For the purpose of this chapter's Article
II, the terms below shall have the following meanings:
ADMINISTRATOR
The Public Works Director/City Engineer or his or her designee.
[Amended 7-5-2022 by Ord. No. 22-63]
APPLICANT
A person filing an application for placement or modification
of a utility facility, defined under "utility facilities," in the
right-of-way.
APPLICATION
A formal request, including all required and requested documentation
and information, submitted by an applicant to the City of Watertown
for a permit.
BASE STATION
The same as in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(1), which
defines the term to mean a structure or wireless telecommunications
equipment at a fixed location that enables FCC-licensed or authorized
wireless communications between user equipment and a communication
network. This definition does not include towers.
CLEAR ZONE
The portion of the right-of-way free of nontraversable hazards
and fixed objects. These areas provide drivers a reasonable opportunity
to stop safely or otherwise regain control of their vehicle when it
leaves the traveled way. The clear zone generally varies with the
type of right-of-way, terrain traversed, road geometrics, and operating
conditions. Chapter 11 of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Facilities Development Manual should be used as the guide for establishing
clear zones.
ELIGIBLE FACILITIES REQUEST
Has the same meaning as in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(3),
which defines the term to mean any request for modification of an
existing tower or base station that does not substantially change
the physical dimensions of such tower or base station, involving collocation
of new transmission equipment; removal of transmission equipment;
or replacement of transmission equipment.
EMERGENCY UTILITY WORK
Unforeseen action by a utility deemed necessary to restore
an existing facility to service and/or protect the public health,
safety, and welfare of the general public.
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission.
PERMIT
A permit issued pursuant to this chapter and authorizing
the utility permission to work within, use, occupy or cross the right-of-way.
Placement or modification of a utility facility of a design specified
in the permit at a particular location within the right-of-way, and
the modification of any existing support structure to which the utility
facility is proposed to be attached or collocated upon.
PIPELINE
A utility facility installed to carry or convey a fluid,
gas, or other material, generally underground, including the casing
and the product being conveyed.
PRIVATE UTILITY FACILITIES
Facilities which convey or transmit the commodities as defined
by utility or small wireless facility, but are owned and operated
by an individual(s) or nonutility business and are not accessible
to the public.
RESPONSIBLE PERSON
A person having control over a utility project that is not
administered by the City of Watertown.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
The surface of, and the space above and below the entire
width of an improved or unimproved public roadway, highway, street,
bicycle lane, landscape terrace, shared-use path, side slope, and
public sidewalk over which the City of Watertown exercises any rights
of management and control or in which the City of Watertown has an
interest.
ROADWAY
The traveled way plus shoulders.
SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY
Consistent with 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(1), means a
facility that meets each of the following conditions:
(1)
The structure on which antenna facilities are mounted:
(a)
Is 50 feet or less in height; or
(b)
Is no more than 10% taller than other adjacent structures; or
(c)
Is not extended to a height of more than 50 feet or by more
than 10% above its preexisting height, whichever is greater, as a
result of the collocation of new antenna facilities;
(2)
Each antenna (excluding associated antenna equipment) is no
more than three cubic feet in volume;
(3)
All other wireless equipment associated with the structure,
including the wireless equipment associated with the antenna and any
preexisting associated equipment on the structure, is cumulatively
no more than 28 cubic feet in volume;
(4)
The facility does not require antenna structure registration;
(5)
The facility is not located on Tribal lands; and
(6)
The facility does not result in human exposure to radiofrequency
radiation in excess of the applicable safety standards specified by
federal law.
SUPPORT STRUCTURE
Any structure capable of supporting wireless telecommunications
equipment.
TOWER
Has the same meaning as in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(9),
which defines the term as any structure built for the sole or primary
purpose of supporting any Federal Communication Commission (FCC) licensed
or authorized antennas and their associated facilities, including
structures that are constructed for wireless communications services,
including, but not limited to, private, broadcast, and public safety
services, as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless
services such as microwave backhaul, and the associated site. This
definition does not include utility poles.
TRAVELED WAY
The portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles which
includes auxiliary lanes and ramps but excludes the shoulders. Traveled
way usually lies between the edgeline striping.
UNDERGROUND AREAS
Those areas where there are not electrical facilities or
facilities of the incumbent local exchange carrier in the right-of-way;
or where the wires associated with the same are or are required to
be located underground; or where the same are scheduled to be converted
from overhead to underground. Electrical facilities are distribution
facilities owned by an electric utility and do not include transmission
facilities used or intended to be used to transmit electricity at
nominal voltages more than 35,000 volts.
UTILITY
Any corporation, company, individual or association, including
their lessees, trustees, or receivers, or any cooperative association,
town, or City of Watertown owns, operates, manages, or controls any
plant or fixed equipment within the corporate limits of the City of
Watertown for conveyance of communications, wireless communications,
electric power, light, heat, fuel, gas, oil, petroleum products, water,
steam, fluids, sewerage, drainage, irrigation, or similar facilities.
The owners or operators of cable television systems, small wireless
facility, wireless telecommunications facility, publicly owned fire
or police signal systems, traffic and street lighting facilities,
or privately owned facilities which perform and of the utility functions
above.
UTILITY FACILITIES
(1)
TRANSMISSION FACILITYA utility facility which generally carries the product from the source to the distribution network. Additional terms are "communication feeder," "toll," and "trunk lines."
(2)
DISTRIBUTION FACILITYA utility facility which distributes the utility product from a transmission facility to points convenient to its customers.
(3)
SERVICE FACILITYA utility facility which serves a single customer via a connection with a distribution line. Additional terms for a service line include "lateral" and "drop."
UTILITY MAINTENANCE
Any use by a utility of labor or materials for repairs or
replacement of parts of an existing utility facility to retain its
use as intended, limited to the work types as further defined herein.
UTILITY OPERATION
Any activity by a utility to assure the function of an existing
utility for its intended purpose.
UTILITY POLE
A structure in the right-of-way designed to support electric,
telephone, and similar utility distribution lines and associated equipment.
A tower is not a utility pole.
WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER
A person that owns, controls, operates, or manages a wireless
telecommunications facility or portion thereof within the right-of-way.
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
A facility at a fixed location in the right-of-way consisting
of a base station, antennas and other accessory equipment, and a tower
and underground wiring, if any, associated with the base station.