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ing or proposed structure or placed within an four types of mounts: existing or proposed structure is considered "camouflaged." (1) Roof-mounted. Mounted on the roof of a ! CARRIER - A company that provides wireless building. services. (2) Side-mounted. Mounted on the side of a building. CO-LOCATION - The use of a single mount on the ground by more than one carrier(vertical co- (3) Ground-mounted. Mounted on the ground. location) and/or several mounts on an existing (4) Structure-mounted. Mounted on a structure building or structure by more than one carrier. other than a building. CROSS-POLARIZED (OR DUAL-POLAR- OMNIDIRECTIONAL(WHIP) ANTENNA-A IZED) ANTENNA- A low mount that has three thin rod that beams and receives a signal in all panels flush mounted or attached very close to directions. the shaft. ' PANEL ANTENNA - A flat surface antenna, ' ELEVATION - The measurement of height usually developed in multiples. above mean sea level. PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICE FACILITY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT(EA) -An - Facility for the provision of personal wireless .. EA is the document required by the Federal services, as defined by the Telecommunications Communications Commission (FCC) and the Act, including towers, poles, antennae and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) appurtenant structures. when a personal wireless service facility is PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICES - The placed in certain designated areas. three types of services regulated by this bylaw: EQUIPMENT SHELTER - An enclosed struc- commercial mobile radio services, unlicensed ture, cabinet, shed or box at the base of the wireless services and common carrier wireless mount within which are housed batteries and exchange access services. electrical equipment. RADIOFREQUENCY (RF) ENGINEER - An FALL ZONE - The area on the ground within a engineer specializing in electrical or microwave prescribed radius from the base of a personal engineering, especially the study of radiofre- wireless service facility. The fall zone is the area quencies. within which there is a potential hazard from RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION (RFR) - s falling debris (such as ice) or collapsing materi- al. The emissions' from personal wireless service facilities. (Regulated by the FCC "Guidelines for FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT SERVICES - Evaluating the Environmental Effects of Cellular, Personal Communication Services Radiofrequency Radiation"). (PCS), Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio, SECURITY BARRIER-A locked,impenetrable Specialized Mobile Radio and Paging. wall,fence or berm that completely seals an area GUYED TOWER- A monopole or lattice tower from unauthorized entry or trespass. that is tied to the ground or other surface by diag- onal cables. SEPARATION -The distance between one carri- er's array of antennas and another carrier's array. LATTICE TOWER - A type of mount that is self-supporting with multiple legs and cross- C. Permit process. bracing of structural steel. A personal wireless service facility shall require 7 LICENSED CARRIER - A company authorized a building permit in all cases and may be permit- by the FCC to construct and operate a commer- ted as follows: cial mobile radio services system. (1) A personal wireless service facility may be w located on any existing guyed tower, lattice `A MONOPOLE - The type of mount that is self- supporting with a single shaft of wood, steel or tower, monopole, electric utility transmis- concrete and a platform (or racks) for panel sion tower, fire tower or water tower, pro- antennas arrayed at the top and/or along its vided that the installation of the new facili- length. ty does not increase the height of the exist- ing structure except as provided in MOUNT - The structure or surface upon which Subsection E.(5) below. Such installations antennas are mounted, including the following shall not require a special permit but shall 99