For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and abbreviations shall have the meanings ascribed to them below. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number.
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE: The technology, products and network connections that allow for the transmission of communications over large distances.
CONSTRUCTION PLANS: Plans, profiles, cross-sections and other required details for the construction of public improvements, prepared in conjunction with the project and in compliance with standards of design and construction approved by the City.
EMERGENCY: Sudden unexpected occurrence that involves clear and imminent danger and requires immediate action to prevent or mitigate loss of life or damage to health, property or essential public services.
EXCAVATE OR EXCAVATION: Any work or action in which earth, rock, pavement, or other materials in the ground or underwater in a public right-of-way is moved, removed, or otherwise displaced in any of the following ways: grading, trenching, digging, ditching, or any other means.
EXCAVATION PERMIT: A permit required and issued by the City for any excavation within a public right-of-way, to include a street cut.
EXCAVATOR: Any person who engages in excavation.
LONGITUDINAL ACCESS: Access to or the use of any part of a right-of-way that extends generally parallel to or within the right-of- way.
MICRODUCT: A small-diameter (less than twenty (20) millimeter), flexible, lightweight duct designed to provide a path for placing microfiber cable and fiber optic cable with lower fiber counts. A microduct must meet industry standards, to include required rigidity (crush) and temperature specifications.
MICROTRENCHING: Trenching by means of a cutting wheel designed for the purpose of creating a narrow shallow trench that is typically less than two inches (2") in width and is located below the asphaltic or cement layer of a road or pedestrian way for the purpose of fiber optic cable installation utilizing microduct installed below the asphaltic or concrete layer of a road or pedestrian way.
NANOTRENCHING: Trenching by means of a cutting wheel designed for the purpose of creating a narrow and shallow trench that is located within the asphaltic or concrete layer of a road or pedestrian way for the purpose of fiber optic cable installation with or without the utilization of microduct.
OPERATOR: Any person who owns, operates or maintains underground telecommunication facilities.
PERMITTEE: An excavator who is authorized to perform work pursuant to an excavation permit in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
PERSON: A natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization, or any government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government.
PUBLIC EASEMENT: A right to use any area or alignment that has been conveyed to the City for one or more public purposes.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY: An area or alignment that has been dedicated to the City for one or more public purposes.
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT: Any excavation project undertaken by a public entity.
TELECOMMUNICATION: The transmission of signs, signals, messages, words, writing, images, sound or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical, or electromagnetic systems. Telecommunication occurs when the exchange of information between communication participants includes the use of technology.
TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY: Any cable, line, fiber, wire, conduit, inner duct, access manhole, hand hole, tower, hut, pedestal, pole, box, splice panel, transmitting equipment, receiving equipment, power equipment or other equipment, system or device that is used to transmit, receive, produce or distribute a signal for telecommunications purposes via wireless, wireline, electronic or optical means, and any other outside plant materials provided by the City.
USA: Underground Service Alert (USA), a non-profit mutual benefit organization operating free call centers for excavators who are digging, blasting, trenching, drilling, grading, excavating, or otherwise moving any earth for the purpose of providing information about the locations of underground facilities.
UNDERGROUND FACILITY: Any underground or submerged conductor, pipe, structure, conduit, or equipment used or installed for use in providing electric, communications, gas, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, reuse water or any other underground works. (Ord. 835, 3-12-2019; amd. Ord. 849, 3-13-2020; Ord. 869, 4-26-2022)