As used in this Part 22, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated.
ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT
Any equipment serving or being used in conjunction with a
wireless communications facility or wireless support structure, including
but not limited to utility or transmission equipment, power supplies,
generators, batteries, cables, equipment buildings, cabinets and storage
sheds, shelters or similar structures.
ANTENNA
An apparatus designed for the purpose of emitting radio frequency
(RF) radiation, to be operated or operating from a fixed location
pursuant to Federal Communications Commission authorization, for the
provision of wireless service and any commingled information services.
BOROUGH
Borough of Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
CO-LOCATION
The mounting of one or more WCFs, including antennas, on
a preexisting structure, or modifying a structure for the purpose
of mounting or installing a WCF on that structure.
EMERGENCY
A condition that:
A.
Constitutes a clear and immediate danger to the health, welfare,
or safety of the public; or
B.
Has caused or is likely to cause facilities in the rights-of-way
to be unusable and result in loss of the services provided.
EQUIPMENT COMPOUND
An area surrounding or adjacent to a wireless support structure
within which base stations, power supplies, or accessory equipment
are located.
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration.
FCC
Federal Communications Commission.
HEIGHT
When referring to a WCF or wireless support structure, means
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(s).
MODIFICATION or MODIFY
The improvement, upgrade or expansion of existing wireless
communications facilities or base stations on an existing wireless
support structure or the improvement, upgrade, or expansion of the
wireless communications facilities located within an existing equipment
compound, if the improvement, upgrade, expansion or replacement does
not substantially change the physical dimensions of the wireless support
structure.
NON-TOWER WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (NON-TOWER WCF)
Wireless communications facilities that are co-located on
existing structures, such as, but not limited to, buildings, water
towers, electrical transmission towers, utility poles, light poles,
traffic signal poles, flagpoles and other similar structures that
do not require the installation of a new tower.
REPLACEMENT OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (REPLACEMENT
OF A WCF)
The replacement of existing wireless communications facilities
on an existing wireless support structure or within an existing equipment
compound due to maintenance, repair or technological advancement with
equipment composed of the same wind loading and structural loading
that is substantially similar in size, weight and height as the wireless
communications facilities initially installed and that does not substantially
change the physical dimensions of the existing wireless support structure.
SMALL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
A wireless communications facility that meets the following
criteria:
A.
The wireless support structure on which antenna facilities are
mounted:
(1)
Is 50 feet or less in height; or
(2)
Is no more than 10% taller than other adjacent structures; or
(3)
Is not extended to a height of more than 50 feet or by more
than 10% above its height prior to the co-location of any WCF as a
result of the co-location of new antenna facilities; and
B.
Each antenna associated with the deployment (excluding the accessory
equipment) is no more than three cubic feet in volume; and
C.
All accessory equipment associated with the wireless support
structure, including the wireless equipment associated with the antenna
and any preexisting associated equipment on the wireless support structure,
is cumulatively no more than 28 cubic feet in volume;
D.
The wireless communications facility does not require antenna
structure registration under 47 CFR Part 17;
E.
The wireless communications facility is not located on tribal
lands, as defined under 36 CFR 800.16(x); and
F.
The wireless communications facility does not result in human
exposure to radio frequency radiation in excess of the applicable
safety standards specified in 47 CFR 1.1307(b).
STEALTH TECHNOLOGY
Camouflaging methods applied to wireless communications facilities
and accessory equipment which render them more visually appealing
or blend the proposed facility into the existing structure or visual
backdrop in such a manner as to render it minimally visible to the
casual observer. Such methods include, but are not limited to, architecturally
screened roof-mounted antennas, building-mounted antennas painted
to match the existing structure and facilities constructed to resemble
trees, shrubs, and light poles.
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE
A modification substantially changes the physical dimensions
of an support structure if it meets the criteria established by 47
CFR § 1.6100.
WBCA
Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Collocation Act (53 P.S.
§ 11702.1 et seq.).
WIRELESS
Transmissions through the airwaves, including, but not limited
to, infrared line of sight, cellular, PCS, microwave, satellite, or
radio signals.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (WCF)
An antenna facility or a wireless support structure that
is used for the provision of wireless service, whether such service
is provided on a stand-alone basis or commingled with other wireless
communications services.
WIRELESS SUPPORT STRUCTURE
A pole, tower, base station, or other building, whether or
not it has an existing antenna facility, that is used or to be used
for the provision of wireless service (whether on its own or commingled
with other types of services).