As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below:
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,
radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), wireless telecommunications
signals or other communication signals.
BACKHAUL NETWORK
The lines that connect a provider's tower's/cell
sites to one or more cellular telephone switching offices and/or long-distance
providers, or the public switched telephone network.
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT BUILDING
An unnamed building or cabinet containing communications
equipment required for operation of communications antennas and covering
an area on the ground not greater than 25 square feet.
FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration.
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission.
HEIGHT
When referring to a tower or other structure, the distance
measured from the finished grade of the parcel to the highest point
on the tower or other structure, including the base pad and any antenna.
PREEXISTING TOWERS and PREEXISTING ANTENNAS
Any tower or antenna for which a building permit or special
use permit has been properly issued prior to the effective date of
this chapter, including permitted towers or antennas that have not
yet been constructed, so long as such approval is current and not
expired.
TOWER
Any structure that is designed and constructed primarily
for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas for telephone,
radio or similar communications purposes, including self-supporting
lattice towers, guyed towers or monopole towers. The term includes
radio and telephone 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.
Upon issuance of the permit by the Borough to operate the communication
tower, applicant shall submit quarterly inspection reports as evidence
the communication tower is in operation. If the tower and/or antenna
remains unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, the owner or
operator shall dismantle and remove the tower and/or antenna within
six months of notice to do so by the Borough. Further, the owner or
operator of the tower and/or antenna shall post security in a form
acceptable to the Borough in an amount to cover tower and/or antenna
removal and site cleanup. The security shall be utilized by the Borough
in the event that the owner or operator of the tower and/or antenna
fails to remove the tower and/or antenna within six months of notification
by the municipality.
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated or permitted the violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, Article
I, Enforcement; General Penalty, of this Code.