Utah Code > Title 54 > Chapter 21 > Part 2 – Use of Right-of-way for Small Wireless Facilities and Utility Poles
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- Antenna: means communications equipment that transmits or receives an electromagnetic radio frequency signal used in the provision of a wireless service. See Utah Code 54-21-101
- Applicant: means a wireless provider who submits an application. See Utah Code 54-21-101
- Application: means a request submitted by a wireless provider to an authority for a permit to:
(a) collocate a small wireless facility in a right-of-way; or (b) install, modify, or replace a utility pole or a wireless support structure. See Utah Code 54-21-101 - Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- 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 - Authority pole: means a utility pole owned, managed, or operated by, or on behalf of, an authority. See Utah Code 54-21-101
- Collocate: means to install, mount, maintain, modify, operate, or replace a small wireless facility:
(a) on a wireless support structure or utility pole; or (b) for ground-mounted equipment, adjacent to a wireless support structure or utility pole. See Utah Code 54-21-101 - Communications service: means :
(a) a cable service, as defined in 47 U. See Utah Code 54-21-101 - Decorative pole: means an authority pole:
(a) that is specially designed and placed for an aesthetic purpose; and (b) (ii) on which no appurtenance or attachment has been placed, other than: (A) a small wireless facility; (B) a specialty designed informational or directional sign; or (C) a temporary holiday or special event attachment. See Utah Code 54-21-101 - Design district: means an area:
(a) that is zoned or otherwise designated by municipal ordinance or code; and (b) for which the authority maintains and enforces unique design and aesthetic standards on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis. See Utah Code 54-21-101 - Fee: means a one-time, nonrecurring charge. See Utah Code 54-21-101
- Historic district: means a group of buildings, properties, or sites that are:
(a) in accordance with 47 C. See Utah Code 54-21-101 - Nondiscriminatory: means treating similarly situated entities the same absent a reasonable, and competitively neutral basis, for different treatment. See Utah Code 54-21-101
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Permit: means a written authorization an authority requires for a wireless provider to perform an action or initiate, continue, or complete a project. See Utah Code 54-21-101
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Rate: means a recurring charge. 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 - Technically feasible: means that by virtue of engineering or spectrum usage, the proposed placement for a small wireless facility, or the small wireless facility's design or site location, can be implemented without a significant reduction or impairment to the functionality of the small wireless 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 provider: means a wireless infrastructure provider or a wireless service provider. See Utah Code 54-21-101