The provisions of this article shall be referred to as the "Telecommunications
Tower Regulations of the Town of Eaton."
The purpose of these supplemental regulations is to promote
the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Town,
to provide standards for the safe provision of telecommunications
services consistent with applicable federal and state regulations,
and to protect the natural features and aesthetic character of the
Town of Eaton. The provisions of these regulations do not apply to
amateur radio service equipment and facilities intended and used solely
for personal, noncommercial purposes. Nor are these regulations intended
to prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the provision of personal
wireless services, nor shall they be used to discriminate among providers
of functionally equivalent services consistent with current federal
regulations.
As used in this article, the following terms shall be defined
as follows:
ACCESSORY FACILITY
An accessory facility serves the principal use, is subordinate
in area, extent and purpose to the principal use, and is located on
the same lot as the principal use. Examples of such facilities include
transmission equipment, electrical generators and storage sheds.
ANTENNAE
A system of electrical conductors that transmit or receive
radio frequency waves. Such waves shall include, but not be limited
to, radio navigation, radio, television, wireless and microwave communications.
The frequency of these waves generally ranges from 10 hertz to 300,000
megahertz.