54-21-301.  Applicability — General.

(1)  This part applies to:

Terms Used In Utah Code 54-21-301

  • Authority: means :
(i) the state;
(ii) a state agency;
(iii) a county;
(iv) a municipality;
(v) a town;
(vi) a metrotownship;
(vii) a subdivision of an entity described in Subsections (6)(a)(i) through (vi); or
(viii) a special district or entity established to provide a single public service within a specific geographic area, including:
(A) a public utility district; or
(B) an irrigation district. See Utah Code 54-21-101
  • Right-of-way: means the area on, below, or above a public:
    (i) roadway;
    (ii) highway;
    (iii) street;
    (iv) sidewalk;
    (v) alley; or
    (vi) property similar to property listed in Subsections (24)(a)(i) through (v). See Utah Code 54-21-101
  • Small wireless facility: means a type of wireless facility:
    (a) on which each wireless provider's antenna could fit within an enclosure of no more than six cubic feet in volume; and
    (b) for which all wireless equipment associated with the wireless facility, whether ground-mounted or pole-mounted, is cumulatively no more than 28 cubic feet in volume, not including any:
    (i) electric meter;
    (ii) concealment element;
    (iii) telecommunications demarcation box;
    (iv) grounding equipment;
    (v) power transfer switch;
    (vi) cut-off switch;
    (vii) vertical cable run for the connection of power or other service;
    (viii) wireless provider antenna; or
    (ix) coaxial or fiber-optic cable that is immediately adjacent to or directly associated with a particular collocation, unless the cable is a wireline backhaul facility. See Utah Code 54-21-101
  • Utility pole: means a pole or similar structure that:
    (i) is in a right-of-way; and
    (ii) is or may be used, in whole or in part, for:
    (A) wireline communications;
    (B) electric distribution;
    (C) lighting;
    (D) traffic control;
    (E) signage;
    (F) a similar function to a function described in Subsections (28)(a)(ii)(A) through (E); or
    (G) the collocation of a small wireless facility. See Utah Code 54-21-101
  • Wireless facility: means equipment at a fixed location that enables wireless communication between user equipment and a communications network, including:
    (i) equipment associated with wireless communications; and
    (ii) regardless of the technological configuration, a radio transceiver, an antenna, a coaxial or fiber-optic cable, a regular or backup power supply, or comparable equipment. See Utah Code 54-21-101
  • Wireless support structure: means an existing or proposed structure that is:
    (i) in a right-of-way; and
    (ii) designed to support or capable of supporting a wireless facility, including a:
    (A) monopole;
    (B) tower, either guyed or self-supporting;
    (C) billboard; or
    (D) building. See Utah Code 54-21-101
    (a)  the collocation of a small wireless facility in a right-of-way;

    (b)  the collocation of a small wireless facility on a wireless support structure in a right-of-way; and

    (c)  the installation, modification, or replacement of a utility pole associated with a small wireless facility in a right-of-way.

    (2)  Except as provided in this chapter, an authority may not prohibit, regulate, or charge for the collocation of a small wireless facility.

    Enacted by Chapter 299, 2018 General Session