Utah Code > Title 54 > Chapter 21 > Part 3 – Permitting Process for Small Wireless Facilities
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§ 54-21-301 | Applicability — General |
§ 54-21-302 | Permitting process, requirements, and limitations |
§ 54-21-303 | Exceptions to permitting |
Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 54 > Chapter 21 > Part 3 - Permitting Process for Small Wireless Facilities
- 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 - 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 - Category one authority: means a single authority with a population of 65,000 or greater. See Utah Code 54-21-101
- Category two authority: means a single authority with a population of less than 65,000. 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 - Fee: means a one-time, nonrecurring charge. See Utah Code 54-21-101
- in writing: includes a communication or representation that is handwritten, typewritten, printed, photostated, photographed, or electronic. See Utah Code 54-21-101
- Micro wireless facility: means a type of small wireless facility:
(a) that, not including any antenna, is no larger in dimension than 24 inches in length, 15 inches in width, and 12 inches in height; (b) on which any exterior antenna is no longer than 11 inches; and (c) that only provides Wi-Fi service. 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
- 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
- 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 - State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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
- Wireless service: includes the use of Wi-Fi. 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 - Authority: means :