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A. Accessory equipment” means any equipment serving or being used in conjunction with a wireless communications facility as defined herein, including, but not limited to, utility or transmission equipment, power supplies, generators, batteries, cables, equipment buildings, cabinets and storage sheds, shelters or other structures.

B. Antenna” means any device used to transmit and/or receive radio or electromagnetic waves such as but not limited to panel antennas, reflecting discs, microwave dishes, whip antennas, directional and non-directional antennas consisting of one or more elements, multiple antenna configurations, or other similar devices and configurations, and exterior apparatus designed for telephone, radio, or television communications through the sending and/or receiving of wireless communications signals. Antennas include the following types:

1. Omni-Directional (or “Whip”) Antenna. Receives and transmits signals in a three hundred-sixty degree pattern, and which is up to fifteen feet in height and up to four inches in diameter.

2. Directional (or “Panel”) Antenna. Receives and transmits signals in a directional pattern typically encompassing an arc of one hundred-twenty degrees.

3. Parabolic (or “Dish”) Antenna. A bowl shaped device that receives and transmits signals in a specific directional pattern.

4. Ancillary Antenna. An antenna that is less than twelve inches in its largest dimension and that is not directly used to provide personal wireless communications services. An example would be a global positioning satellite (GPS) antenna.

5. Other. All other transmitting or receiving equipment not specifically described herein shall be regulated in conformity with the type of antenna described herein which most closely resembles such equipment.

C. Antenna height” means the vertical distance measured from average building elevation or pole height to the highest point of the antenna, or, if on a rooftop or other structure, from the top of the roof or structure to the highest point of the antenna.

D. Camouflage,” “concealment” or “camouflage design techniques” means that a wireless communication facility is camouflaged or utilizes camouflage design techniques when any measures are used in the design and siting of wireless communication facilities with the intent to minimize or eliminate the visual impact of such facilities to surrounding uses.

E. Co-location” means the use of a single support structure or attachment support structure and/or site by a wireless communications provider. When used in the context of an eligible facilities request, “co-location” means the mounting or installation of transmission equipment on an eligible support structure for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals for communication purposes.

F. Eligible facilities request” means any request for modification of an existing tower or base station that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower or base station involving:

1. Co-location of new transmission equipment;

2. Removal of transmission equipment; or

3. Replacement of transmission equipment.

G. Existing” means a constructed tower or base station that was reviewed, approved, and lawfully constructed in accordance with all requirements of applicable laws as of the time it was built; for example, a tower that exists as a legal, non-conforming use and was lawfully constructed is existing for the purposes of this definition.

H. Equipment enclosure” means a small structure, shelter, cabinet, or vault used to house and protect the electronic equipment necessary for processing wireless communications signals. Associated equipment may include air conditioning and emergency generators for macrocells only.

I. FCC” or “Federal Communications Commission” means the federal administrative agency, or lawful successor, authorized to regulate and oversee broadband carriers, services, and providers on a national level.

J. Macrocell” means a cell used in cellular networks with the function of providing radio coverage to a large area of mobile network access. A macrocell differs from a small cell by offering a larger coverage area and high-efficiency output. Macrocells include all wireless facilities that exceed the size standards described in “small cell wireless communication facilities.” The macrocell is placed on stations where the output power is higher, usually in a range of tens of watts.

K. Service provider” is defined in accordance with RCW 35.90.010(6). Service providers shall include those infrastructure companies that provide telecommunications services or equipment to enable the deployment of personal wireless services.

L. Small cell wireless facility” means a wireless communication facility where each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more than three cubic feet in volume and all equipment associated with antenna is not cumulatively larger than twenty-eight cubic feet in volume. The following associated equipment is included in the calculation of associated equipment volume: electric meter, concealment, telecommunications demarcation box, ground-based enclosure, back-up power systems, grounding equipment, power transfer switch and cut-off switch. The structure on which antenna facilities are mounted is: fifty feet or less, no more than ten percent taller than other adjacent support structures, or not extended to a height of more than fifty feet or by more than ten percent above its preexisting height as a result of the collation of new antenna facilities. Small cell wireless facilities include distributed antenna systems (DAS).

M. Substantial change” means a modification that substantially changes the physical dimensions of an eligible support structure, if, after the modification, the structure meets any of the following criteria:

1. For towers other than towers in the public rights-of-way it increases the height of the structure by more than ten percent or by the height of one additional antenna array with separation from the nearest existing antenna not to exceed twenty feet, whichever is greater; for other eligible support structures, it increases the height of the structure by more than ten percent or more than ten feet, whichever is greater;

2. For towers other than towers in the public rights-of-way it involves adding an appurtenance to the body of the tower that would protrude from the edge of the tower more than twenty feet, or more than the width of the tower structure at the level of the appurtenance, whichever is greater; for other eligible support structures, it involves adding an appurtenance to the body of the structure that would protrude from the edge of the structure by more than six feet;

3. For any eligible support structure, it involves installation of more than the standard number of new equipment cabinets for the technology involved, but not to exceed four cabinets or, for towers in the public rights-of-way and base stations, it involves installation of any new equipment cabinets on the ground if there are no pre-existing ground cabinets that are more than ten percent larger in height or overall volume than any other ground cabinets associated with the structure;

4. It entails any excavation or deployment outside the current site;

5. It would undermine the concealment elements of the eligible support structure; or

6. It does not comply with conditions associated with the siting approval of the construction modification of the eligible support structure equipment, unless the non-compliance is due to an increase in height, increase in width, addition of cabinets, or new excavation that would not exceed the thresholds identified in subsections (M)(1), (2), and (3) of this section.

7. For purposes of determining whether a substantial change exists, changes in height are measured from the dimensions of the tower or base station, inclusive of originally approved appurtenances and any modifications that were approved prior to January 10, 2019.

N. Support structure” means the structure to which antenna and other necessary associated hardware is mounted. Support structures include but are not limited to the following:

1. Lattice tower. A support structure which consists of a network of crossed metal braces, forming a tower which is usually triangular or square in cross-section.

2. Monopole. A support structure which consists of a single pole sunk into the ground and/or attached to a foundation.

3. Existing non-residential structure. Existing structures as specified in LMC 16.68.030 to which antennas may be attached which conform to the requirements of LMC 16.68.030.

4. Existing utility pole.

O. Tower” means any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated facilities, including structures that are constructed for wireless communications services including, but not limited to, private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless service and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul and the associated site.

P. Utility pole” means a structure designed and used primarily for the support of electrical wires, telephone wires, television cable, traffic signals, or lighting for streets, parking areas, or pedestrian paths.

Q. Wireless communications facility (WCF)” means an unstaffed facility for the transmission and reception of radio or microwave signals used for commercial communications. WCFs are composed of two or more of the following components:

1. Antenna.

2. Support structure.

3. Equipment enclosure.

4. Security barrier. (Ord. 1546 §8, 2019; Ord. 1098 §19(A), 1999; Ord. 1052 §1, 1997).