“Antenna” shall mean any exterior apparatus designed for telephonic, radio, or television communications through the sending and/or receiving of electromagnetic waves, including equipment attached to a tower or building, for the purpose of providing personal wireless services.

“Antenna Height” shall mean the vertical distance measured from the base of the antenna support structure at grade to the highest point of the structure even if said highest point is an antenna. Measurement of tower height shall include antenna, base pad, and other appurtenances and shall be measured from the finished grade of parcel. If the support structure is on a sloped grade, then the average between the highest and lowest grades shall be used in calculating the antenna height.

“Antenna Support Structure” shall mean any pole, telescoping mast, tower, tripod or other structure which supports an antenna.

“Cell Site” shall mean a tract or parcel of land that contains the cellular communications or personal wireless services antenna, its support structure, accessory building, and parking, and may include other uses associated with and ancillary to cellular communications or personal wireless services transmission.

“FAA” shall mean the Federal Aviation Administration.

“FCC” shall mean the Federal Communications Commission.

“Governing Authority” shall mean the governing authority of the city, namely the City Council.

“Personal Wireless Service” and “Personal Wireless Service Facilities,” as used in this ordinance, shall be defined in the same manner as in Title 47, U.S.C., Sec. 332(c)(7)(C), as it may be amended now or in the future.

“Tower” shall mean any structure that is designed and contrasted primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas including self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers, or multiple towers. The term encompasses personal wireless facilities including radio and television transmission towers, microwave towers, common-carrier towers, cellular telephone towers or personal communications services towers, alternative tower structures, and the like.

“Tower (Stealth)” shall mean any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas in a manner that shall be camouflaging and constructed in a manner to avoid detection as a cell tower (i.e. flagpole, tree, etc.). (Ord. 2000-14, adopted, 2000)