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12. "FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission, or its duly designated and authorized <br /> successor agency. <br /> <br />13. <br /> <br />"Height" means, when referring to a Tower or structure, the distance measured from the pre- <br />existing grade level to the highest point on the Tower or structure, even if said highest point is an <br />Antenna or lightening protection device. <br /> <br />14. <br /> <br />"Modification" or "Modify" means, the addition, removal or change of any of the physical and <br />visually discemable components or aspects of a wireless facility, such as antennas, cabling, <br />radios, equipment shelters, landscaping, fencing, utihty feeds, changing the color or materials of <br />any visually dlscemable components, vehicular access, parking and/or an upgrade or changeout <br />of equipment for better or more modem equipment. Adding a new wireless career or service <br />provider to a Telecommunications Tower or Telecommunications Site is a modification. A <br />Modification shall not include the replacement of any components of a wireless facility where <br />the replacement is identical to the component being replaced or for any matters that involve the <br />normal repair and maintenance of a wireless facility without adding, removing or changing <br />anything. <br /> <br />15. "NIER" means Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation <br /> <br />14. "Person" means any individual, corporation, estate, trust, partnership, joint stock company, <br /> assomatlon of two (2) or more persons having a joint common interest, or any other entity. <br /> <br />15. "Personal Wireless Facility" See definition for 'Wireless Telecommunications Facilities'. <br /> <br />16. "Personal Wireless Services" or "PWS" or "Personal Telecommunications Service" or <br /> "PCS" shall have the same meaning as defined and used in the 1996 Telecommunications Act. <br /> <br />17. "Telecommunication Site" See definition for Wireless Telecommunications Facilities. <br /> <br />19. <br /> <br />"Stealth" or "Stealth Technology" means minimize adverse aesthetic and visual impacts on the <br />land, property, buildings, and other facihties adjacent to, surrounding, and in generally the same <br />area as the requested location of such Wireless Telecommunications Facilities, which shall mean <br />using the least visually and physically intrusive facility that is not technologically or <br />commercially impracticable under the facts and circumstances,. <br /> <br />20. "State" means the State of North Carolina. <br /> <br />21. "Telecommunications" means the transmission and/or reception of audio, video, data, and other <br /> information by wire, radio frequency, light, and other electronic or electromagnetic systems. <br /> <br />22. "Telecommunications Structure" means a structure used in the provision of services described <br /> in the definition of'Wireless Telecommunications Facilities'. <br /> <br />23 "Temporary" means, temporary in relation to all aspects and components of this Ordinance, <br /> something intended to, or that does, exist for fewer than ninety (90) days. <br /> <br />24. <br /> <br />"Wireless Telecommunications Facilities" means and includes a "Telecommunications <br />Tower" and "Tower" and "Telecommunications Site" and "Personal Wireless Facility" <br />means a structure, facility or location designed, or intended to be used as, or used to support, <br />Antennas or other transmitting or receiving devices. This includes without limit, Towers of all <br /> <br />Last Rews~on 10127103 <br />CMS Confidential & Proprietary <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br /> <br />