28-2 SITING OF WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES: Definitions
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As used in this chapter:
(a) “Applicant” means any individual person, group of persons, business entity or government unit applying for a permit to locate communications towers within the incorporated areas of Erda.
(b) "Antenna" means a transmitting or receiving device used in telecommunications that radiates or captures radio signals.
(c) "Lattice tower" means a self supporting multiple-sided, open steel frame structure used to support telecommunications equipment.
(d) "Monopole facility" means an antenna or series of individual antennas mounted on a single cylindrical pole, including associated equipment. For the purposes of this chapter, if a facility does not fit the definition of a roof- or wall mounted facility it shall be considered a monopole facility.
(e) "Quantifiable detrimental impacts" means specific problems attributable to the location of the facility that affect adjoining properties, including, but not limited to, reduced visibility for commercial signs, restricted access, or interference with utility service.
(f) "Roof-mounted facility" means an antenna or series of individual antennas mounted on a flat or pitched roof, mechanical room or penthouse of a building or structure. This facility includes associated equipment.
(g) "Stealth facility" means a wall, roof, or monopole facility which is disguised as another object or otherwise concealed from view. Examples of stealth facilities include, but are not limited to, trees, synthetic rocks, or architectural elements such as dormers, steeples, and chimneys.
(h) "Wall-mounted facility" means an antenna or series of individual antennas mounted against the vertical wall of a building or structure. This facility includes associated equipment.
(i) "Wireless telecommunications facility" means an unmanned structure which consists of equipment used primarily for the transmission, reception or transfer of voice or data through radio-wave or wireless transmissions. Such sites typically require the construction of transmission support structures to which antenna equipment is attached.
28-1 SITING OF WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES: Purpose and scope · 28-3 SITING OF WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES: Applicability