Definitions. The definitions set out below shall apply to this section and shall control with respect to commercial communication structures in the event of any inconsistency between these definitions and the definitions set forth in Article
XXI of this chapter.
AIRPORT OVERLAY DISTRICT PERMIT
A permit or site plan approval from the City of Kenosha pursuant
to Section 13 of the City of Kenosha Zoning Ordinance related to any
land in the Village of Pleasant Prairie within the established approach,
overflight or height overlay districts.
ANTENNA
Communications equipment that transmits and receives electromagnetic
radio signals and is used in the provision of mobile services.
APPLICATION
An application for a permit under this section to engage in an activity specified in Subsection
D(1) or Subsection
E(1).
BUILDING PERMIT
A permit issued by the Village that authorizes an applicant
to conduct construction activity that is consistent with the Village's
Building Code.
CAMOUFLAGED MOBILE SERVICE SUPPORT STRUCTURE
A mobile service support structure that is used for the purpose
of making it less obtrusive and/or more aesthetically pleasing with
appropriate materials and/or coloration that conceals the structure
by making it more difficult to see in that it blends in with the surrounding
landscape. A water tower, a transmission tower and a silo are examples
of camouflaged mobile service support structure.
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CLASS 1 CO-LOCATION
The placement of a new mobile service facility on an existing
support structure such that the owner of the facility does not need
to construct a free standing support structure for the facility but
does need to engage in substantial modification.
CLASS 2 CO-LOCATION
The placement of a new mobile service facility on an existing
support structure such that the owner of the facility does not need
to construct a freestanding support structure for the facility or
does not need to engage in substantial modification.
COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE PERMIT
A permit, other than a building permit, or approval issued
by the Village which authorizes any of the following activities by
an applicant:
(3)
The construction of a mobile service support structure.
(4)
The construction of a mobile service facility.
DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM
A network of spatially separated antenna nodes that is connected
to a common source via a transport medium and that provides mobile
service within a geographic area or structure.
EQUIPMENT COMPOUND
An area surrounding or adjacent to the base of an existing
support structure within which is located mobile service facilities.
EXISTING STRUCTURE
A support structure that exists at the time a request for
permission to place mobile service facilities on a support structure
is filed with the Village.
FALL ZONE
The area over which a mobile service support structure is
designed to collapse.
MOBILE SERVICE FACILITY
The set of equipment and network components, including antennas,
transmitters, receivers, base stations, power supplies, cabling, and
associated equipment, that is necessary to provide mobile service
to a discrete geographic area, but does not include the underlying
support structure.
PROPAGATION MAP
A map that shows signal strength and other engineering evidence
from the proposed site in relation to existing and other proposed
mobile service support structures.
SEARCH RING
A shape drawn on a map to indicate the general area within
which a mobile service support structure should be located to meet
radio frequency engineering requirements, taking into account other
factors, including topography and the demographics of the service
area.
SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION
The modification of a mobile service support structure, including
the mounting of an antenna on such a structure, that does any of the
following:
(1)
For structures with an overall height of 200 feet or less, increases
in the overall height of the structure by more than 20 feet (as measured
from the original permitted height), unless a greater height is necessary
to avoid interference with an existing antenna.
(2)
For structures with an overall height of more than 200 feet,
increases in the overall height of the structure by 10% or more (as
measured from the original permitted height), unless a greater protrusion
is necessary to shelter the antenna from inclement weather or to connect
the antenna to the existing structure by cable.
(3)
For structures with an increase in the width of the support
structure by 20 feet or more (as measured from the original permitted
width), unless a larger area is necessary for co-location. The increase
is measured at the level of the appurtenance added to the structure
as a result of the modification.
(4)
For increases in the square footage of an existing equipment
compound to a total area of more than 2,500 square feet.
SUPPORT STRUCTURE
An existing or new structure that supports or can support
a mobile service facility, including a mobile service support structure,
utility pole, water tower, building, or other structure.
UTILITY POLE
A structure owned or operated by an alternative telecommunications
utility, as defined in § 196.01(1d), Wis. Stats.; public
utility, as defined in § 196.01(5), Wis. Stats.; telecommunications
utility, as defined in § 196.01(10), Wis. Stats.; political
subdivision; or cooperative association organized under Ch. 185, Wis.
Stats., and that is designed specifically for and used to carry lines,
cables, or wires for telecommunications service, as defined in § 182.017(1g)(cq),
Wis. Stats.; video service, as defined in § 66.0420(2)(y),
Wis. Stats.; for electricity; or to provide light.