For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
CITY. The City of Crossville, including any agency of or any other entity acting on behalf of the city and any officer, official, employee, agent, representative or designee of the city, agency, or entity.
EMERGENCY. A condition which:
(1) Poses clear and immediate danger to the life, safety, or health of one or more person; or
(2) Is causing or threatens to cause significant damage to property.
EMERGENCY ACTION. Any action in the public right-of-way, including repair, replacement, or maintenance of any existing equipment or facility, which is necessary to prevent an emergency from causing loss of life or injury or significant damage to property.
EQUIPMENT OR FACILITY. Any transmission or distribution line (e.g., a communications line, a power line, a gas pipeline, a water line, a sewer line), conduit or duct, utility pole, transmission or distribution equipment (e.g., an amplifier, power equipment, optical or electronic equipment, a transmission station, switching or routing equipment), cabinet or pedestal, handhole, manhole, or vault, drain, location marker, appurtenance, or other equipment or facility which is located in the public right-of-way.
PERSON. Any natural person or any association, company, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, governmental entity, or other legal entity.
PROVIDER. Any person who owns or controls any equipment or facility.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. The surface, the air space above the surface, and the area below the surface of any public street, highway, lane, path, alley, sidewalk, avenue, boulevard, drive, concourse, bridge, tunnel, park, parkway, waterway, dock, bulkhead, pier, easement, public easement, or similar property in the city, in which the city holds a property interest or over which the city exercises legal control, and for which the city may lawfully grant a right of use to any person for placement of any equipment or facility or similar use. The term, PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, shall not include any other property owned or controlled by the city, including any building, fixture, structure, or other improvement, regardless of whether it is situated in the public right-of-way.
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR. Routine maintenance, repair, replacement, or removal of any existing equipment or facility or installation of a service connection to the premises of a customer but shall not include any work which involves:
(1) Any excavation in the public right-of-way or making any break or cut in the surface of the public right-of-way;
(2) Any installation of a new utility pole or extension of an existing utility pole;
(3) Any installation of any fixture, equipment, or facility or any pedestal for any such fixture, equipment or facility on any paved surface or other ground level location in the public right-of-way; or
(4) Any modification, impairment, or disturbance of the normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic or use of the public right-of-way by any other person for 30 minutes or more.
SERVICE. Any cable, communications, electrical, gas, information, sewer, telecommunications, water, or other utility or public service.
(Ord. 1537, passed 4-20-2017)