrated with existing buildings, structures, and landscaping, including height, color, style, massing, placement, design, and shape, and which does not stand out as a wireless telecommunications facility when viewed with the naked eye.
“Electromagnetic interference” means disturbance caused by intruding signals or electrical current.
“Existing vertical structure” means any tower for which a building permit has been issued, including a tower or antenna for which a permit has been issued by the city but has not been constructed so long as approval by the city has not expired, including a tower and antenna that has been given interim approval prior to the effective date of this ordinance and not found by the city to be contrary to the purposes of the ordinance codified in this chapter.
“Face-mounted wireless telecommunications antenna” means an antenna attached to and covering a small portion of the surface of a building, and which is architecturally
integrated into the building and supporting structure.
“Freestanding wireless telecommunications facility” means a wireless telecommunications facility that consists of a stand-alone support structure, antennas, and associated equipment. The support structure may be a wooden pole, steel monopole, lattice tower, or similar structure. This does not include a wireless telecommunication antenna, which is mounted on a public utility structure or light standard, or a community identity feature.
“Readily visible wireless telecommunications facility” means an object that stands out of the landscape as a wireless telecommunications facility when viewed with the naked eye.
“Roof-mounted wireless telecommunications facility” means a wireless telecommunications facility placed on a rooftop through gravity mounts or other surface attachments
and integrated into the natural rooftop profile of the building so as to resemble a permissible rooftop structure, such as a ventilator, cooling equipment, solar equipment, water tank, chimney, or parapet.
“Wireless telecommunications antenna” means any exterior transmitting or receiving device which may be mounted on a tower, building or structure and used in communications that radiates or captures electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), or other commercial signals. It includes, but is not limited to, a directional antenna (such as a panel, a microwave dish and satellite dish), and an omni directional antenna (such as a whip), but not including a noncommercial antenna.
“Wireless telecommunications equipment building or cabinet” means a building or cabinet in which the electronic receiving and relay equipment for a wireless telecommunications facility is housed.
“Wireless telecommunications tower” means a structure intended lo support wireless telecommunication antennas. Examples of such structures include, but are not limited to, freestanding poles (such as monopoles, masts, poles, or guyed towers) and lattice construction steel towers.
“Wireless telecommunications facility” means a facility that transmits and/or receives signals or waves radiated or captured by a wireless telecommunications antenna. It may include antennas of all kinds including microwave dishes, horns, and other types of equipment for the transmission or reception of such signals, telecommunications towers or similar structures supporting said equipment, equipment buildings or cabinets, parking area, and/or other accessory development.
“Wireless telecommunication services” means the provision or offering for rent, sale, or lease, or in exchange for other value received, of the transmittal of voice, data, image, graphic and video programming information between or among wireless points, excluding only cable services. (Ord. 1665-2001 § 2(part), 2001).