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Eligible Facilities Requests Policy (City of Pleasanton) page 9 / 26 as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul, and the associated site.” Examples include, but are not limited to, monopoles (i.e., a bare, unconcealed pole solely intended to support wireless transmission equipment), mono-trees and lattice towers. (aa) “transmission equipment” means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(8), which defines that term as “[e]quipment that facilitates transmission for any FCC-licensed or authorized wireless communication service, including, but not limited to, radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, and regular and backup power supply. The term includes equipment associated with wireless communications services including, but not limited to, private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul.” (bb) “wireless” means any FCC-licensed or authorized wireless communication service transmitted over frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum. Section 4. APPLICABILITY This policy applies to all requests for the City’s regulatory authorization to collocate, replace or remove transmission equipment at an existing wireless tower or base station, within the City’s territorial or jurisdictional limits, whether on private property or in the public rights-of-way, submitted for approval pursuant to Section 6409. Section 5. REQUIRED PERMITS AND APPROVALS (a) EFR Approval. No person or entity may collocate, replace or remove transmission equipment at or in connection with an existing wireless tower or base station without an EFR Approval issued by the approval authority pursuant to this policy. The purpose of an EFR Approval is to confirm that a proposed collocation or other modification meets the criteria for mandatory approval under applicable federal regulations. Each EFR Approval shall be deemed to be an amendment to the underlying permit that authorizes the existing wireless tower or base station to be modified. (b) Other Permits and Regulatory Approvals. In addition to an EFR Approval required under this policy, the applicant must obtain all other permits and regulatory approvals as may be required by any other federal, state , regional or local government agencies, which includes without limitation any permits and/or approvals issued by other City departments or divisions such as encroachment permits for work or facilities in the public right-of-way, before any person or entity collocates, replaces or removes transmission equipment at or in connection with the existing wireless tower or base station. Any application for any for ministerial permits submitted in connection with a proposed EFR Approval must contain a valid EFR Approval issued by the City for the proposed wireless facility. Any application for any ministerial permits submitted without such EFR Approval may Docusign Envelope ID: 51CE5BDE-55F1-4B3D-8865-17E5814CF0C5