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38 <br />Height -When referring to a wireless support structure. the distance measured <br />from the pre-existing grade level to the highest point on the structure. including <br />an antenna or lightening protection device. <br />Inspections Division - A division of the Orange County Planning and Inspections <br />Department. <br />Master Telecommunications Plan ("Plan") - A plan developed for Orange Countv <br />by the County's Plann'rna Department that shows properties where owners .have <br />expressed interest in allowing the placement of telecommunications wireless <br />support structures provided that all applicable federal. state. and local regulations <br />are met. Information that may be shown on the plan will include existing. wireless <br />su port structures. Countv defined Natural Areas. historic properties. scenic <br />corridors. all major electrical lines. Voluntary Agricultural Districts. existing <br />telecommunication wireless support structures. known bird migratory patterns <br />through the County and all public and quasi-public properties that may allow <br />telecommunication facilities. The Plan will be for purposes of disclosing <br />information to telecommunication providers when they are seeking to establish <br />their telecommunication networks in the Countv. <br />Microwave dish antenna - A dish-like antenna used to link wireless service sites <br />together by wireless transmission of voice or data. <br />Modification or Modify -The addition. removal. or change of anv of the physical <br />and visually discernable components or aspects of a wireless facility or support <br />structure. such as antennas, cabling. equipment shelters. landscaping. fencing. <br />utility feeds. changing the color or materials or anv visually discernable <br />components. vehicular access. parking and/or an upgrade or change-out of <br />eauiament for better or more modern equipment. Adding a new wireless carrier <br />or service provider to a wireless support structure as a collocation is a <br />modification. <br />Monopole Wireless support structure - A telecommunication wireless support <br />structure consisting of a single pole or spire self supported by a permanent <br />foundation. constructed without auv wires and around anchors. <br />Necessary -What is technologically required for the eauiament to function as <br />designed by the manufacturer and that anything less will result in prohibiting or <br />acting in a manner that prohibits the provision of service as intended and <br />described in the application. <br />NIER -Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation. <br />Panel Antenna - An inconspicuous. relatively flat. square or rectangular antenna <br />designed to be affixed to the wall of a building or structure in order to receive and <br />transmit signals from a telecommunication device. <br />Personal Wireless Services (PWS) or Personal Telecommunications Service <br />(PTS) shall have the same meaning as defined and used in the 1996 <br />Telecommunications Act. <br />Repairs and maintenance -The replacement or repair of anv components of a <br />wireless facility where the replacement is identical to the component being <br />replaced or for anv matters that involve the normal repair and maintenance of a <br />wireless facility without the addition. removal or change of anv of the physical or <br />