As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWMinisterial review of an application by the Municipality relating to the review and issuance of a permit, including review by the planning staff to determine whether the issuance of a permit is in conformity with the applicable provisions of this chapter. This process does not involve the exercise of discretion: either the issuance of a permit is in conformity with the applicable provisions of this chapter or it is not. This process is not subject to a public hearing.
ANTENNACommunications equipment that transmits and/or receives electromagnetic radio signals used in the provision of all wireless communications. This definition does not apply to broadcast antennas, antennas designed for amateur radio use, or satellite dishes for residential or household purposes.
APPLICABLE CODESUniform building, fire, safety, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical codes adopted as the Uniform Construction Code pursuant to the Construction Code Act to the extent such codes have been adopted by the Municipality or local amendments to those codes enacted solely to address imminent threats of destruction of property or injury to persons.
APPLICANTA wireless communications company or infrastructure providers that submits an application.
APPLICATIONA request submitted by an applicant to the Municipality under this chapter.
COLLOCATION or COLLOCATEThe mounting or installation of transmission equipment on an existing utility pole or other suitable structure for communication purposes.
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERA cable operator, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 522(5), a provider of information service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 153(24), a telecommunications carrier as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 153(51), or a network provider.
DECORATIVE POLEA utility pole that is specially designed and placed for aesthetic purposes.
DESIGN GUIDELINESThe generally applicable objective aesthetic and safety requirements that the Municipality imposes on a nondiscriminatory basis upon infrastructure in a public right-of-way, including Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) standards adopted by the Municipality, and public rights-of-way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) if adopted by the Municipality to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This includes adherence to applicable safety requirements established by the Municipality, as not to obstruct or hinder pedestrian or vehicular travel.
DISCRETIONARY REVIEWReview of an application by the Municipality relating to the review and issuance of a permit, that is other than an administrative review. Discretionary review involves discretion on the part of the Municipality (subject to any applicable limits on such discretion) In determining whether to issue a permit and may be subject to one or more public hearings or meetings.
ELIGIBLE FACILITIES REQUESTHas the same meaning as an eligible facilities request as set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 1.40001(b)(3), as may be amended from time to time.
FACILITYAny small wireless facility or non-wireless utility facility.
FEEA one-time, nonrecurring charge, whether a fixed amount or cost-based amount based on time and expense.
GENERALLY APPLICABLE PERMITSAdministrative review permits applied on a competitively neutral basis to any work done in the Municipality or in the public right-of-way, as applicable. Generally applicable permits include, without limitation, electrical permits, building permits, street opening permits, or traffic and lane closure permits.
HISTORIC DISTRICTA group of buildings, properties or sites that are Listed in the National Register of Historic Places or formally determined eligible for listing by the Keeper of the National Register; determined to be eligible for listing by the keeper of the National Register of Historic Places who has been delegated the authority by a Federal agency to list properties and determine their eligibility for the National Register in accordance with section VI.D.1.a.l-v of the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Review Regarding the Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act Review Process (47 CFR Pt. 1, App. C); marked as a historical site by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission pursuant to 37 Pa.C.S.(relating to historical and museums); or within a Historic District created pursuant to the act of June 13, 1961 (P.L. 282, No. 167), entitled "An act authorizing counties, cities, boroughs, incorporated towns and townships to create Historic Districts within their geographic boundaries; providing for the appointment of Boards of Historical Architectural Review; empowering governing bodies of political subdivisions to protect the distinctive historical character of these districts and to regulate the erection, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, demolition or razing of buildings within the Historic Districts."
LAWSCollectively, any and all federal, state, or local law, statute, common law, code, rule, regulation, order, or ordinance.
MICRO WIRELESS FACILITYA small wireless facility that does not exceed six cubic feet in total volume, excluding exterior antennas, and all exterior antennas do not exceed 2.5 cubic feet in total volume.
MUNICIPALITY-OWNED POLEA utility pole owned, managed, or operated by or on behalf of the Municipality (to include light poles, light standards, traffic signals).
NETWORK PROVIDERA wireless infrastructure provider or a wireless services provider.
NONWIRELESS UTILITY FACILITYAny aboveground public utility facilities in the public right-of-way other than a wireless facility, including for the provision of electric, telecommunications, cable or broadband services.
ORDINARY MAINTENANCEWith respect to a wireless facility and/or the associated support structure, or utility pole, inspections, testing, repair and modifications that maintain functional capacity, aesthetic and structural integrity, and with respect to a wireless facility only, the replacement of antennas and/or other components of the wireless facility, with antennas and other components substantially similar, in color, aggregate size and other aesthetics to that previously permitted by the Municipality (and/or consistent with the same height an volume limits for wireless facilities under this chapter), so long as the support structure or utility pole will structurally support, or prior to installation will be modified to support, the structural load. Modifications are limited to the structural load analysis supplied by the applicant to the Municipality, and by the volume limits in the definition of "small wireless facilities." Modifications beyond the foregoing must be requested in writing by the applicant and may be subject to discretionary approval by the Municipality.
PERMITA written authorization (in electronic or hard copy format) required by the Municipality.
PERSONAn individual, corporation, limited-liability company, partnership, association, trust, or other entity or organization.
PRIVATE EASEMENTThe area on, below, or above privately owned property that has been designated for use as or is used for a specific utility purposes (such as for electric, cable, telecommunications or other utility purpose), and is evidenced by a recorded instrument in the public land records pursuant to a recorded plat, easement or right-of-way or is otherwise a legally enforceable easement, and does not include any portion of a public right-of-way.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAYThe space, in, upon, above, along, across, and over all public streets, highways, avenues, roads, alleys, sidewalks, tunnels, viaducts, bridges, skywalks under the control of the Municipality, and any unrestricted public easement established, dedicated, platted, improved, or devoted for utility purposes and accepted as such public utility easement by the Municipality, but excluding any right-of-way under control of any federal, state or municipal authority other than Municipality.
SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY (also referred to as "Small Cells")Has the same meaning as small wireless facility as set forth in 47 CFR § 1 1312(e)(2) are facilities that meet each of the following conditions.
A. The facilities:
(1) Are mounted on structures 50 feet or less in height including their antennas as defined in §
217-2; or
(2) Are mounted on structures no more than 10% taller than other adjacent structures; or
(3) Do not extend existing structures on which they are located to a height of more than 50 feet or by more than 10%, whichever is greater.
B. Each antenna associated with the deployment, excluding associated antenna equipment (as defined in the definition of antenna in §
217-2, is no more than three cubic feet in volume.
C. All other wireless equipment associated with the structure, including the wireless equipment associated with the antenna and any preexisting associated equipment on the structure, is no more than 28 cubic feet in volume.
D. The facilities do not require antenna structure registration with the FCC.
E. The facilities are not located on Tribal lands as per 36 CFR 800.16(4).
TECHNICALLY FEASIBLEBy virtue of engineering or spectrum usage, the proposed facility or its design or site location can be implemented without a reduction in the functionality.
UTILITY POLEA pole or similar structure that is or may be used, in whole or in part, by or for telecommunications, electric distribution, lighting, traffic control, signage or a similar function or for collocation. The term includes the vertical support structure for traffic lights but does not include horizontal structures to which signal lights or other traffic control devices are attached.
WIRELESS FACILITYThe equipment and network components, including antennas, transmitters and receivers and associated ancillary equipment installed and operated by a network provider at a single location. The term does not include the structure, on, under, or within which the equipment is collocated; or coaxial, fiber-optic or other cabling that is between communications facilities or poles or that is otherwise not immediately adjacent to or directly associated with a particular antenna. A small wireless facility is one example of a wireless facility.
WIRELESS SERVICESAny wireless services including, without limitation. Personal wireless services as that term is defined in 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(C)(i), whether at a fixed location or mobile, provided to the public using wireless facilities.