For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates, or requires, a different meaning.
APPLICANT. Any person who makes application for a permit.
APPURTENANCES. Miscellaneous concrete surfaces within the public way, such as parking bays and carriage walks.
BUSINESS. Any place in the city in which there is conducted or carried on principally or exclusively any pursuit or occupation for the purpose of gaining a livelihood.
CITY. The City of West Haven, a municipal corporation of the State of Utah.
CITY ENGINEER. The City Engineer, or his or her authorized representative, and, where appropriate, includes the City Public Works Director, or the City Public Works Inspector, or the authorized representative of any of them.
EMERGENCY. Any unforeseen circumstances or occurrence, the existence of which constitutes a clear and immediate danger to persons or property, or which causes interruption of utility services.
ENGINEERING REGULATIONS, SPECIFICATIONS, and DESIGN STANDARDS. The latest version of the engineering regulations, or Standard Specifications and Detail for Municipal Construction, published by the City Engineer.
FAILURE. A work site restoration that fails to meet City Engineer specifications, or which results in a deteriorated or substandard condition within the duration of the warranty period. FAILURE may be settlement of surfaces, deterioration of materials, or other surface irregularities. Measurement of FAILURE shall be further defined in the engineering regulations.
INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER. A person providing to another, for the purpose of providing telecommunications services to customers, all or part of the necessary system that uses the rights-of-way.
OPERATOR. Any person who provides service over a telecommunications system and directly, or through one or more affiliates, owns a controlling interest in such system, or who otherwise controls or is responsible for the operation of such a system.
PERMITTEE. Any person who has been issued a permit and thereby has agreed to fulfill the requirements of this subchapter.
PERSON. Any natural person, partnership, firm, association, public utility company, provider, corporation, company, organization, or entity of any kind.
PIPE DRIVEWAY. A driveway approach which uses a pipe or other means to bridge the gutter.
PRIVATE DRAIN LINE. A pipe installed solely for the transmission of water collected or generated on private property, such as drainage, spring, or stormwater, or condensate into the public drainage system.
PROPERTY OWNER. Person or persons who have legal title to property and/or equitable interest in the property, or the ranking official or agent of a company having legal title to property and/or equitable interest in the property.
PROVIDER. An operator, infrastructure provider, reseller, system lessee, or public utility company.
PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY. Any company subject to the jurisdiction of the State Public Service Commission, or any mutual corporation providing gas, electricity, water, telephone, or other utility products or services for use by the general public.
PUBLIC WAY.
(1) All public rights-of-way and easements, public footpaths, walkways and sidewalks, public streets, public roads, public highways, public alleys, and public drainage ways.
(2) It does not, however, include utility easements not within public ways of the city.
RESELLER. Any person that provides service over a system for which a separate charge is made, where that person does not own or lease the underlying system used for the transmission and does not install any system in the rights-of-way.
RESIDENT. The person or persons currently making their home at a particular dwelling within the corporate limits of the city.
STORM DRAIN. A dedicated pipe, conduit, waterway, or ditch installed in a right-of-way or easement for the transmission of storm and drainage water. This term does not include private drain lines.
SYSTEM LESSEE. Any person that leases a system or a specific portion of a system to provide services.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM or SYSTEM. All conduits, manholes, poles, antennas, transceivers, amplifiers, and all other electronic devices, equipment, wire, and appurtenances owned, leased, or used by a provider located in the construction, ownership, operation, use, or maintenance of a telecommunications system.
TRAFFIC BARRICADE MANUAL. The manual on proper barricading and traffic-control practices published, or accepted as authoritative and governing barricade activity within the city, by the City Engineer.
WORK SITE RESTORATION. The restoring of the original ground or paved hard surface area to comply with engineering regulations, and includes, but is not limited to, repair, cleanup, backfilling, compaction and stabilization, paving, and other work necessary to place the site in acceptable condition following the conclusion of the work, or the expiration or revocation of the permit.
(Prior Code, § 13.06.010) (Ord. 12-98, passed 5-20-1998)