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approved towers and buildings to accommodate new wireless <br />telecommunication antennas in order to reduce the number of towers <br />needed,to serve the community. (Bloomington, MN) <br />II. p_gfinitions <br />Comment: In order to establish specific zoning standards for PCS <br />antennas and towers, each municipality should adopt specific <br />definitions for such devices to distinguish them from "essential <br />services" or "public utilities" which are often exempt from local <br />zoning ordinances. Such definitions may also be used to apply to <br />other types of antennas and towers as shown in the examples below. <br />Antenna - Equipment used for transmitting or receiving <br />telecommunication, television or radio signals, which is <br />located on the exterior of, or outside of, any building or <br />structure (Spring Lake Park, MN) <br />A device used to transmit and/or receive radio or <br />electromagnetic waves between terrestrially and/or orbitally <br />based structures (Burnsville, MN) <br />Any structure or device used for the purpose of collecting or <br />radiating electromagnetic waves, including but not limited to <br />directional antennas, such as panels, microwave dishes, and <br />satellite dishes, and omni -directional antennas, such as <br />.whip antennas. (Bloomington, MN) <br />Commercial Receiving and or Transmitting Antenna - Any antenna <br />erected for the commercial use of the information. <br />(Burnsville, MN) <br />Private Receiving and/or Transmitting Antenna - Any antenna erected <br />for the non-commercial use of the information. (Burnsville, <br />MN) <br />Commercial Wireless Telecommunication Services - <br />Licensed commercial wireless telecommunication services <br />including cellular, personal communications services (PCS), <br />specialized mobilized radio (SMR), enhanced specialized <br />mobilized (ESMR), paging, and similar services that are <br />marketed to the general public. (Bloomington, MN) <br />Public Utility - Persons, corporations, or governments supplying <br />gas, electric, transportation, water, sewer, or land line <br />telephone service to the general public. For the purpose of <br />this ordinance, commercial wireless telecommunication services <br />shall not beconsidered public utility uses, and are defined <br />separately. (Bloomington, MN) <br />IIIB <br />