17.06.050 Wireless Communication Facilities Related Definitions.
For the purpose of Wireless Communication Facilities (Chapter 17.55 MMC), the following definitions shall apply.
Alternative Antenna Support Structures – Roofs of buildings, provided they are 30 feet or more in height above the street grade upon which such buildings front, church steeples, existing and replacement utility poles, flagpoles, street light standards, traffic light and traffic sign structures, billboards and commercial signs, and other similar man-made structures and devices that extend vertically from the ground to a sufficient height or elevation to accommodate the attachment of antennas at an altitude or elevation that is commercially desirable for wireless communications signal transmission and reception. Antennas cannot serve as an alternative antenna support structure. (Ord. 5043, 2018).
Antenna – A specific device used to receive or capture incoming and/or to transmit outgoing radio-frequency (RF) signals, microwave signals, and/or other communications energy transmitted from, or to be received by, other antennas. Antennas regulated by Chapter 17.55 MMC (Wireless Communications Facilities) include omni-directional (or “whip”) antennas, directional (or “panel”) antennas, parabolic (or “dish”) antennas, small cell and any other devices designed for the reception and/or transmission of radio-frequency (RF) signals or other communication technologies. (Ord. 5043, 2018).
Antenna Support Structure – A structure or device driven into the ground or mounted upon or attached to a foundation specifically designed, constructed and/or erected for the purpose of attaching, mounting or otherwise affixing antennas at a height, altitude, or elevation which is above the base of such structure. Antenna support structures include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. Lattice tower. A vertical support structure consisting of a network of crossed metal braces, forming a tower which may be three, four, or more sided.
B. Monopole tower. A vertical support structure consisting of a single vertical metal, concrete, or wooden pole, pipe, tube or cylindrical structure, typically round or square. (Ord. 5043, 2018).
Co-location – Utilization of a single antenna support structure, alternative antenna support structure, or an underground conduit or duct, by more than one wireless communications service provider.
Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) – A network of spatially separated antenna nods connected to a common source via a transport medium that provides wireless service within a geographic area or structure. For purposes of this code, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) are regulated as Small Cells. (Ord. 5043, 2018).
Equipment Enclosure – A small structure, shelter, cabinet, box or vault designed for and used to house and protect the electronic equipment necessary and/or desirable for processing wireless communications signals and data, including any provisions for air conditioning, ventilation, or auxiliary electricity generators.
Facilities – All equipment and property associated with the construction of antenna support structures, antenna arrays, and antennas, including but not limited to cables, wires, conduits, ducts, pedestals, antennas of all descriptions, electronic and mechanical equipment and devices, and buildings and similar structures.
Small Cells – A small facility is a WCF that includes an antenna that is no more than three cubic feet in volume and its associated equipment. Also referred to as Distributed Antenna Systems or “DAS”). (Ord. 5043, 2018).
Radio Frequency (RF) engineer – A professional engineer licensed in Oregon, with a degree in electrical engineering, and demonstrated accreditation and experience to perform and certify radio frequency radiation measurements.
Wireless Communications Facility (WCF) – An unstaffed facility for the transmission and/or reception of RF, microwave or other signals for commercial communications purposes, typically consisting of an equipment enclosure, an antenna support structure or an alternative antenna support structure, and one or more antennas. (Ord. 5043, 2018).
Wireless Communications Service – The providing or offering for rent, sale, lease, or in exchange for other consideration, of the transmittal and reception of voice, data, image, graphic, and other information by the use of current or future wireless communications.