Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:ACCESSORY FACILITY OR STRUCTUREAn accessory facility or structure serving or being used in conjunction with a communications tower, and located on the same lot as the communications tower, including utility or transmission equipment storage sheds or cabinets.ANTENNAA system of electrical conductors that transmit or receive radio frequency signals. Such signals shall include but not be limited to radio, television, cellular, paging, personal communications services (PCS) and microwave communications.COMMUNICATION TOWERA structure designed to support antennas.

It includes, without limit, freestanding towers, guyed towers, monopoles and similar structures that employ camouflage technology. It is a structure intended for transmitting and/or receiving radio, television, telephone or microwave communications but excluding those used either for fire, police and other dispatch communications, or exclusively for private radio and television reception and private citizen's bands, amateur radio and other similar communications.CONVENTIONAL TELEVISION OR RADIO ANTENNAAny receiving antenna other than a satellite antenna.DISH ANTENNASee "antenna."EPAThe Environmental Protection Agency.FAAThe Federal Aviation Administration.FCCThe Federal Communications Commission.FLAGPOLEA pole used exclusively for the display of a flag, pennant or insignia of any nation or group of nations or of any state, city or other political unit or of any political, educational, charitable, philanthropic, civic, professional, religious, campaign, drive, movement or event.MICROWAVEA method of providing telecommunications bandwidth by means of a series of antennas, transmitters and reflectors on towers.SATELLITE ANTENNAAny parabolic dish, antenna or other device or equipment of whatever nature or kind, the primary purpose of which is to receive television, radio, light, microwave or other electronic signals, waves and/or communications from space satellites.SPECIAL USEA use which is deemed allowable within a given zoning district, but which is potentially incompatible with other uses and, therefore, is subject to special standards and conditions of such use subject to the approval of the Town Board.TELECOMMUNICATIONSThe transmission and reception of audio, video, data and other information by wire, radio, light and other electronic or electromagnetic systems.TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERA structure on which one or more transmitting and/or receiving antenna is located.TOWERAny tower, pole, windmill or other structure, whether attached to a building, guyed or freestanding, designed to be used for and/or for the support of any device for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequency signals, including but not limited to broadcast, shortwave, citizen's band, FM or television, microwave and any wind-driven devices, whether used for energy conservation or not.