(a) Applicant. "Applicant" means the individual or entity either seeking a public right-of-way permit or any individual or entity that is the holder of an approved public right-of-way permit.
(b) City. "City" means the City Safety-Service Director or his designee.
(c) Facility. "Facility" means the equipment of a public utility and includes property owned, operated, leased, licensed, used, controlled, or supplied for, by, or in connection with the business of a public utility. Facility may also mean those public infrastructure improvements owned and maintained by the City.
(d) NPDES. "NPDES" means the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System for permitting of stormwater runoff, administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
(e) Right-of-Way. "Right-of-way" means the surface of, and the space above and below a public street, road, highway, land, path, public way or place, alley, court, drive, or other easement now or hereafter held by or under the control of the City, to which the City holds the property rights in regard to the use for utilities.
(f) Right-of-Way User. "Right-of Way User" shall mean a person, private or public entity, or public utility that owns facilities within a right-of way area owned by the City.
(Ord. 09-19. Passed 9-14-09.)