A. “Antenna” means an apparatus designed for the purpose of emitting radio frequency (RF) radiation, to be operated or operating from a fixed location pursuant to FCC authorization, for the provision of personal wireless service and any commingled information services. For the purposes of this definition, the term “antenna” does not include an unintentional radiator, mobile station or device authorized by 47 C.F.R. Part 15.

B. “Antenna array” means two or more devices used for the transmission or reception of radio frequency signals, microwave or other signals for commercial communications purposes.

C. “Applicant” means any person, firm or entity seeking to place a WCF within the boundaries of the city.

D. “Camouflaged” or “concealed” means the use of shape, color and texture to cause an object to appear to blend into something else, usually a structure, such as a building, wall or roof. “Camouflage” or “conceal” does not mean invisible, but rather appearing as part of or blending into either the structure used as a mount or the immediate adjacent background.

E. As used in this chapter, the term “city” means the city of Bothell, Washington.

F. “Director” means the director of the community development department and their designee.

G. “Disguised” means that a WCF is changed to appear to be something other than what it really is. For example, WCFs are sometimes disguised to appear as trees or flagpoles.

H. “Emergency notification services” means services that notify the public of an emergency.

I. “Emergency services” means 911 emergency services and emergency notification services.

J. “Emergency support services” means information or database management services used in support of emergency services.

K. “Equipment enclosure” means a structure, shelter, cabinet, box or vault designed for and used to house and protect the electronic equipment necessary and/or desirable for processing wireless communication signals and data, including any provisions for mechanical cooling equipment, air conditioning, ventilation, or auxiliary electric generators.

L. “FCC” means the Federal Communications Commission.

M. “Guyed tower” means a vertical support structure which is usually over 100 feet tall, which consists of metal crossed strips or bars, and is steadied by wire guys in a radial pattern around the tower.

N. “Lattice tower” means a wireless communication support structure that consists of metal crossed strips, bars, or braces, forming a tower which may have three, four, or more sides.

O. “Licensed carrier” means any person, firm or entity licensed by the FCC to provide personal wireless services and which is in the business of providing the same.

P. “Light pole” means a nonwooden pole that provides lighting for the right-of-way.

Q. “Monopole tower” or “monopole” means a vertical support structure, consisting of a single vertical pole, typically with a platform or bracket for mounting multiple antennas. Monopoles as used herein do not apply to structures designed to support small wireless facilities.

R. “Mount,” depending on its context, means any mounting device or bracket which is used to attach an antenna or antenna array to a utility pole, building, structure, lattice tower, or monopole or may mean the structure or surface upon which personal wireless communication facilities are mounted.

S. “Panel antenna” means a directional antenna designed to transmit and/or receive signals in a directional pattern.

T. “Right-of-way” means any public right-of-way that is classified as an alley, local access street, collector street, minor arterial, or principal arterial and that is partially or fully developed and devoted to transportation use by the public at large. The term shall be interpreted to be synonymous with the term right-of-way as defined in RCW 35.99.010(5).

U. “Small wireless facility (SWF)” is defined in accord with 47 C.F.R. 1.6002(l).

V. “Structure” means 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 personal wireless service (whether on its own or comingled with other types of service).

W. “Temporary WCF” means a nonpermanent WCF installed on a short-term basis, for the purpose of evaluating the technical feasibility of a particular site for placement of a WCF; for providing emergency communications during a natural disaster or other emergencies which may threaten the public health, safety and welfare; for providing wireless service during a special event; or for other purposes approved by the city under BMC 12.11.035. Examples of temporary WCFs include, but are not limited to, placement of an antenna upon a fully extended bucket truck, crane, or other device capable of reaching the height necessary to evaluate the site for placement of a WCF.

X. “Unified enclosure” means a small wireless facility providing concealment of antennas and equipment within a single enclosure.

Y. “Utility pole” means a structure designed and used primarily for the support of electrical wires, communication wires, television cables, and it includes light poles. Utility poles can be wooden or nonwooden.

Z. “View corridor” means scenic views of natural and built areas and features, including, but not limited to: tree-covered hillsides; the “feathered edge” along ridgelines surrounding the city; views of the built environment which contain significant architectural or historical features; natural features such as lakes, rivers, streams or mountains; an area of landscaping of local or regional significance; or a public art work.

AA. “Whip antenna” means an omni-directional antenna designed to transmit and/or receive signals in a 360-degree pattern.

BB. “Wireless communications facilities (WCFs)” means any unstaffed facility for the transmission and/or reception of wireless communications services, but does not include small wireless facilities within this definition.

CC. “Wireless services” means any service using licensed or unlicensed spectrum, whether at a fixed or mobile location, provided to the public.

DD. “Wireline services” means a facility used to transport communications data by wire, including but not limited to fiber optic, coax, or other physical medium. (Ord. 2295 § 4, 2019; Ord. 2110 § 2 (Exh. B), 2013; Ord. 1885 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1733 § 7, 1998).