Alternative tower structure: Man-made trees, clock towers, bell steeples, light poles and similar alternative-design mounting structures that camouflage or conceal the presence of antennas or towers.

Antenna: Any exterior transmitting or receiving device mounted on a tower, building or structure and used in communications that radiate or capture electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog signals, microwave signals, radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), wireless telecommunications signals or other communication signals.

Backhaul network or interconnection facilities: The lines that connect a provider’s towers/cell sites to one (1) or more cellular telephone switching offices, and/or long distance providers, or the public switched telephone network.

FAA: The Federal Aviation Administration.

FCC: The Federal Communications Commission.

Height: When referring to a tower, the distance measured from the base of the tower to the highest point on the tower or other structure, including the base pad and any antenna. An applicant shall be prohibited from altering the natural grade/elevation of the site. No tower/antenna installations shall exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in height, except as may be conditionally approved on industrially zoned properties.

Preexisting towers and preexisting antennas: Any tower or antenna for which a building permit or conditional use permit has been properly issued prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, including permitted towers or antennas that have not yet been constructed so long as such approval is current and not expired; also any tower or antenna erected prior to annexation or prior to the commencement of the city’s building permit requirement.

Tower: Any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one (1) or more antennas for telephone, radio and similar communication purposes, including self-supporting lattice towers, guyed towers, or monopole towers. The term includes radio and television transmission towers, microwave towers, common-carrier towers, cellular telephone towers, alternative tower structures, and the like. The term includes the structure and any support thereto. (Ord. No. 493, 6-19-01; Ord. No. 2009-08, §§ 1, 2, 6-2-09; Ord. No. 2017-04, §§ 1, 2, 3-7-17. 1976 Code § 15-1-69(B))