In addition to the foregoing, the following words, terms, and phrases
shall have the meanings indicated unless an alternate meaning clearly
is discernable from the context in which the word, term, or phrase
is used:
APPLICANT
The person or entity seeking to place a small wireless facility,
cabinet or pole within the Municipal right-of-way that submits an
application, and the agents, employees, and contractors of such person
or entity.
APPLICATION
Either a new right-of-way installation application or an
existing right-of-way installation application, submitted by an applicant
to the City of Paterson for purposes of procuring a right-of-way permit.
EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY INSTALLATION APPLICATION
A formal written request in compliance with the requirements
as established by the Township for right-of-way permit to construct
or install a small wireless facility on an existing facility within
a municipal right-of-way submitted by an applicant to the Township
Engineer in accordance with this chapter.
INSTALLATION
The pole, cabinet and/or small wireless facility installed
within the municipal right-of-way in accordance with a right-of-way
permit.
MUNICIPAL RIGHT(S)-OF-WAY, OR RIGHT(S)-OF-WAY, OR ROW
The surface of, and the space above or below, any public
street, road, lane, path, public way or place, sidewalk, alley, boulevard,
parkway, drive, and the like, held by the Township as an easement
or in fee simple ownership, or any other area that is determined by
the City of Paterson to be a right-of-way in which the City of Paterson
may allow the installation of small wireless facilities, cabinets
and poles. This term shall also include county rights-of-way where
the County requires the approval of the City of Paterson pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 27:16-6 for the use of same.
POLE
A long, slender, piece of wood, metal, fiberglass composite,
or other materials, including, but not limited to, decorative streetlights,
nondecorative streetlights and traffic signal structures.
RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT
The permit issued by the Township following approval from
the Township which sets forth that the applicant is in compliance
with the requirements of this chapter.
SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY
As defined in the Code of Federal Regulations at 47 CFR § 1.6002(1),
as supplemented and/or as amended. Small wireless facility means a
wireless facility that meets both of the following qualifications:
(i) each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more than six
cubic feet in volume or, in the case of an antenna that has exposed
elements, the antenna and all of its exposed elements could fit within
an imaginary enclosure of no more than six cubic feet; and (ii) all
other wireless equipment attached directly to a utility pole associated
with the facility is cumulatively no more than 25 cubic feet in volume.
The following types of associated ancillary equipment are not included
in the calculation of equipment volume: electric meter, concealment
elements, telecommunications demarcation box, ground-based enclosures,
grounding equipment, power transfer switch, cut-off switch, and vertical
cable runs for the connection of power and other services.
SMART POLE
A decorative utility pole that conceals, disguises, or camouflages
one or more small wireless facility installation(s) and may include
other features such as street lighting, 911 call service access, public
access Wi-Fi, sensors, digital signage, and surveillance cameras.
A Smart pole must allow for multiple occupants and allow space for
municipal use for other services and/or equipment. Smart poles shall
neither have external latches, external hinges, nor external cabling.
The pole should be made of an inherently rust-resistant material (i.e.,
aluminum alloys or stainless steel).
UTILITY POLE
A wooden or metal pole that is used by public utilities to
support electrical wires, telephone wires, coaxial cables, fiber optic
cables, like and similar appurtenances.