17.42.020 Definitions.
This chapter establishes standards for the appropriate siting and change in location of any telecommunications antenna and related facility, including, but not limited to antennas for wireless telecommunications facilities and amateur radio installations. These standards are adopted to promote the following objectives:
“Co-location of telecommunications antennas (co-location)” means the siting of two or more providers’ wireless communication antennas on the same telecommunication tower.
“Geographic antenna coverage area” means the general vicinity within which an antenna serves the transmission requirements of a cellular or other broadcasting network.
“Telecommunications accessory equipment structure” means a building or cabinet-like structure located adjacent to, or in the immediate vicinity of a wireless telecommunications tower or antenna to house equipment incidental to the receiving or transmitting of wireless broadcasts, cellular telephone calls, voice messaging and paging services.
“Telecommunications antenna” means a structure intended to radiate and/or receive a source of nonionizing electromagnetic radiation (NIER) and accessory equipment related to broadcast services, private radio services, pagers, beepers, data and common carriers (as regulated by the FCC) including AM, FM, two-way radio, fixed point microwave, commercial satellite, cellular and PCS communication antennas.
“Tower, monopole” means a slender self-supporting tower used to support telecommunications equipment. (Ord. 706 § 3 (Exh. A), 2019).