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. . . Ordinance 588 January 27,1997 Page 2 flequencies has resulted in the incleased requests to locate Towel and Antennas within the City, and that tlend can be expected to accelerate in the reasonably foreseeable futmc. The City Council is concemed that there is a lack of contlols lelating to TOvYers and Antennas and the Zoning Ordinance may not adequately addl ess issues I elated to these Towers and Antennas, such as the applopriate locations fOI the Towers and Antennas and the conditions undel which they may be allowed within the City, including stItlCtulal and constItlction requirements, co-location, setbacks, and height limitations. The City has rece~ed inquiries flom con1panies desiring to constl uet Towers and Antennas and othel facilities in the City. The City COtlllcil finds that it is necessary to conduct studies to detenmne if thel e is a need to amend the City's Zoning Code 01 its conlplehensi\fe plan relating to Towers and AIdermas, and if so, to adopt tIle apPlopriate amendments. The City Council finds that ther e is a need to adopt interim measUl es fOI the pulpose of establishing an orderly planning process and plotecting the health, safety and vVelfare of its citizens I egal ding such matters. DEFINITIONS: The following words and terms. for purposes of this Chapter. shall be defined as follows: Subd. 1. ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT STRUCTURE: A building or cabinet-like structure located adiacent to. or in the immediately vicinity of. a wireless telecommunication tower or antenna to house equipment customarily incidental to the receiving or transmitting of wireless broadcasts. cellular telephone calls, voice messaging and paging services. Subd. 2. ANTENNA: Equipment used for transmitting or receiving radio frequency signals which is attached to a tower. building or other structure. usually consisting of a series of directional panels. microwave or satellite dishes. or omnidirectional "whip" antennae. Subd.3. ANTENNA STEALTH: Wireless telecommunication antenna designed to blend into the surrounding environment or integrated into the physical structure to which it is attached. Subd. 4. BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION: Equipment that provides the link between wireless communications and land-based public telephone switching networks. including radio frequency transceivers. back-up power sources. power amplifiers. and signal processing hardware. typically contained in a small building or cabinet. Subd.5. CO-LOCATION: The location of wireless telecommunications equipment from more than one provider on one common tower. building or structure.