Cotati Municipal Code Chapter 17.90 Definitions
Telecommunications facility means public, commercial and private electromagnetic and photoelectrical transmission, broadcast, repeater and receiving stations for radio, television, telegraph, telephone, data network, and wireless communications, including commercial earth stations for satellite-based communications. Includes antennas, commercial satellite dish antennas, and equipment buildings. Does not include telephone, telegraph and cable television transmission facilities utilizing hard-wired or direct cable connections. The following terms and phrases are defined for the purposes of Chapter 17.44 (Telecommunications Facilities) of this title.
1. Antenna means any system of poles, panels, rods, reflecting discs or similar devices used for the transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves or radio frequency signals.
2. Breakpoint technology means engineering design of a monopole wherein a specified point on the monopole is designed to have stresses concentrated so that the point is at least five percent more susceptible to failure than any other point along the monopole so that in the event of a structural failure of the monopole, the failure will occur at the breakpoint rather than at the base plate, anchor bolts, or any other point on the monopole
3. Co-location means the location of two or more wireless, hard wire, or cable communication facilities on a single support structure or otherwise sharing a common location. Co-location shall also include the location of communication facilities with other facilities (e.g., water tanks, light standards, and other utility facilities and structures).
4.. Communication facility means an unstaffed facility, generally consisting of antennas, and equipment cabinet or structure, and related equipment, which receives and/or transmits electromagnetic waves, light waves, radio frequencies or other types of signals.
5. Equipment cabinet means a cabinet or structure used to house equipment associated with a wireless, hard wire, or cable communication facility.
6. Monopole means a single freestanding pole, post, or similar structure, used to support equipment associated with a single communication facility.
7. Multipoint distribution service means a microwave communication service that delivers video programming, data and/or voice communication directly to subscribers, including multichannel multipoint distribution series, instructional television fixed services, and local multipoint distribution services, or as defined by Section 207 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Section 1.4000 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations and any interpretative decisions thereof issued by the Federal Communications Commission.
8.. Service provider means any authorized provider of telecommunications services.
9. Stealth design means a design or treatment that minimizes adverse aesthetic and visual impacts. Stealth design facilities visually and operationally blend into the surrounding area in a manner consistent with existing development and the surrounding environment by means of camouflaging, disguising, and/or screening.
10. Tower means any ground or roof-mounted pole, spire, structure, or combination thereof taller than fifteen feet, including supporting lines, cables, wires, braces, and masts, intended primarily for the purpose of mounting an antenna or similar apparatus above grade.