54-21-603.  Relocation.

(1)  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, an authority may require a wireless provider to relocate or adjust a small wireless facility in a public right-of-way:

Terms Used In Utah Code 54-21-603

  • 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
  • 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 provider: means a wireless infrastructure provider or a wireless service provider. See Utah Code 54-21-101
  • (a)  in a timely manner; and

    (b)  without cost to the authority owning the public right-of-way.
  • (2)  The reimbursement obligations under Section 72-6-116(3)(b) do not apply to the relocation of a small wireless facility.

    Enacted by Chapter 299, 2018 General Session