For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED FACILITY. A facility no longer in service or physically disconnected from another discrete portion of the facility, or from any other facility, that is in use or still carries service. A facility is not abandoned unless declared so by the right-of-way user, unless 60 days pass after a written notice is delivered from the city to the right-of-way user, inquiring as to whether the facility is abandoned, and no response is received from the right-of-way user.
ACT. M.S. §§ 237.16, 237.162, 237.163, 237.79, 237.81, and 238.086, as they may be amended from time to time.
CITY. The City of Scandia, Minnesota, its elected officials, officers, employees, or agents.
COLLOCATE or COLLOCATION. To install, mount, maintain, modify, operate, or replace a small wireless facility on, under, within, or adjacent to an existing wireless support structure or utility pole that is owned privately or by the city or other governmental unit.
COLLOCATION AGREEMENT. The small wireless facility collocation and lease agreement, utilized by the city in compliance with § 237.163, subd. 3a(f) of the Act.
COMMISSION. The State of Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
CONSTRUCTION SECURITY. Any of the following forms of security provided at permittee’s option:
(1) Cash deposit;
(2) Security of a form listed or approved under M.S. § 15.73, subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time;
(3) Irrevocable letter of credit, in a form acceptable to the city, with automatic renewal provisions;
(4) Self-insurance, in a form acceptable to the city; or
(5) A blanket bond for projects within the city, or other form of construction bond, for a time specified and in a form acceptable to the city.
DEGRADATION. A decrease in the useful life of the right-of-way caused by excavation in or disturbance of the right-of-way, resulting in the need to reconstruct the right-of-way earlier than would be required if the excavation or disturbance did not occur.
DEGRADATION COST. Subject to Minn. Rules part 7819.1100, means the cost to achieve a level of restoration, as determined by the city at the time the permit is issued, not to exceed the maximum restoration as set forth in Minn. Rules parts 7819.9900 to 7819.9950.
DEGRADATION FEE. The estimated fee established at the time of permitting by the city to recover costs associated with the decrease in the useful life of the right-of-way caused by the excavation, and which equals the degradation cost.
DELAY PENALTY. The penalty imposed as a result of unreasonable delays in right-of-way excavation, obstruction, patching, or restoration as established by permit.
DEPARTMENT. The Department of Public Works of the city.
DIRECTOR. The Director of the Department of Public Works of the city, or his or her designee.
EMERGENCY. A condition that poses a danger to life, health, or of a significant loss of property; or requires immediate repair or replacement of facilities in order to restore service to a customer.
EQUIPMENT. Any tangible asset used to install, repair, or maintain facilities in any right-of-way.
EXCAVATE. To dig into or in any way remove or physically disturb or penetrate any part of a right-of-way.
EXCAVATION PERMIT. The permit which, pursuant to this chapter, must be obtained before a person may excavate in a right-of-way. An EXCAVATION PERMIT allows the holder to excavate that part of the right-of-way described in the permit.
EXCAVATION PERMIT FEE. Money paid to the city by a registrant to cover the costs as provided in § 151.12.
FACILITY or FACILITIES. Any tangible asset in the right-of-way required to provide a service.
FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. Shows projects adopted by the city for construction within the next five years.
LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. A local person or persons, or designee of the person or persons, authorized by a registrant to accept service and to make decisions for that registrant regarding all matters within the scope of this chapter.
MANAGEMENT COSTS. The actual costs the city incurs in managing its rights-of-way, including the costs as those associated with registering registrants; issuing, processing, and verifying right-of-way or small wireless facility permit applications; inspecting job sites and restoration projects; maintaining, supporting, protecting, or moving user facilities during right-of-way work; determining the adequacy of right-of-way restoration; restoring work inadequately performed after providing notice and the opportunity to correct the work; and revoking right-of-way or small wireless facility permits. MANAGEMENT COSTS do not include payment by a telecommunications right-of-way user for the use of the right-of-way, unreasonable fees of a third-party contractor used by the city including fees tied to or based on customer counts, access lines, or revenues generated by the right-of-way for the city, the fees and cost of litigation relating to the interpretation of the Act; or any ordinance enacted under those sections, or the city fees and costs related to appeals taken pursuant to § 151.30.
MICRO WIRELESS FACILITY. A small wireless facility that is no longer than 24 inches long, 15 inches wide, and 12 inches high, and whose exterior antenna, if any, is no longer than 11 inches.
OBSTRUCT. To place any tangible object in a right-of-way so as to hinder free and open passage over that or any part of the right-of-way.
OBSTRUCTION PERMIT. The permit which, pursuant to this chapter, must be obtained before a person may obstruct a right-of-way, allowing the holder to hinder free and open passage over the specified portion of that right-of-way, for the duration specified therein.
OBSTRUCTION PERMIT FEE. Money paid to the city by a permittee to cover the costs as provided in § 151.12.
PATCH or PATCHING. A method of pavement replacement that is temporary in nature. A PATCH consists of the compaction of the subbase and aggregate base, and the replacement, in kind, of the existing pavement for a minimum of two feet beyond the edges of the excavation in all directions. A PATCH is considered full restoration only when the pavement is included in the city’s capital improvement plan.
PAVEMENT. Any type of improved surface that is within the public right-of-way and that is paved or otherwise constructed with bituminous, concrete, aggregate, or gravel.
PERMIT. Has the meaning given “right-of-way permit” in § 237.162, subd. 7 of the Act.
PERMITTEE. Any person to whom a permit to excavate or obstruct a right-of-way has been granted by the city under this chapter.
PERSON. An individual or entity subject to the laws and rules of the state, however organized, whether public or private, whether domestic or foreign, whether for profit or nonprofit, and whether natural, corporate, or political.
PROBATION. The status of a person that has not complied with the conditions of this chapter.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD. One year from the date that a person has been notified in writing that they have been put on probation.
REGISTRANT. Any person who has or seeks to have its equipment or facilities located in any right- of-way regulated by this chapter, or in any way occupies or uses, or seeks to occupy or use, the right-of-way or place its facilities or equipment in the right-of-way.
RESTORE or RESTORATION. The process by which an excavated right-of-way and surrounding area, including pavement and foundation, is returned to the same condition and life expectancy that existed before excavation.
RESTORATION COST. The amount of money paid to the city by a permittee to achieve the level of restoration according to Commission rules.
RIGHT-OF-WAY or PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. The area on, below, or above a public roadway, highway, street, cartway, bicycle lane, or public sidewalk in which the city has an interest, including other dedicated rights-of-way for travel purposes and utility easements of the city. A RIGHT-OF-WAY does not include the airwaves above a right-of-way with regard to cellular or other non-wire telecommunications or broadcast service.
RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT. Either the excavation permit, obstruction permit, or small wireless facilities permit, or any combination thereof, depending on the context, required by this chapter.
RIGHT-OF-WAY USER. Include:
(1) A “telecommunications right-of-way user”, as defined in § 237.162, subd. 4 of the Act; or
(2) A person owning or controlling a facility in the right-of-way that is used or intended to be used for providing a service, and who has a right under law, franchise, contract, license, or ordinance to use the public right-of-way.
SERVICE. Includes:
(1) Those services provided by a public utility, as defined in M.S. § 216B.02, subds. 4 and 6, as it may be amended from time to time;
(2) Services of a telecommunications right-of-way user, including transporting of voice or data information;
(3) Services of a cable communications system, as defined in M.S. Ch. 238, as it may be amended from time to time;
(4) Natural gas or electric energy or telecommunications services provided by the city;
(5) Services provided by a cooperative electric association organized under M.S. Ch. 308A, as it may be amended from time to time; and
(6) Water and sewer services, including service laterals, steam, cooling, or heating services.
SERVICE LATERAL. An underground facility that is used to transmit, distribute, or furnish gas, electricity, communications, or water from a common source to an end-use customer. A SERVICE LATERAL is also an underground facility that is used in the removal of wastewater from a customer’s premises.
SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY. A wireless facility that meets all of the following qualifications:
(1) The antenna facility is:
(a) Mounted on a structure 50 feet or less in height;
(b) Mounted on a structure no more than 10% taller than other adjacent structures; or
(c) Mounted on an existing structure without extending the height of the existing structure, including the antenna facility, to a height that is in excess of 50 feet or more than 10% taller than other adjacent structures, whichever is greater;
(2) Each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more than three cubic feet in volume or could fit within such an enclosure;
(3) All other wireless equipment associated with the small wireless facility, provided the equipment is, in aggregate, no more than 28 cubic feet in volume, not including electric meters, concealment elements, telecommunications demarcation boxes, battery backup power systems, grounding equipment, power transfer switches, cutoff switches, cable, conduit, vertical cable runs for the connection of power and other services, and any equipment concealed from public view within or behind an existing structure or concealment;
(4) The facility does not require registration under 47 C.F.R. Part 17 (concerning possible menaces to air navigation); and
(5) The facility does not result in human exposure to radio frequency radiation in excess of applicable, specified safety standards.
SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY PERMIT. The permit which, pursuant to this chapter, must be obtained before a person may install, place, maintain, or operate a small wireless facility in a public right-of-way to provide wireless service. A SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY PERMIT allows the holder to conduct the activities in that part of the right-of-way described in the permit. A SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY PERMIT does not authorize providing any service other than a wireless service, or installation, placement, maintenance, or operation of a wireline backhaul facility in the right-of-way.
SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY PERMIT FEE. Money paid to the city by a permittee to cover the costs as provided in § 151.12.
SUPPLEMENTARY APPLICATION. An application made to the city to excavate or obstruct more of the right-of-way than allowed in, or to extend or supply additional information to, a permit that has already been submitted or issued.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS RIGHT-OF-WAY USER. A person owning or controlling a facility in the right-of-way, or seeking to own or control a facility in the right-of-way that is used or is intended to be used for providing wireless service, or transporting telecommunication or other voice or data information. For purposes of this chapter, a cable communication system defined and regulated under M.S. Ch. 238, as it may be amended from time to time, and telecommunication activities related to providing natural gas or electric energy services, a public utility as defined in M.S. § 216B.02, as it may be amended from time to time, a municipality, a municipal gas or power agency organized under M.S. Ch. 453 and 453A, as they may be amended from time to time, or a cooperative electric association organized under M.S. Ch. 308A, as it may be amended from time to time, are not TELECOMMUNICATIONS RIGHT-OF-WAY USERS for purposes of this chapter except to the extent the entity is offering wireless service.
TRENCH. An excavation in the pavement, with the excavation having a length equal to or greater than the width of the pavement.
UTILITY POLE. A pole that is used in whole or in part to facilitate telecommunications or electric service.
WIRELESS FACILITY. Equipment at a fixed location that enables the provision of wireless services between user equipment and a wireless service network, including equipment associated with wireless service, a radio transceiver, antenna, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, regular and backup power supplies, and a small wireless facility, but not including wireless support structures, wireline backhaul facilities, or cables between utility poles or wireless support structures, that are not otherwise immediately adjacent to and directly associated with a specific antenna.
WIRELESS SERVICE. Any service using licensed or unlicensed wireless spectrum, including the use of Wi-Fi, whether at a fixed location or by means of a mobile device, that is provided using wireless facilities. WIRELESS SERVICE does not include services regulated under Title VI of the Communications Act of 1934, being 47 U.S.C. §§ 521 et. seq., as amended, including cable service.
WIRELESS SUPPORT STRUCTURE. A new or existing structure in a right-of-way designed to support or capable of supporting small wireless facilities, as reasonably determined by the city.
WIRELINE BACKHAUL FACILITY. A facility used to transport communications data by wire from a wireless facility to a communications network.
(Ord. 204, passed 12-18-2018)