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(2) Collocation.The mounting or installation of transmission equipment on an <br /> eligible support structure for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency <br /> signals for communications purposes. <br /> (3)Eligible facilities request.Any request for modification of an existing tower or <br /> base station that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower or <br /> base station,involving: <br /> (i)Collocation of new transmission equipment; <br /> (ii)Removal of transmission equipment; or <br /> (iii)Replacement of transmission equipment. <br /> (4)Eligible support structure.Any tower or base station as defined in this section, <br /> provided that it is existing at the time the relevant application is filed with the State or <br /> local government under this section. <br /> (5)Existing.A constructed tower or base station is existing for purposes of this <br /> section if it has been reviewed and approved under the applicable zoning or siting <br /> process,or under another State or local regulatory review process,provided that a tower <br /> that has not been reviewed and approved because it was not in a zoned area when it was <br /> built,but was lawfully constructed,is existing for purposes of this definition. <br /> (6)Site.For towers other than towers in the public rights-of-way,the current <br /> boundaries of the leased or owned property surrounding the tower and any access or <br /> utility easements currently related to the site,and,for other eligible support structures, <br /> further restricted to that area in proximity to the structure and to other transmission <br /> equipment already deployed on the ground. <br /> (7)Substantial change.A modification substantially changes the physical <br /> dimensions of an eligible support structure if it meets any of the following criteria: <br /> (i)For towers other than towers in the public rights-of-way,it increases the height of <br /> the tower by more than 10%or by the height of one additional antenna array with <br /> separation from the nearest existing antenna not to exceed twenty feet,whichever is <br /> greater;for other eligible support structures,it increases the height of the structure by <br /> more than 10%or more than ten feet,whichever is greater; <br /> (A)Changes in height should be measured from the original support structure in <br /> cases where deployments are or will be separated horizontally,such as on buildings' <br /> rooftops;in other circumstances,changes in height should be measured from the <br /> dimensions of the tower or base station,inclusive of originally approved appurtenances <br /> and any modifications that were approved prior to the passage of the Spectrum Act. <br />