Sec. 9. (a) As used in this chapter, “small cell facility” means:

(1) a personal wireless service facility (as defined by the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 as in effect on July 1, 2015); or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-32.3-9

  • antenna: means any communications equipment that transmits or receives electromagnetic radio signals used in the provision of wireless communications service. See Indiana Code 8-1-32.3-1
  • wireless facility: means the set of equipment and network components that are:

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(2) a wireless facility that satisfies the following requirements:

(A) Each antenna, including exposed elements, has a volume of six (6) cubic feet or less.

(B) The primary equipment enclosure located with the facility has a volume of twenty-eight (28) cubic feet or less.

     (b) For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(B), the volume of the primary equipment enclosure does not include the following equipment that is located outside the primary equipment enclosure:

(1) Electric meters.

(2) Concealment equipment.

(3) Telecommunications demarcation boxes.

(4) Ground based enclosures.

(5) Back up power systems.

(6) Grounding equipment.

(7) Power transfer switches.

(8) Cut off switches.

As added by P.L.145-2015, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.261-2017, SEC.3.