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Division 1 — Generally›Chapter 33›Article 34 — COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS

§ 33-702. Definitions.

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  • (a) For the purposes of this article and any guidelines adopted pursuant to it, the following words, terms, phrases, and their derivations have the meanings given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, and words in the singular number include the plural number.

"Accessory equipment" means any non-antenna portion of a personal wireless service facility, except concealment features, including, but is not limited to, remote radio units, surge protectors, diplexers, triplexers, battery racks, generators, air conditioners, wires, cables, and cabinets.

"ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute.

"Antenna" means the same as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(b), as may be amended.

"Antenna shroud" means a solid barrier that screens an antenna (or antennas) and any accessory equipment attached thereto, including, but not limited to, radio units, wires, cables, and brackets, entirely from view.

"Camouflaged" or "stealthy" means a personal wireless service that is disguised, hidden, integrated into the architecture of an existing or proposed structure or placed within an existing or proposed structure, and designed to be compatible with the existing scale and pattern of development and/or characteristics of the site, as determined by the director of community development.

"Collocation" means the same as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(g), as may be amended.

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City of Escondido, CA § 33-702

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"Concealed" or "concealment" means camouflaging techniques that integrate the transmission equipment into the surrounding natural and/or built environment such that the average, untrained observer cannot directly view the equipment but would likely recognize the existence of the wireless facility or concealment technique.

"FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission.

"Fixed wireless service" means a local wireless operation providing services such as local and long distance telephone, high-speed internet, and digital television to residential and business customers by means of a small equipment installation of less than 30 inches in diameter (the "remote unit") on the exterior of each home or business that elects to use this service.

"IEEE" means the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

"NCRP" means the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

"Personal wireless service" means the same as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(C)(i), as may be amended.

"Personal wireless service facility" means the same as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(C)(i), as may be amended.

"Radome" means a cylindrical antenna shroud.

"RF" means radiofrequency or electromagnetic waves.

"RFR" means radiofrequency radiation, or the formation of radiofrequency radiation generated by the movement of electromagnetic energy through space, including radio and microwaves, which is used for providing telecommunications, broadcast and other services.

"Satellite dish antennas" means circular or saucer shaped antennas using parabolic or spherical reflecting surfaces, or similar antennas which are designed to transmit and/or receive communication signals from satellites.

"Shot clock" means the presumptively reasonable time frame within which a local jurisdiction must act on a wireless application, as defined by the FCC and as may be amended from time to time.

"Small wireless facility" means a personal wireless service facility which:

  • (1) Is mounted on a structure 50 feet or less in height including their antennas, mounted on a structure which is no more than 10% taller than other adjacent structures, or does 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; and

  • (2)

    • Has antennas no larger than three cubic feet; and

  • (3) Has associated wireless equipment which is cumulatively no larger than 28 square feet, including any pre-existing equipment; and

  • (4)

    • Does not require antenna structure registration; and

  • (5)

    • Is not located on tribal lands; and

  • (6) Does not result in human exposure to radiofrequency radiation in excess of the applicable safety standards.

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"Structure" means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(m), as may be amended.

"Technically feasible" means that the siting, location, and equipment proposed for a personal wireless service facility are available and known to be able meet the service objectives of that facility.

"Telecommunications Act" means the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

(Ord. No. 2020-03, § 6, 3-4-20)

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  1. Chapter 6
  2. Division 2 — Routing
  3. Division 2 — Weed and Rubbish Abatement Program
  4. ▸ Division 1 — Generally
    Overview
    1. § 11-53. Created and established.
    2. § 11-54. Purpose.
    3. § 11-55. Membership.
    4. § 11-56. Members in classified service and subject to civil se…
    5. § 11-57. Personnel to obey fire chief and rules and regulation…
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    7. § 11-64. Qualifications.
    8. § 11-65. Status of employment.
    9. § 11-66. General authority.
    10. § 11-67. To perform duties prescribed by city manager.
    11. § 11-68. To aid enforcement of ordinances, report violations.
    12. § 11-69. Duty to promulgate and enforce rules, regulations for…
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    14. § 11-71. Right of entry to make inspections.
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    20. § 11-77. Duty to recommend disciplinary action.
    21. § 11-78. Duty to make reports; contents.
    22. § 11-79. To submit annual budget.
    23. Chapter 20
    24. Chapter 32
    25. ▸ Chapter 33
      Overview
      1. § 33-1313. Penalty provisions.
      2. Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
      3. Article 2 — OPEN SPACE AND HAZARDOUS LANDS GENERALLY
      4. Article 3 — OPEN SPACE (OS) ZONE
      5. Article 4 — FLOOD PLAIN (FP) OVERLAY ZONE
      6. Article 5 — OPEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
      7. Article 6 — RESIDENTIAL ZONES
      8. Article 9 — ANIMAL OVERLAY (AO) ZONE
      9. Article 11 — (RESERVED)
      10. Article 13 — (RESERVED)
      11. Article 16 — COMMERCIAL ZONES
      12. Article 18 — SPECIFIC PLAN (S-P) ZONE
      13. Article 19 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (P-D) ZONE
      14. Article 24 — (RESERVED)
      15. Article 25 — PARKING OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL Z…
      16. Article 26 — INDUSTRIAL ZONES
      17. Article 27 — EMERGENCY SHELTER OVERLAY
      18. Article 30 — HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL OVERLAY (H-C-O) ZONE
      19. Article 31 — SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (S-T-P) OVERLAY ZONE
      20. Article 32 — BED AND BREAKFAST FACILITIES
      21. Article 33 — RECYCLING FACILITIES
      22. ▸ Article 34 — COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS
        Overview
        1. § 33-700. Purpose.
        2. § 33-701. Objectives.
        3. § 33-702. Definitions.
        4. § 33-703. Personal wireless service facilities guidelines—Five…
        5. § 33-703 include:
        6. § 33-704. Personal wireless service facilities—Development and…
        7. § 33-705 excludes the public right-of-way adjacent to such land.
        8. § 33-705. Personal wireless service facilities—Application req…
        9. § 33-706. Personal wireless service facilities—Land use approv…
        10. § 33-706 ==> picture [400 x 222] intentionally omitted <==
        11. § 33-707. Personal wireless service facilities—Modifications a…
        12. § 33-708. Personal wireless service facilities—Abandonment or …
      23. Article 35 — OUTDOOR LIGHTING
      24. Article 36 — CARGO CONTAINER RESTRICTIONS
      25. Article 37 — PUBLIC ART
      26. Article 38 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
      27. Article 39 — OFF-STREET PARKING
      28. Article 40 — HISTORICAL RESOURCES
      29. Article 41 — SENIOR HOUSING
      30. Article 42 — ADULT BUSINESSES
      31. Article 43 — ABANDONED SERVICE STATIONS
      32. Article 44 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
      33. Article 45 — MOBILEHOME PARKS
      34. Article 46 — TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS
      35. Article 47 — ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
      36. Article 48 — RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS
      37. Article 49 — AIR SPACE CONDOMINIUM AND COMMUNITY APARTMENT PRO…
      38. Article 52 — FREEWAY SIGN CONTROL
      39. Article 55 — GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL
      40. Article 56 — MISCELLANEOUS DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
      41. Article 57 — MISCELLANEOUS USE RESTRICTIONS
      42. Article 58 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  5. Division 1
  6. Division 2 — Variances and Administrative Adjustments
  7. Division 3 — Nonconforming Uses and Structures
  8. Division 4 — Amendments and Zone Changes
  9. Division 5 — Reasonable Accommodation
  10. Division 6 — Public Hearings, Notices, Fees and Appeals
  11. Division 7 — Enforcement and Penalties
  12. Division 8 — Plot Plans
  13. Division 9 — Zoning Administrator

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