As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY FACILITY OR STRUCTUREAn accessory facility or structure serving or being used in conjunction with wireless telecommunications facilities and located on the same property or lots as the wireless telecommunications facilities, including but not limited to utility or transmission equipment storage sheds or cabinets.
ANTENNAA system of electrical conductors that transmit or receive electromagnetic waves or radio frequency or other wireless signals. Such shall include but not be limited to radio, television, cellular, paging, personal telecommunications services (PCS), microwave telecommunications and services not licensed by the FCC, but not expressly exempt from the Village's siting, building and permitting authority.
APPLICANTAny wireless service provider submitting an application for a special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities.
APPLICATIONAll the necessary and appropriate documentation that an applicant is required to submit for consideration of a special use permit for a wireless telecommunications facilities as specifically set forth in this section.
CO-LOCATIONThe use of a wireless telecommunications facility or other structure to support antenna for the provision of wireless services without increasing the height of such facility or other structure.
COMPLETED APPLICATIONAn application that contains all the information and/or data required by this section necessary to enable an informed decision to be made with respect to an application.
FAAThe Federal Aviation Administration or its duly designated and authorized successor agency.
FCCThe Federal Communications Commission or its duly designated and authorized successor agency.
HEIGHTWhen referring to a wireless telecommunications facility or other structure, the distance measured from the preexisting grade level to the highest point on such facility or other structure, even if said highest point is an antenna or lightning protection device.
MODIFICATIONThe addition, removal, change or alteration of any of the physical and visually discernible components or aspects of a wireless telecommunications facility, such as antennas, cabling, radios, equipment shelters, landscaping, fencing, utility feeds, changing the color or materials of any visually discernible components, vehicular access, parking and/or an upgrade or change out of equipment for better or more modern equipment. Adding a new wireless carrier or service provider to a wireless telecommunications facility or telecommunications site for purposes of this section shall be deemed as a "modification." A modification shall not include the replacement of any components of a wireless telecommunications facility where the replacement is identical to the component being replaced or for any matters that involve the normal repair and maintenance of a wireless telecommunications facility without adding, removing, changing or altering the wireless telecommunications facility in any respect.
NIERNonionizing electromagnetic radiation.
PERSONAny individual, corporation, estate, trust, partnership, joint-stock company, association of two or more persons having a joint common interest, or any other entity.
PUBLIC UTILITY STRUCTUREAny structure erected for the purposes of providing a public utility service, including, but not limited to, water towers, electric transmission tower/poles and telephone poles.
REPEATERA small, supplementary and accessory bidirectional amplifier facility designed and limited in height and transmission power to provide service only where there is a failure of coverage and to minimize visual impacts and the need for the primary base stations and which may be attached to a structure or pole.
SECONDARY WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE FACILITYA small wireless telecommunications service facility that is intended, designed and limited in its implementation to provide service only in and for an area where there is a failure of coverage that does not involve the construction of a new tower or increase the height of any existing structure to which it is attached.
SPECIAL USE PERMITThe official document or permit issued by the Board pursuant to which an applicant is permitted to construct, maintain and use a wireless telecommunications facility as granted or issued pursuant to this section. The Board is hereby authorized to review and approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove special use permits and site plans consistent with Village Law, §§ 7-725 and 7-725-b.
STATEThe State of New York.
STEALTH or STEALTH TECHNOLOGYThe use of innovative design technology to minimize adverse aesthetic and visual impacts on the land, property, buildings and other facilities located adjacent to, surrounding, and generally in the same area as the requested location of such wireless telecommunications facilities.
TELECOMMUNICATIONSThe transmission and/or reception of audio, video, data and other information by wire, radio, frequency, light and other electronic or electromagnetic systems.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS STRUCTUREA structure used in the provision of services described in the definition of "wireless telecommunications facilities."
TEMPORARYIn relation to all aspects and components of this section, something intended to or that does exist for less than 90 days.
VILLAGEThe Incorporated Village of Sag Harbor.
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIESIncludes personal wireless facilities and antennas and associated equipment and/or a structure, tower, facility or location designed or intended to be used as or used to support antennas or other transmitting or receiving devices. This includes, without limitation, all kinds of structures that employ stealth technology, including, but not limited to, structures such as a multistory building, church steeple, silo, water tower, sign or other structures that can be used to mitigate the visual impact of an antenna or the functional equivalent of such, including all related facilities, such as cabling, equipment shelters and other structures associated with the site. It includes towers of all types intended to accommodate wireless telecommunications facilities and secondary wireless telecommunications service facilities and repeaters. It is a structure and facility intended for transmitting and/or receiving radio, television, cellular, paging, 911, personal and emergency telecommunications services, commercial satellite services, microwave services and services not licensed by the FCC, but not expressly exempt from the Village's siting, building and permitting authority, excluding those used exclusively for the Village's fire, police or exclusively for private, noncommercial radio and television reception and private citizen's bands, amateur radio and other similar noncommercial telecommunications where the height of the facility is below the height limits set forth in this chapter.