For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrase used in this chapter are defined as follows:
(a) “Aerial plant,” shall mean poles, towers, supports, wires, conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, crossarms, braces, transformers, insulators, cutouts, switches, communication circuits, appliances, attachments, and appurtenances located aboveground within a district and used or useful in supplying electric power, communications, or similar or associated services.
(b) “Assessment roll,” “Assessor,” and “Tax Collector” shall mean the tax assessment and collection organization of the County acting for the City.
(c) “Commission” shall mean the Public Utilities Commission of the State.
(d) “District” shall mean a utility undergrounding district which is an area within the City within which an aerial plant is prohibited and subject to replacement by an equivalent underground plant pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Each district shall be given a name and number by the resolution which establishes such district.
(e) “Service connection” shall mean the physical link between the utility distribution system and the point on the user's premises at which the service is metered or connected to the facilities installed in or on such premises.
(f) “Underground plant” shall mean any and all components of any permanent system existing or proposed to serve the same functions as an aerial plant, but located below the surface of the ground, including equipment located in subterranean vaults or, when specifically authorized for a specific district, equipment located on or in surface-mounted structures.
(g) “Utility” shall mean any person, firm, or corporation subject to regulation by the Commission or any person, firm, or corporation holding any franchise to provide any form of conductor-borne electrical energy or signal.
(h) “Working day” shall mean any calendar day except Saturday, Sunday, or any legal holiday.
(§ 1, Ord. 1687, eff. June 20, 1968)